Pema Chodron Foundation

Analysis

Pema Chodron Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Steamboat SPR, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pema Chodron Foundation reported income of $771k and spending of $1.3m, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $771k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pema Chodron Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chinese Christian Life Fellowship Inc ($771k), Childrens Vision International Inc ($772k) and Mission Hope Foundation ($771k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7,000. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $221k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 7 employees.