Sathya Sai Society of America

Analysis

Sathya Sai Society of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Arcadia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1969, 57 years ago. 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, Sathya Sai Society of America reported income of $1.2m and spending of $111k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $713k to $1.2m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 710%. Over the whole period it spent 8.4% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sathya Sai Society of America sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for Social Work and Research Inc ($1.2m), Citizens Utility Board ($1.2m) and Operation Care ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $10.4m.