Gaudiya Vedanta Publications

Analysis

Gaudiya Vedanta Publications is a registered charity in United States, based in El Sobrante, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Gaudiya Vedanta Publications reported income of $92k and spending of $49k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $99k to $92k (-7.4%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Gaudiya Vedanta Publications sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowery Institute for Excellence Inc ($92k), Boys and Girls Bible Clubs ($92k) and Catholic Corner ($92k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $542k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $542k.