Pureland Buddhist Learning Center of USA

Analysis

Pureland Buddhist Learning Center of USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Lucerne Vly, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pureland Buddhist Learning Center of USA reported income of $96k and spending of $56k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $29k to $96k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 278%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pureland Buddhist Learning Center of USA sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include General Association of Vietnamese Buddhist Laymen ($96k), Bethany Services Inc ($96k) and Christian Servanthood Foundation ($96k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $88k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $88k.