Mahavaipulya Buddhist Association

Analysis

Mahavaipulya Buddhist Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Buena Park, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mahavaipulya Buddhist Association reported income of $524k and spending of $59k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $524k (+963%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1169%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mahavaipulya Buddhist Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Library Association ($524k), Nantucket Community Service Inc ($524k) and Del Norte RHF Senior Housing Inc ($524k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.