Enlightened Buddha Temple

Analysis

Enlightened Buddha Temple is a registered charity in United States, based in Sugar Land, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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 2022, Enlightened Buddha Temple reported income of $113k and spending of $82k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $68k to $113k (+67%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Enlightened Buddha Temple sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brazil Outreach Ministries Unlimited ($113k), Sis-Q Meadows Youth Camp ($113k) and Camp Hosanna Inc ($113k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $288k against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $218k.