Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America

Analysis

Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Sugar Grove, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1977, 49 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, Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.0m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muslim Federation of New Jersey Inc ($2.0m), Lutheran Assoc of Missionaries and Pilots U S Inc ($2.0m) and Endependence Center Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $5.7m.