Soto Zen Buddhist Association

Analysis

Soto Zen Buddhist Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2021, Soto Zen Buddhist Association reported income of $74k and spending of $102k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2021, income grew from $66k to $74k (+12%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Soto Zen Buddhist Association sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rock Outreach Inc ($74k), Iglesia de Cristo El Mejor Vino Inc ($74k) and Ignited Ministries Inc ($74k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $48k.