Northern California Vipassana Center

Analysis

Northern California Vipassana Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Cobb, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Northern California Vipassana Center reported income of $775k and spending of $667k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $559k to $775k (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northern California Vipassana Center sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Myrtle Beach Christian School ($775k), Summit Christian College ($775k) and St James Alumni Association ($774k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $96k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $695k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 5 employees.