Sati Center for Buddist Studies

Analysis

Sati Center for Buddist Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 July 2024, Sati Center for Buddist Studies reported income of $230k and spending of $223k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2023 to July 2024, income grew from $182k to $230k (+27%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sati Center for Buddist Studies sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pomona Hope ($230k), Springboard Child Care Inc ($230k) and Camas Foundation ($230k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 42% of the total. At year end it held assets of $279k against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $188k.