Kendal at Sonoma a Zen Inspired Community

Analysis

Kendal at Sonoma a Zen Inspired Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Healdsburg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 2023, Kendal at Sonoma a Zen Inspired Community reported income of $600k and spending of $8.4m, spending 1400% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $13k to $600k (+4380%), an average of +569% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 7076%. Over the whole period it spent 2557% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Kendal at Sonoma a Zen Inspired Community sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenville Elderly Housing Inc ($600k), Michigan Affordable Senior Non Profit Housing Corporation ($601k) and Dart Gardens Mutual Housing Association Inc ($600k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $767k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $374.8m against liabilities of $396.2m, net assets of -$21.4m. It reported 52 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.