Buddhist Churches of America-Endow

Analysis

Buddhist Churches of America-Endow is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Buddhist Churches of America-Endow reported income of $3.8m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $3.8m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Buddhist Churches of America-Endow sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Perception Funding Inc ($3.8m), Toras Chesed Inc ($3.8m) and Connect Ministries Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $131k. At year end it held assets of $44.3m against liabilities of $21.8m, net assets of $22.6m. It reported 3 employees.