Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Analysis

Buddhist Peace Fellowship is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Buddhist Peace Fellowship reported income of $116k and spending of $256k, spending 220% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $235k to $116k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Buddhist Peace Fellowship sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads International Student Ministries ($116k), Live Greater Foundation ($116k) and Overwhelmed by Grace Inc ($116k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (52% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $808k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $789k. It reported 3 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.