Buddhist Film Foundation Inc

Analysis

Buddhist Film Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Film Foundation Inc reported income of $134k and spending of $150k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $27k to $134k (+399%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 330%. Over the whole period it spent 145% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Buddhist Film Foundation Inc sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid-Michigan Manufacturers Associat Ion Inc ($134k), Look Media Resource Inc ($134k) and Central California Chinese Culture Center Inc ($133k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $151k against liabilities of $193k, net assets of -$42k.