Institute of Zen Studies

Analysis

Institute of Zen Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Institute of Zen Studies reported income of $94k and spending of $86k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $240k to $94k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Institute of Zen Studies sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NCCF TR ($94k), Levine Language Center a NJ Corporation ($94k) and Christ for the Island World Inc ($94k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $160k against liabilities of $24, net assets of $160k.