Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBrahmananda Saraswati Foundation
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$12Mrevenue
FY2025 · +25% in 3 yrs10staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−9.8%
Months of reserve0.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+34.2%
Middle half of peersMedianBrahmananda Saraswati
Where the money goes FY2025 · $14M spent
Programs$13M93%Management and general$733k5%Fundraising$270k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Its largest funder stopped after FY2022
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya Foundation gave about $1.0M a year for six years, 18% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$6.1M in FY2023, −$8.3M in FY2024 and −$1.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.6 months, under the peer median of 2.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
15 of 15 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 34% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort17funders
$1.5Ma year, last 3 years
63%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya FoundationStopped after FY2022$334k$772k$931k$1.1M$1.2M$1.8M–The Rona and Jeffrey Abramson FoundationEvery year since FY2017$322k$278k$386k$326k$374k$270k$502kRavi and Naina Patel FoundationOn and off$283k$283k$70kSchwartz Family FoundationOn and off$51kAnnapurna Global FoundationSince FY2021$4k$30k$18kGlobal Invincibility FoundationOn and off$45kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$618k$1.2M$1.1M$291k$9k$16k$17k5 other fundersUp to $18k a year each$13k$5k$27k$4k$3k$13k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped