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Buddhayana Foundation Inc

EIN 04-3393565 · Marion, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF BUDDHISM, VIA BOOKS, PAMPLETS AND SEMINARS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 25.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 472% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

Independent board
18 of 25
4 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$135,030 spent. TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS TRADITION,PARTICULARLY THE NYINGMA TRADITION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM,BY ENGAGING IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:(A) AQUIRING BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPTS AND RELATED MATERIALS,PARTIULARLY THOSE IN THE NYINGMA TRADITION OF TIBETANBUDDHISM;(B) EMPLOYING QUALIFIED SCHOLARS AND/OR TRANSLATORS TOTRANSLATE SUCH MATERIALS;(C) AQUIRING APPROPRIATE SPACE TO HOUSE SUCH MATERIALS ANDTO PROVIDE A PLACE FOR SUCH SCHOLARS AND/OR TRANSLATORS TOPURSUE SUCH WORK;(D) PUBLISHING THE TRANSLATED WORK;(E) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PLACES FOR RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, PRAYER AND MEDITATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUSTOMS, RELIGIOUS TENETS AND TRADITIONS OF THE NYINGMA TRADITION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM;(F) CONDUCTING SERVICES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, PRAYER AND MEDITATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUSTOMS, RELIGIOUS TENENTS AND TRADITIONS OF THE NYINGMA TRADITION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM;(G) DISSEMNATION KNOWLEDGE OF BUDDHISM BY ALL APPROPRIATE METHODS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS, AND PRESENTATION OF LECTURES AND SEMINARS, FOR THE USE OF OR TO INSTITUTIONS, SCHOLARS OR THE PUBLIC GENERALLY;(H) SUPPORTING THE WORK OF BUDDHIST PRIESTS AND MONASTERIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; AND,(I) ENGAGING IN SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING PURPOSES AS MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 180 AND DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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