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Endless Satsang Foundation Inc

EIN 11-3721388 · Sedona, AZ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Support the spiritual teaching and spiritual counseling work of Nirmala aka Daniel Erway and his wife, Gina Lake, through online spiritual gatherings, websites, books, online courses, audio recordings, video recordings, and individual counseling/mentoring sessions.

Income
$130,219
Spending
$138,647
Reserves
7.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 70%
Highest pay
$69,000, president, director and minister

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

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

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $84,294 spent. Offering spiritual gatherings, online courses, and individual spiritual mentoring sessions in person and over the phone or internet. These are some of the most important ways our purpose is carried out due to the greater depth of teaching and spiritual instruction we can accomplish in these ways, due to the personal contact with individuals involved. This year we have expanded regular online group spiritual gatherings over the internet to seven times a week on every Tuesday, Thursday, three times on Saturday and two times on Sunday, which continue to be very popular. We also offer an online weekend intensive every 7-8 weeks. We also have continued to focus on individual spiritual mentoring sessions held mostly over the phone or internet due to the health limitations that limit the travel of our minister, Nirmala. (Expenses include a portion of the salary and minister's housing allowance for our ministers, Nirmala aka Daniel Erway and Gina Lake, as well as a portion of our advertising expenses). We have had over 15,000 attendees through out the year at our online group spiritual gatherings, and have offered over 100 one-on-one spiritual mentoring sessions. In addition, over a thousand people have taken one of our online courses for instruction in various spiritual practices and understandings.
  2. $19,857 spent. Distributing over 60,000 free copies of our ebooks via internet downloads, and selling over 4,000 of our spiritual ebooks, audiobooks and paperback books written by our minister, Nirmala, and his wife, Gina Lake. Also many thousands of Nirmala and Gina Lake's audios and videos were listened to or viewed for free on Youtube and other websites that host our free teachings online. This year we continued to expand the offerings of our books and teachings to reach even more people with the spiritual message we share. (Expenses are for professional services, internet expenses, shipping and postage, supplies, and a portion of the salary and minister's housing allowance for our ministers, Nirmala aka Daniel Erway and Gina Lake, as well as a portion of our advertising expenses.)
  3. $28,445 spent. Maintaining and updating three websites for Endless Satsang Foundation, and also posting on and participating with dozens of other websites and social media platforms related to our spiritual teaching work. This year we experienced a continuing flow of visitors to our websites and to our social media pages. As a result in 2025, over 500,000 people visited our websites and/or social media pages, which are the primary way our spiritual teaching is carried to a worldwide audience. We are constantly adding new material related to our teachings to our websites and other online venues, including Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, DailyOm.com, and other specific sites related to spiritual matters. Our own websites include endless-satsang.com, radicalhappiness.com and freespritualebooks.com. Expenses include internet expenses, professional fees for website development, and a portion of the salary and minister's housing allowance for our ministers, Nirmala aka Daniel Erway and Gina Lake, as well as a portion of our advertising expenses.
  4. $6,051 spent. Contributions to other like-minded non-profit tax-exempt charitable and religious organizations, including the church established by our spiritual teacher/minister, Nirmala's spiritual teacher, Neelam

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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