Prashanthi Nilayam
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Serve unhoused community with food, clothes and essentials; support local shelters with providing meal items, clothes, and essentials for the residents as well as offer computer literacy and career search help as needed for the shelter residents and low income families; conduct regular weekly Devotional services to the devotees; regular weekly spiritual educational classes/sessions for the children and adults; conduct large special events with service, devotion and spiritual illumination contents. Other events include Community Easter Celebration and Chrismas Caroling for the unhoused folks at the local shelter.
- Income
- $399,610
- Spending
- $187,376
- Spent on programs
- 62%
- Reserves
- -33.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 51%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 53% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 37% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1562% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $116,871 spent. Served total of 25,000 lunch meals(500 meals per week over 3days per week) to the unhoused folks in downtown area in San Jose, CA; breakfast meal items were delivered twice a month to the shelter residents at the Tracy Homeless Shelter, totaling 8000 meals for the year; delivered 360 pasta/garlic bread dinner meals along with fruits and additional groceries as needed to the Missionaries of Charity in San Francisco, to feed 60 homeless folks, every other months; distributed 120 sets of winter accessories each consisting of beanies, gloves, and socks to unhoused folks in downtown San Jose ; delivered 50 winter blankets each to Sunnyvale Armory and to the Missionaries of Charity; served 145 winter blankets to residents of homeless shelter in Modesto. Distributed essentials such as, toilet rolls, shoes, socks, tents, hygiene kits on an ongoing basis to the folks living in the encampments around downtown San Jose.Community projects conducted by Prashanthi Nilayam:1. Hosted two Red Cross Community blood drives, in August and December 2024. 2. Free eye camp conducted on August 24 where free eye checkup, free prescriptionglasees and reading glasses were given out to shelter residents and low income families from Tracy, Manteca and Lathrop central valley areas in California. 3. Community Easter Celebration, April 2024.4. Tree planting at the property ongoing around the year planting of fruit trees, flower bearing trees and rose & flower plants were planted around the property as part of the Envirocare and Earth Day5. Conducted Yoga Retreat to the community in June 2024.6. Started the Computer Literacy classes in December to the residents at the Tracy shelter. 7. Christmas Carolling by the children and the adults at the Homeless Shelter in Modesto, CA, December 2024.WeeklyDevotional and Illumination Activities at Prashanthi Nilayam Sundays4pm - Sai Spiritual Education for children ages 4 thru 154:15pm - Adults Study Circle - study of spiritual and muti-faith messages from Sathya Sai Baba5:30pm - Devotional Session - Singing the Glory of God including muti-faith songs. Mondays7:30pm Prayer: Chanting of HymnsThursdays
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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