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Friends of Buddha Fellowship Incorporated

EIN 87-3774362 · Newton, MA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO RAISE AWARENESS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN INIDA IN FARMING, HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION, EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENT SECTORS,AND RAISE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO BUDDHA FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ATTRACT, MENTOR AND ENABLE DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS, ALSO KNOWN AS BUDDHA FELLOWS, TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON TAKING THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND UPLIFTING THE LIVELIHOOD OF POOR COMMUNITIES IN INDIA.

Income
$173,534
Spending
$207,460
Reserves
3.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%

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

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 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 20% 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 (2)
  1. $190,000 spent. SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF THE BUDDHA FELLOWSHIP - "THE BUDDHA FELLOWSHIP, LOCATED IN DELHI, INDIA IS FOCUSED ON LIFTING 5 MILLION RURAL POPULATION OUT OF POVERTY BY 2030. HTTPS://WWW.THEBUDDHAINSTITUTE.ORG/ BUDDHA INSTITUTE IDENTIFIES AND NURTURES DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS WHO ADD VALUE FOR GREATER GOOD TOWARDS A PROGRESSIVE, INCLUSIVE INDIA AND THE WORLD. UPLIFT 25 MILLION LIVES, 1/7TH OF INDIA'S POOREST, AND CREATE 100,000 JOBS BY 2030."
  2. $7,597 spent. RAISE FUNDS FOR THE BUDDHA FELLOWSHIP - THE FRIENDS OF BUDDHA FELLOWSHIP IS FOCUSED ON RAISING FUNDS IN THE US FOR PROGRAM 1. BUDDHA INSTITUTE IDENTIFIES AND NURTURES DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS WHO ADD VALUE FOR THE GREATER GOOD TOWARDS A PROGRESSIVE, INCLUSIVE INDIA AND THE WORLD. WE BELIEVE IN COMPASSIONATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. PLEASE JOIN US IN SUPPORTING INDIAN YOUTH TO MAKE A MEASURABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF RURAL POOR. IT'S TIME TO ACCELERATE CHANGE.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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