Buddhist Global Relief EIN 26-2852923 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Provides direct aid and assistance to alleviate suffering and poverty worldwide. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.9M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, and $2.6M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Foster City, CA
Website
www.buddhistglobalrelief.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.9MFY2025
Expenses
$1.9M
Net assets
$2.6M
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2852923 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Foster City, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides direct aid and assistance to alleviate suffering and poverty worldwide.
Leadership
Kim Behan · Executive Direc · $45K
Money in and out
$1.9M revenue, $1.9M expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $5K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs-0.3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -0.6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+0.2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +104% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$25K
FY2025▼ -66%
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Buddhist global relief has made additional smaller grants to partner organizations in various countries worldwide for: (1) emergency relief for communities suffering from natural disasters, (2) programs to promote economic and social empowerment of women through access to vocational training and sustainable livelihoods, (3) assistance to…

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Buddhist global relief works with longtime partner world food program and feeding america to address food shortage in the us, afghanistan, ethopia, gaza, ukraine,and libya.

$253Kprogram expense
03

Buddhist global relief with longtime partner action against hunger to address the underlying causes of malnutrition among children in villages in mpwapwa district of the dodoma region of tanzania by increasing the production of nutrient-rich crops and the consumption of these foods to improve dietary diversification.

$77Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBuddhist Global Relief
EINHdr · item D26-2852923
Principal addressHdr · item CFoster City, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.buddhistglobalrelief.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Behan’s $45K as Executive Direc is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Behan$45,000$40,000$35,000$32,500
Kim Behan$30,000$15,000
Patricia Price$25,000$22,500$20,000
Thomas J Spies$15,000
Patty Price$10,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.8M · 94%
Investment income$117K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$1.8M
Investment income6%$117K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.05
Program services93%$1.8M
Management & general2%$35K
Fundraising5%$96K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$25K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed16.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.6M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.9M · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.9M
16.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.8M · Total expenses $1.9M
93%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $1.9M
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $96K · Total expenses $1.9M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $89K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $2.4M
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.8M · Total revenue $1.9M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.9M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $117K · Total revenue $1.9M
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.9M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.9M · Prior year $1.8M
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $812K · FY2024 $1.9M
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $1.9M
+0.2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.6M · Total assets $2.7M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.7M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kim Behan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIREC · Highest reported compensation $45K · Total expenses $1.9M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $118K · Total expenses $1.9M
6%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 132 grants · $4.7M · 2019–2024
Action Against Hunger USANY · FY2024$75,000
CareGA · FY2024$70,000
Feeding AmericaIL · FY2024$65,000
Lotus OutreachCA · FY2024$56,000
Helen Keller InternationalNY · FY2024$50,000
Joan Rose FoundationMI · FY2024$31,000
Oxfam-America INCMA · FY2024$30,000
Osdena RiveCA · FY2024$30,000
Jamyang FoundationHI · FY2024$30,000
Burma Humanitarian MissionUT · FY2024$30,000
Better BurmaCO · FY2024$30,000
UNICEFNJ · FY2024$25,000
Ecology Action of Santa CruzCA · FY2024$25,000
Trees That Feed FoundationIL · FY2024$20,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$812K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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