Buddhist Global Relief FY2020 filing

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Foster City, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 26-2852923Revenue $812K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbuddhistglobalrelief.org506 Broughton Ln, 94404-3734 · Foster City, CATax-exempt since Jan 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression through direct aid, economic and technical assistance, education and other forms of charitable assistance to people in need throughout the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $357K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $753K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$812K
Spent
$857K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$442K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$812K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$812K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$857K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$857K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$442K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$442K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $782K Management & general 2% · $19K Fundraising 7% · $56K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Behan’s $45K as Executive Direc is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Behan$45,000$40,000$35,000$32,500$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides direct aid and assistance to alleviate suffering and poverty worldwide.

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3 programs · $125K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Buddhist Global relief works with longtime partner Action Against Hunger to address the underlying causes of malnutrition among children in 35 villages in Mpwapwa District of the Dodoma Region by increasing the production of nutrient-rich crops and the consumption of these foods to improve dietary diversification.

$42Kprogram expense
02

Buddhist Global Relief partners with Helen Keller International working in communities of the Poro region since 2013 to increase production, access, and consumption of nutritious foods, particularly by women and children improving household incomes and providing education related to infant and child nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and…

$42Kprogram expense
03

Buddhist Global Relief partners with CARE works to improve food security and income among poor wheat and potato farmers by providing 1 wheat mini-harvesters to produce a higher-quality yield with reduced labor and 2 instructions and materials to build the seed storage units called diffused light stores DLS to increase potato production.

$42Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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
See all 132 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$812K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$818K
Investment incomeLn 3$430
Money outPt IX
$857K
Ln 25
Programscol B$782K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$442K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$818K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$430
Gains on assetsLn 7$274
Total revenueLn 12$812K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$442K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K$58K
Total assetsLn 16$552K$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$487K$442K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$752K$752K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$28K$4K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$365$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$123$123
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$1K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$200$27$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$857K$782K$19K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.9M$5K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.9M−$122K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$2.2M$1.7M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.3M$566K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M$9K$451K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $812K$857K−$45K$442K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $812,054 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,288,013$817,748
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$250$430
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,562−$6,124
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,281,201$812,054
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $738,122$751,633
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,530$63,883
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,674$41,738
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $819,326$857,254
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $461,875−$45,200
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $812,054 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$74,949
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$742,799
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$817,748
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $156$156
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$274
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$6,124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $156$812,054
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $857,254 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $751,633$751,633
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,500 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $26,834$58,334
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,520 · Management $365 · Fundraising $2,664$5,549
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $11,978$11,978
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $123$123
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,674$3,674
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,803$1,803
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,328 · Fundraising $11,304$12,632
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $200 · Management $27 · Fundraising $3,301$3,528
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $781,853 · Management $19,320 · Fundraising $56,081$857,254
Part X · Balance sheet $454,645 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,026$50,339
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,740$7,896
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $384,002$395,712
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $900$698
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $551,668$454,645
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $632$13,125
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,948$13,125
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $298,201$253,826
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $188,519$187,694
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $486,720$441,520
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $551,668$454,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $441,520 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$812,054
XI-2 Total expenses$857,254
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$486,720
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$441,520

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