Buddhist Global Relief FY2024 filing

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Foster City, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 26-2852923Revenue $1.8M in FY2024

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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2024 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
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
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$73K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -54%
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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
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -12%
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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
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -4%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.8M Management & general 2% · $32K Fundraising 5% · $96K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$22,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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 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 · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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 to address food shortage in afghanistan, ethopia, gaza, ukraine,and libya.

$195Kprogram 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 by increasing the production of nutrient-rich crops and the consumption of these foods to improve dietary diversification.

$142Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$152K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$152K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$73K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.8M$1.8M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$28K$4K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$14K$3K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$3K$1K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$20K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
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$968$968
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$902$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$402$402
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.8M$32K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.9M$5K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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
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Part I · Summary $1,806,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,838,371$1,654,299
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,037$151,743
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,921,408$1,806,042
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,043,934$1,754,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,155$105,161
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,089$67,987
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,189,178$1,927,648
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,732,230−$121,606
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,806,042 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,297
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,588,002
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,324
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,654,299
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $151,743$151,743
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $151,743$1,806,042
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,927,648 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,754,500$1,754,500
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,500 · Management $3,750 · Fundraising $31,250$62,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,294 · Management $2,586 · Fundraising $17,341$34,221
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,200 · Management $1,022 · Fundraising $4,218$8,440
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,500 · Fundraising $14,688$34,188
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,686$2,686
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,575$1,575
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
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 $968$968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $902 · Fundraising $27,266$28,168
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $402$402
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,799,494 · Management $31,816 · Fundraising $96,338$1,927,648
Part X · Balance sheet $2,700,147 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,092$1,638,679
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,701,097$1,033,451
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,626$6,560
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,086$450
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$21,007
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,759,901$2,700,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36$888
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $11,500$72,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,536$73,388
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,648,365$2,626,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,748,365$2,626,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,759,901$2,700,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,626,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,806,042
XI-2 Total expenses$1,927,648
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$121,606
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,748,365
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,626,759

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