Friends for Education focuses on providing education. worldwide in the areas of holistic education, organic farming, traditional arts and music, Vedic books, youth shelters, etc.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
2¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
2%
of spending
Concern: 2% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
2
named funders · $193K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$149K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$144K
To programs
2%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$149K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$149K
Expenses
$144K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$205K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$237K
FY2024$307K
FY2025$144K
Net assets
$28K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$28K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2011.

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

Where the money goes

2 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 2% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Director
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Programs and updates

Provides education worldwide in holistic learning, farming, arts, music, and youth support.

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3 programs · $307K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Basic needs (food, clothing, shelter). Identify innovative ways of providing basic needs in the world and conduct research in fundamental ways to solve problems of food(traditional agriculture), clothing, shelter, and care. Eco Friendly Housing, Cow Shelters, School Infrastructure in developing countries.

$251Kprogram expense
02

Supporting traditional school in Atlanta GA called Krishna Life. The school is operational as of Dec 2021.

$53Kprogram expense
03

Education (traditional Agriculture, Arts, Culture)

Promote traditional Vedic Education in various parts of US and other parts of world. Develop or procure rare books of special artistic and educational significance and distribute free of cost in USA where possible. Distribute books at discounted rates on Amazon.com, Lulu.com including Amazon kindle (2019 no revenue from this source).

$3Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$193K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $212K · 2021–2024
Krishna Life INCTN · FY2024$52,300
Krishna Life INCTN · FY2021$160,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$149K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$437
Money outPt IX
$144K
Ln 25
Programscol B$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$437
Total revenueLn 12$149K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $149K$144K$4K$28K 990 PDF
FY2024 $250K$307K−$58K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $238K$237K$738$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $94K$81K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$205K−$35K$44K 990 PDF
FY2020 $145K$106K$38K$79K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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