Our mission is to offer training and guidance in principles and applications for a healthy and natural way of life for individuals in northen california

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
52 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 51.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $144K
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
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$205K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$132K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$589K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$205K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$199K
FY2025$205K
Expenses
$132K
FY2025▼ -64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$256K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$363K
FY2025$132K
Net assets
$589K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$514K
FY2021$664K
FY2022$550K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$516K
FY2025$589K

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 Feb 2012.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $127K Management & general 4% · $5K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers yoga, lectures, and book distribution to benefit individuals.

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3 programs · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Yoga and Meditation Books Distribution

Yoga and meditation books are widely distributed to offer accessible tools for individuals to delve into transformative practices, nuturing personal growth, fostering community and preserving timeless wisdom for self discovery, stress management and inner peace.

$105Kprogram expense
02

Vedic Academy imparts similar value based education for kids across all ages. Its primarily held on weekends and online. This prgram reaches around 100 kids and has 15 volunteers as teachers. The kdis also engage in cultural activities by performing music and performing arts at old age homes.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Corporate/University Campus Outreach Programs

Pacific Learning Alliance (PLA) conducs a Corporate Outreach Program to meet the need for individual well-being in corporate living & also including University campuses. Outreach programs are conducted onsite in several reputed companies in the Bay Area as well as through online sessions.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$144K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$205K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Investment incomeLn 3$70
Money outPt IX
$132K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$589K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$569K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Investment incomeLn 3$70
Total revenueLn 12$205K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$569K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$569K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$589K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$497K$569K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$516K$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$516K$589K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$127K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$749$749
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K$127K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $205K$132K$73K$589K 990 PDF
FY2024 $199K$363K−$164K$516K 990 PDF
FY2023 $282K$152K$130K$680K 990 PDF
FY2022 $358K$471K−$114K$550K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$256K$150K$664K 990 PDF
FY2020 $346K$74K$272K$514K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $204,681 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $197,904$204,611
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $858$70
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,762$204,681
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $363,002$132,052
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,002$132,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$164,240$72,629
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $204,681 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,611
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $70$70
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $70 · Excluded from tax $0$204,681
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $132,052 across 3 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $800$800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,249 · Management $3,254$130,503
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $749$749
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,249 · Management $4,803 · Fundraising $0$132,052
Part X · Balance sheet $588,822 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $496,503$569,132
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,148$17,148
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,542$2,542
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $516,193$588,822
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $516,193$588,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $516,193$588,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $588,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,681
XI-2 Total expenses$132,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,629
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$516,193
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$588,822

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