Vedic Sadhana Foundation

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 2023EducationEIN 93-3565354Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSvedicsadhana.org166 Granville Way, 94127-1134 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Sep 2024Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Promoting well being of individuals through the education and assistance of mindful living, meditation, and education of Vedic and indian practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $162K a year · 38% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$7K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $250K
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
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.2M
×12 vs prior year
Spent
$776K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$727K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ ×12
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$0
FY2024$100K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$776K
FY2025▲ ×123
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$3K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$776K
Net assets
$727K
FY2025▲ +706%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023−$3K
FY2024$90K
FY2025$727K

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 Sep 2024.

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% · $705K Management & general 9% · $71K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $7K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$6,765Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Priyanka Sadhana’s $7K as Ms is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches mindful living, meditation, and Vedic practices to promote well-being.

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1 program · $705K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Education and goodwill of members and other individuals

$705Kprogram expense

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$250K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Money outPt IX
$776K
Ln 25
Programscol B$705K
Managementcol C$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$727K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$727K
Total assetsLn 16$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$727K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$727K
Total assetsLn 16$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$727K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K$727K
Total assetsLn 16$331K$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$331K$727K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$806$806
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$364K$364K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$120K$120K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$191K$190K$810
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K$705K$71K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$776K$396K$727K 990 PDF
FY2024 $100K$6K$94K$90K 990 PDF
FY2023 $0$3K−$3K−$3K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,172,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$150,000
I-9 Program service revenue$1,022,422
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,172,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$6,765
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$769,704
I-18 Total expenses$776,469
I-19 Revenue less expenses$395,953
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,172,422 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$150,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$150,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,022,422$1,022,422
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,022,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,172,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $776,469 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,765$6,765
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $806$806
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $364,124$364,124
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,892$23,892
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,499$1,499
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $120,375$120,375
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $55,418$55,418
IX-17 TravelManagement $12,567$12,567
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $190,213 · Management $810$191,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $705,369 · Management $71,100 · Fundraising $0$776,469
Part X · Balance sheet $726,620 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $330,662$726,615
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5$5
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $330,667$726,620
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $330,667$726,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $330,667$726,620
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $726,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,172,422
XI-2 Total expenses$776,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$395,953
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$330,667
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$726,620

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

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