Shree Pashupatinath Foundation, USA
Legal name: Shree Pashupatinath Foundation USA
Overview
Mission
Home / About Us / Our Mission The mission of the Shree Pashupatinath Foundation is to preserve and promote Nepali culture, heritage, arts, and language in the United States of America and the world. In doing so, the Foundation aims to promote the unique identity of Nepal as the land of Pashupatinath and the birthplace of the Gautam Buddha. The Foundation aspires to unite Nepalis of all religious persuasions in the U.S., especially in the Southern California region, by fostering cultural and social harmonies. Toward this goal, the Foundation will build a cultural center to bring Nepalis and non-Nepalis under one roof to engage them in art, culture, education, and religion which wi.
What it reported doing in 2024
Shree papshupatinath foundation has been actively involved on religious and social activities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 010953296
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Website reviewed
- Aug 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2010
- Headquarters
- Norwalk, CA, United States
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Buddhism
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 59
- Transparency & Controls: 69
- Accountability: 84
- Sustainability: 91
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 33.7%; rating input score 34
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Public governance controls: 4 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 66.3%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 12.67; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 33.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $197K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.