Pashupatinath Buddha Temple
Legal name: Pashupatinath Buddha Foundation of New England Inc
Overview
Mission
PABFONE offers a variety of cultural, spiritual, and educational programs to promote the teachings of Buddha and Vedic Hinduism. Working together with other community organizations in the New England area, the center provides a platform for the community to come together and celebrate festivals and cultural events of different faiths and denominations, have educational and literary programs, conduct Yoga/meditation, perform art activities, and other social activities. PABFONE also offers support to individuals and families in need, making a positive impact on the lives of many. The foundation is committed to fostering interfaith and intercultural understanding and promoting social welfare, h.
What it reported doing in 2024
Boston saptaha
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
- 461510441
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2024
- Website reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2015
- Headquarters
- Braintree, MA, United States
- Rating
- 47
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Buddhism
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
MIXED - 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 11
- Transparency & Controls: 66
- Accountability: 74
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 11.3%; rating input score 11
- Program expense ratio: 11.5%; rating input score 11
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- 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: 1 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 20
- 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Public governance controls: 4 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.3%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 9.44; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 41.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 11.3% of revenue deployed · 11.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 28 of 28 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $26K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 25 people listed
- Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 annual filings from 2016 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.