Friends of Buddha Fellowship Incorporated

Overview

Mission

To raise awareness of rural development issues in inida in farming, healthcare, nutrition, education, and environment sectors, and raise and distribute funds to buddha fellowship initiatives and programs that attract, mentor and enable development entrepreneurs, also known as buddha fellows, to build sustainable organizations focused exclusively on taking the rural development issues and uplifting the livelihood of poor communities in india.

What it reported doing in 2025

Raise funds for the buddha fellowship - the friends of buddha fellowship is focused on raising funds in the us for program 1. Buddha institute identifies and nurtures development entrepreneurs who add value for the greater good towards a progressive, inclusive india and the world. We believe in compassionate entrepreneurship. Please join us in supporting indian youth to make a measurable difference in the lives of rural poor. It's time to accelerate change.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 96% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873774362
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Newton, MA, USA
Phone
6176029609
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$173,534
Expenses
$207,460
Assets
$54,777
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.2%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 52.8% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $198K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • NISH ACHARYA (PRESIDENT)
  • RAJEEV AGARWAL (TREASURER)
  • PIYUSH GUPTA (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025.