Soka University of America

Legal name: Employee After-tax Contribution Veba Trust for Soka University

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
306455912
IRS 990-N coverage
2025–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Aliso Viejo, CA, US
Phone
949-480-4000
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government)

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
ADAM PONDER
Tax period began
2025-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2025-12-31 00:00:00

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.

Overview

From its website

Soka University of America (SUA) is a private liberal arts university in Aliso Viejo, California, offering undergraduate and graduate studies. Its curriculum is rooted in global peace, human rights, development, and sustainability, with concentrations in Humanities, International Studies, and Life Sciences. With an average class size of 12 and a 7:1 student-faculty ratio, SUA fosters small, real connections. Students from 40+ nations share classrooms and residence halls, shaping graduates prepared to engage the world's hardest challenges with open minds and genuine care for communities far beyond their own.

IRS classification

Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government) (NTEE Y43).

Filing

Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.

Other filing

A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2020 is also available.

Coverage

Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.

Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 9 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 5 operating locations identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • Contacts: How to reach this organization
    • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
    • 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.