Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation
Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation reported $12.4 million in revenue and $13.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.61 went to program services, $5.40 to management and general costs and $1.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $48,000 (CFO & SECRET). Revenue rose 16% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.6% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 68.5% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $48,000 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.35% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 68.3 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 90.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrants to assist in supporting living expenses of over 5,000 vedic pandits in more than 70 locations throughout india and nepal. The grants to india and nepal are only a portion of the contributions collected to create world peace
Grants to assist non-profit organizations around the world with goals similar to those of Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation. These grants provide expanded, broad-based support for bsf's educational and charitable mission to promote world peace through the practice of the vedic pandits and other coherence creating groups. The practice of these groups brings an influence of peace, coherence, and affluence in the collective consciousness for the whole world population
In-residence courses held at the brahmasthan of india provided over 500 participants from 60 different countries the opportunity to experience the tangible influence of the vedic pandits. These courses also included knowledge lectures of vedic science as well as presentations on the scientific research done on the individual and group practice of transcendental meditation. As a result of these courses, Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation expects expanded awareness of the unique value of its mission and hopes for added support
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 510
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation totaling $580K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation spent in 2025, $92.61 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation reported that 92.6% of its $13.6 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 2.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $48,000, for the role of CFO & SECRET (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation get its money?
Of $12.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 68.5% came from contributions and grants and 4.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-2986750 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611319349303131 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531509349300238 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401509349301600 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321239349302132 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211169349301721 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101199349300715 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041539349301889 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-2986750: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.