Isha Foundation
Isha Foundation reported $48.7 million in revenue and $17.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $82.67 went to program services, $13.74 to management and general costs and $3.59 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.3% of the total. Revenue rose 91% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $49MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.7% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 51.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 34.4% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 114.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 7 | 100.0% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseInner engineering inner engineering programs are offered as the programs for self-empowerment and personal growth. It offers tools to explore the manifold dimensions of life and re-engineer one's self through the inner science of yoga
Advanced isha yoga programs (of variablelength) all our advanced programs offered as complete path to inner well-being through inner science of yoga
Contributions to non domestic organizations
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b7 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- 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 551
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to Isha Foundation totaling $157K 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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Every number above is copied from Isha Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Isha Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Isha Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Isha Foundation reported that 82.7% of its $17.2 million in expenses went to program services, 13.7% to management and general and 3.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Isha Foundation get its money?
Of $48.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 51.3% came from contributions and grants and 34.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Isha Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-1794866 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349309445 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349314982 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349302777 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233189349307128 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349303453 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022819349301022 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-1794866: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.