Public Charity

BRAHMANANDA SARASWATI FOUNDATION

BRAHMANANDA SARASWATI FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in FAIRFIELD, IA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $12.4M revenue, $13.6M expenses, $77.6M total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 262986750 FAIRFIELD, IA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: X12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.4M
Total Expenses$13.6M
Total Assets$77.6M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$8.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO SECURE PEACE, AFFLUENCE AND INVINCIBILITY FOR LIFE EVERYWHERE ON EARTH BY PROVIDING PERPETUAL SUPPORT FOR LARGE GROUPS PRACTICING TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION AND ITS ADVANCED TECHNIQUES, ESPECIALLY LARGE GROUPS OF MAHARISHI VEDIC PANDITS WHO ALSO OFFER SPECIAL VEDIC PERFORMANCES FOR THE WELFARE OF THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation

How Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$53
Grants to assist non-profit organizations around the world with goals similar to those of Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation
65% of program spending
$25
Grants to assist in supporting living expenses of over 5,000 vedic pandits in more than 70 locations throughout india and nepal
31% of program spending
$3
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
4% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 500 participants
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Dr Antonio Bartolome Menendez
DIRECTOR Dr Arlene Kaplan
CHAIRMAN Dr Bevan Morris
CEO Dr Harris Kaplan
DIRECTOR Dr Howard Martin Chandler
DIRECTOR Dr John Hagelin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,493,067 17 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,702,400 2 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$1,467,040 7 grants
Education
$254,765 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.4M $13.6M $77.6M
2024 $10.6M $18.9M $77.8M
2023 $10.8M $16.9M $83.8M
2022 $9.9M $12.8M $85.9M
2021 $13.1M $10.8M $96.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $13.1M to $12.4M (-6%), with total assets most recently reported at $77.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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