Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-4130219

To provide the ancient religious wisdom of India, as presented by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, to the English language programs of ISKCON, as well as libraries, bookstores, and ISKCON congregation members.

Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc at a glance

In short: Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc gave $580K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $580K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$580,496
-31.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$580,496
-31.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$580,496
Total assets
$7,036,270
+0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Int'l: $580KBhaktivedanta Book Trust Int'l$580K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Int'l ($580K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Alachua

How Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc gives

  • Giving grew 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2023) to $844K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $580K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Int'l Alachua, FLReligious publications$580,496
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$7,036,270$1,770,346$1,403,071$580,4961
2024$7,027,410$1,873,066$1,587,112$843,9271
2023$6,664,588$1,730,075$813,920$82,0621
2022$5,840,550$1,597,155$1,044,375$328,3711
2021$5,559,882$951,182$643,859$407,7291
2020$3,320,882$1,017,647$469,926$275,2491

About Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc

Based on IRS filings

Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc is a public charity, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $580K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc is led by Orville Griffiths, President & Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Orville Griffiths

    President & Director

    Presidentdirector → President & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gilbert Sanchez

    Secretary & Director

    Secretarydirector → Secretary & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Gunn

    Treasurer & Director

    Treasurer & Director Incoming → Treasurer & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Stuart Kadetz (2020–2021) — Treasurer & Director Outgoing

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc

How much does Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc give each year?

Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc gave $580K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $844K across 1 grant.

How large is Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc?

Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.

Where does Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc operate?

Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc's EIN?

Bhaktivedanta Book Publishing Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4130219. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)

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