2026-06-11T10:31:43-07:00 2025-09-30 952076568 Leaf & Cole LLP 2810 Camino Del Rio South Suite 200 San Diego CA 92108 990 2024-10-01 842331152 YOGANANDA SEVA INC YOGA 1139 SECOND ST ENCINITAS CA 92024 PATRICK CONAHAN Executive Director 2026-06-10 true true JENNIFER S KINNARD P00938226 6192947200 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PATRICK CONAHAN 1139 SECOND ST ENCINITAS CA 92024 3877064 false X YOGANANDASEVA.ORG X 2019 CA Yogananda Seva, Inc. (Yogananda Seva) is a San Diego County-based nonprofit, formed in 2019. Yogananda Sevas mission is to engage and motivate the vast pool of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) members around the world in a variety of initiatives that support and/or complement SRFs and YSSs own activities. SRF is a religious organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda and recognized as exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal RevenueCode. 3 2 35 1520 0 7629 3735 3740781 3811358 15398 12508 57911 49463 3821719 3877064 0 0 2869524 2727865 0 0 1252498 1308065 4122022 4035930 -300303 -158866 828073 657828 313361 301982 514712 355846 Yogananda Seva, Inc. (Yogananda Seva) is a San Diego County-based nonprofit, formed in 2019. Yogananda Sevas mission is to engage and motivate the vast pool of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) members around the world in a variety of initiatives that support and/or complement SRFs and YSSs own activities. SRF is a religious organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda and recognized as exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal RevenueCode. false false 3620619 3772222 SRF SupportYogananda Seva supports several SRF departments and programs as follows:Several volunteer programs provide services to the worldwide SRF membership, as well as supporting SRF internal departments and work areas. These include an international help desk; various translation services; a youth services department; a volunteer portal; volunteer recruiting and support; a research team; a survey, testing, and focus group team; a team which provides support for SRF Centers, Temples, and Tours Departments; communications and outreach support; an elder forum for devotees aged 50+; a young adult sangha for devotees aged 18-39 who share aninterest in the teachings and meditation practices of Paramahansa Yogananda; and development of pilot programs that provide services to the worldwide SRF spiritual family.Yogananda Seva supports SRF in managing a website, enrollment process, and classes and programs for their Voluntary League of Disciples (VLD) program. The VLD provides an opportunity for devotees to take a pledge to structure their lives around the plan of spiritual life set forth by Paramahansa Yogananda, and to give freely of their time and resources to advance his spiritual mission for the upliftment of humanity.The Online Meditation Center allows all devotees, regardless of their location or circumstance, to have the opportunity to join in spiritual fellowship with other truth-seeking souls for group meditation and spiritual study.YSS is SRFs sister organization in India. Online Dhyana Kendra offers online group meditations and special events in India Standard Time. It is available to all devotees worldwide.Other services provided to SRF include: advisory services for Office of the President special projects and for the Strategic Planning Group; technology consulting services; support for special events such as the annual Convocation, retreats held throughout the year, and the Christmas Open House and Easter events held at the SRF International Headquarters; and advisory services and content support for the SRF Department of Philanthropic Planning. 16697 39136 Other Devotee Support ProgramsOther volunteer programs managed by YSO are designed to support Paramahansa Yoganandas spiritual family of devotees through a variety of means, such as the development of a lay disciple intentional communities forum as a resource website for those who are interested in living together in spiritual communities and development of a resource for travel connections between devotees in Paramahansa Yoganandas spiritual family. 3637316 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 false 35 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X ROBERT GOTTLIEB 7604176080 1139 SECOND ST ENCINITAS CA 92024 NICHOLAS WENZ HEAD DIG CAMPUS 40.00 0.00 160154 0 124 VIKRANT TAWADE TECH MANAGER 40.00 0.00 128625 0 734 DAVID STEMBER Former Co-ED 40.00 0.00 115517 0 1165 PATRICK CONAHAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 112169 0 1165 DEBBY MCROCK Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT GOTTLIEB Treasurer/SECRE 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 516465 3188 4 true true false 0 3735 3735 PROGRAM SALES & FEES 812900 3811358 3811358 3811358 12508 12508 0 0 46920 46920 46920 46920 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 2543 2543 2543 3877064 3813901 59428 0 0 0 0 112986 85230 27756 0 2262320 2084061 178259 0 162764 150425 12339 189795 173165 16630 0 3186 3186 54487 54487 0 0 0 9703 9703 0 0 306992 302339 4653 0 46920 46920 10501 9033 1468 0 0 0 0 597 597 19304 2462 16842 CONTRACTORS 542077 542077 RETAINERS 138772 137072 1700 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORG 104260 104260 MISCELLANEOUS 59215 34274 24941 12051 3215 8836 4035930 3637316 398614 0 222494 238817 555398 366705 0 3609 1418 0 0 0 0 21277 26190 5375 3185 2787 2190 0 0 0 0 22508 22508 828073 657828 309451 301982 3910 313361 301982 X 514712 355846 514712 355846 828073 657828 -158866 X false true X true false X 756875 41627 55402 7629 3735 865268 816962 4268673 3622164 3740781 3811358 16259938 0 0 0 1573837 4310300 3677566 3748410 3815093 17125206 0 0 17125206 64800 81000 61200 70018 59428 336446 0 64800 81000 61200 70018 59428 336446 0 8601 3291 2543 14435 1638637 4391300 3747367 3821719 3877064 17476087 0.97990 0.97720 0.01930 0.02200 X 5375 3185 2190 2190 X 3877064 3877064 3877064 4035930 4035930 4035930 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Yogananda Seva has been designated as a tax-exempt entity by the Internal Revenue Service, except to the extent of the unrelated business taxable income as defined under IRC Sections 511 through 515 and the California Franchise Tax Board under Sections 501(c)(3) and 23701(d), respectively. Yogananda Seva had no unrelated business income; accordingly, no tax provision or benefit has been recorded in the financial statements. Yogananda Seva believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and, as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. EUROPE 0 3 PROGRAM SRF SUPPORT 79432 NORTH AMERICA 0 5 PROGRAM SRF SUPPORT 372865 SOUTH AMERICA 0 5 PROGRAM SRF SUPPORT 96948 SOUTH ASIA 0 6 PROGRAM SRF SUPPORT 145311 19 19 694556 694556 false false false false false false X X false false false false false false false false false DAVID STEMBER Former Co-ED 115517 1165 116682 NICHOLAS WENZ HEAD DIG CAMPUS 160154 124 160278 PATRICK CONAHAN BOARD MEMBER 46920 SUBLEASE false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors member serving as the Treasurer conducted a line-by-line review of the Form 990. The final document was then provided to the remaining members of the Board of Directors who were given one week to review the document and provide feedback, before it was finalized and submitted to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c UPON ENGAGEMENT, ELECTION, OR HIRING, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND ALL EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WHICH ARE THEN HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board of Directors has periodically reviewed the compensation of the Executive Directors and compared them to other non-profit organizations using the most recently published Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefit Report. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public to the extent they are required to be made publicly available by applicable federal and/or state law. When YSO is required by law to make them available, they are available upon request.