Nitartha International

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 13-3812598Revenue $780K in FY2024

On file with the IRSnitartha.org3902 Woodland Park Ave N, 98103-7929 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Mar 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preservation of ancient asian texts and education of tibetan philosophy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $42K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$146K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$780K
+66% vs prior year
Spent
$707K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$679K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$780K
FY2024▲ +66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$370K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$780K
Expenses
$707K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$532K
FY2024$707K
Net assets
$679K
FY2024▲ +15%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$653K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$679K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $676K Management & general 3% · $22K Fundraising 1% · $9K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
$18,487Pt VII · Sec A
$8,000Pt VII · Sec A
$7,795Pt VII · Sec A
$6,141Pt VII · Sec A
$3,680Pt VII · Sec A
$3,260Pt VII · Sec A
$2,680Pt VII · Sec A

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s $40K as CEO is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche$40,000$16,000$25,000$22,750$25,000
Nirzhar Pradhan$7,795$17,516$17,040$19,643—
Elena Weiss$18,487$17,448$15,664$13,480—
Jirka Hladis$3,680$2,215$7,255$10,381$6,678
Golde Gurung$8,000$10,000$7,500$7,500$7,500
Michael Miller$6,141$8,235$4,300$4,800$3,800
Phil Stanley$3,260$550$1,710$4,013$2,720
Stuart Horn————$3,180

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Preserves ancient Asian texts and educates on Tibetan philosophy.

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2 programs · $676K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Nitartha Institute Cultural and Educational Seminars and Classes: The Institute provides public programs and seminars on learned Tibetan texts and the cultural values of the Tibetan philosophy and theology constitution and the subject matter of those texts, and educates the public on Tibetan language publications by providing English…

$586Kprogram expense
02

Create source books for students of the educational seminars and classes.

$90Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $71K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$71,270

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$780K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$572K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$707K
Ln 25
Programscol B$676K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$679K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K
Total assetsLn 16$824K
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$572K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$659
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$780K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$78K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$744K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$824K
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K
Net assetsLn 32$679K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K$78K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$617K$744K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$738K$824K
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K$146K
Net assetsLn 32$592K$679K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$71K$71K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$90K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$146K$128K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$38K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$284K$284K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$707K$676K$22K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $780K$707K$73K$679K 990 PDF
FY2023 $471K$532K−$61K$592K 990 PDF
FY2022 $451K$275K$176K$653K 990 PDF
FY2021 $370K$236K$134K$477K 990 PDF
FY2020 $353K$193K$161K$343K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $780,419 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $149,721$173,608
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $290,510$571,642
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,291$34,510
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47$659
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $470,569$780,419
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,186$71,270
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$90,043
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $470,490$545,696
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $531,676$707,009
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,107$73,410
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $780,419 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,608
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,403
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$173,608
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $571,642$571,642
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,945$32,945
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,565$1,565
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $659$659
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $571,642 · Excluded from tax $35,169$780,419
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $707,009 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $71,270$71,270
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,043$90,043
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $128,159 · Management $18,108$146,267
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,082$2,082
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $8,863$8,863
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,864 · Management $2,061$39,925
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,453$9,453
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,071$50,071
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,015$4,015
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $283,697$283,697
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,323$1,323
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $675,895 · Management $22,251 · Fundraising $8,863$707,009
Part X · Balance sheet $824,393 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,537$42,739
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,316$35,174
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,084$2,923
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $616,945$743,557
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $737,882$824,393
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $133,764$133,767
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,764$145,768
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $592,118$678,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $592,118$678,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $737,882$824,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $678,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$780,419
XI-2 Total expenses$707,009
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,410
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$592,118
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,117
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4,020
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$678,625

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