Maitripa College is a nonprofit corporation founded to provide education and training leading to a graduate degree in Buddhist Studies. Its long-term vision is to establish a premier Buddhist University, to build a center for original research around a collection of Buddhist scholarly works, and to become a hub for individuals seeking to develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion. The College also sponsors events to celebrate and reinforce Buddhist teachings for the general public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
Spent
$776K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$10.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$589K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$689K
FY2025$828K
Expenses
$776K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$776K
FY2021$589K
FY2023$997K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$10.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.4M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$9.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2007.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $621K Management & general 19% · $149K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Ed
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kesang Tuladhar’s $105K as President is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Kesang Tuladhar$105,201———
Namdrol M Adams Edd$93,037———
Yangsi Rinpoche—$84,314$83,004—
Miranda Adams—$78,852$78,852$53,364
Maria a Garcia—$21,664$37,912—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers graduate degrees in Buddhist Studies and public events promoting wisdom and compassion.

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3 programs · $621K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Maitripa College provides studies toward a Masters of Buddhist Studies program and offers public programs for Buddhist Studies and Mediation.

$590Kprogram expense
02

Various activities to inform the public about Buddhist beliefs and purpose.

$19Kprogram expense
03

Provide classes in meditation and a mediation hall.

$12Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$490K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Money outPt IX
$776K
Ln 25
Programscol B$621K
Managementcol C$149K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$490K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$321K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$10.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.0M$7.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M$10.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$320K$311K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$39K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$94K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$9K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$37K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$18K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$70K$56K$14K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$6K$5K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$20K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$258
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$21K$88K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K$621K$149K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $828K$1.6M−$768K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $689K$1.1M−$453K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$997K−$575K$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $589K$589K−$186$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.3M$776K$2.5M$10.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,256,927 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,180$2,624,244
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,369$116,266
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $225,632$490,361
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,270$26,056
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $481,451$3,256,927
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,071$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $348,029$464,766
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $335,630$310,877
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $706,730$775,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$225,279$2,481,284
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,256,927 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$67,472
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,556,772
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,624,244
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $116,266$116,266
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $168,904$168,904
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $321,457$321,457
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$26,056
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $606,627$3,256,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $775,643 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $310,930 · Management $8,825$319,755
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,939 · Management $9,735$48,674
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,678 · Management $2,659$96,337
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,155 · Management $1,039$5,194
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,348 · Management $2,337$11,685
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,250 · Management $9,312$46,562
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,735$5,735
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,490 · Management $4,623$23,113
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,642 · Management $13,910$69,552
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $5,077 · Management $1,269$6,346
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,972 · Management $4,993$24,965
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,031 · Management $258$1,289
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,734 · Management $88,495$109,229
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,766 · Management $1,441$7,207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $621,012 · Management $148,896 · Fundraising $5,735$775,643
Part X · Balance sheet $10,431,497 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,095$87,310
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,043$47,288
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,135$3,873
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,535$2,381,225
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,038,535$7,911,801
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 $8,287,343$10,431,497
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$12,684$2,258,196
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,300,027$8,173,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,287,343$10,431,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,287,343$10,431,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,431,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,256,927
XI-2 Total expenses$775,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,481,284
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,287,343
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$337,130
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,431,497

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