Benevolent Buddhist Temple INC: FY2019 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-4303387)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018	$204K
FY2019	$200K
FY2020	$201K
FY2021	$1.2M
FY2022	$373K
FY2023	$682K
FY2025	$359K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018	$229K
FY2019	$143K
FY2020	$70K
FY2021	$198K
FY2022	$311K
FY2023	$391K
FY2025	$407K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018	$43K
FY2019	$86K
FY2020	$153K
FY2021	$1.2M
FY2022	$0
FY2023	$1.5M
FY2025	$1.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2010.

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Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

100%

Management & general 100% · $143K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Shyue Yih Wu

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes Buddhist philosophy and teachings, offering a place of worship and spiritual education for all.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Grants

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$200K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K

Money outPt IX

$143K

Ln 25

Managementcol C$143K

Owns and owesPt X

$86K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$975

Total assetsLn 16$99K

LiabilitiesLn 26$13K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K

Total revenueLn 12$200K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$975

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$975

Total assetsLn 16$99K

LiabilitiesLn 26$13K

Net assetsLn 32$86K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 6360

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY19	End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$13K	$975
Total assetsLn 16	$56K	$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$13K	$13K
Net assetsLn 32	$43K	$86K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K	$0	$3K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$9K	$0	$9K	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
TravelLn 17	$30K	$0	$30K	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$3K	$0	$3K	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$0	$1K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4K	$0	$4K	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$91K	$0	$91K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$143K	$0	$143K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$359K	$407K	−$48K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	Not on file
FY2023	$682K	$391K	$292K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$373K	$311K	$62K	$0	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.2M	$198K	$965K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$201K	$70K	$131K	$153K	990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing	$200K	$143K	$56K	$86K	990 PDF
FY2018	$204K	$229K	−$25K	$43K	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

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Part I · Summary $199,508 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $204,132$199,508

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $204,132$199,508

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,099$143,490

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $229,099$143,490

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,967$56,018

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $199,508 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$199,508

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$199,508

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$199,508

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $143,490 across 8 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,973 · Fundraising $0$2,973

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $9,344 · Fundraising $0$9,344

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,528 · Fundraising $0$1,528

IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $30,321 · Fundraising $0$30,321

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $2,796 · Fundraising $0$2,796

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,228 · Fundraising $0$1,228

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $3,875 · Fundraising $0$3,875

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $91,425 · Fundraising $0$91,425

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $143,490 · Fundraising $0$143,490

Part X · Balance sheet $98,875 assets, 8 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $55,000; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,923$975

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,900$42,900

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $55,823$98,875

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $13,000$13,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,000$13,000

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,823$85,875

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,823$85,875

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $55,823$98,875

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,875 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$199,508

XI-2 Total expenses$143,490

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,018

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,823

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,875

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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