Western Sages Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-5204326)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$310K
FY2021	$1.2M
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$430K
FY2024	$411K
FY2025	$783K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$114K
FY2021	$1.2M
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$418K
FY2024	$492K
FY2025	$768K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$302K
FY2021	$285K
FY2022	$277K
FY2023	$290K
FY2024	$209K
FY2025	$224K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $114K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Mi N Phan

CEO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Meier

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Enriches lives by providing charity, education, and Asian cultural activities.

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1 program · $114K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Conduct meditation workshops, chinese classes and vegetarian cooking classes at community centers, nursing homes, temples and other locations plus make donations to other good causes.

$114Kprogram 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

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$254K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$13K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$267K

Grants paid · 2 grants · $738K · 2025–2025

Bodhi Light InternationalFY2025$689,500

Individual RecipientFY2025$49,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$310K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K

Investment incomeLn 3$50K

Other incomeLn 4–11$16K

Money outPt IX

$114K

Ln 25

Programscol B$114K

Owns and owesPt X

$302K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K

Total assetsLn 16$304K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K

Investment incomeLn 3$50K

Other incomeLn 4–11$16K

Gains on assetsLn 7$50K

Total revenueLn 12$310K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$7K

SavingsLn 2$2

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K

Notes and loans receivableLn 7$170K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K

Total assetsLn 16$304K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

Net assetsLn 32$302K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$11K	$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$477K	$123K
Total assetsLn 16	$493K	$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$387K	$2K
Net assetsLn 32	$106K	$302K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$115	$115
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$110	$110
Office expensesLn 13	$510	$510
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$6K	$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$107K	$107K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$114K	$114K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 8, 2026	$783K	$768K	$15K	$224K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025	$411K	$492K	−$81K	$209K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024	$430K	$418K	$12K	$290K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023	$1.0M	$1.0M	−$15K	$277K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2022	$1.2M	$1.2M	−$21K	$285K	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 6, 2021	$310K	$114K	$196K	$302K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $310,375 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $167,622$244,616

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$50,180

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$45,348$15,579

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,274$310,375

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 $55,029$114,359

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,029$114,359

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,245$196,016

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $310,375 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,616

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,616

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $15,579$15,579

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $50,180$50,180

VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $65,759$310,375

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,359 across 5 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $115$115

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $110$110

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $510$510

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,347$6,347

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,277$107,277

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,359 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$114,359

Part X · Balance sheet $303,899 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,323$6,874

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2$2

X-7 Notes and loans receivable$170,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,462$4,462

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $477,053$122,561

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $492,840$303,899

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $386,957$2,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $386,957$2,000

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $105,883$301,899

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,883$301,899

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $492,840$303,899

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,899 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$310,375

XI-2 Total expenses$114,359

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,016

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,883

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,899

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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