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Santa Monastery EIN 46-2263397

Santa Monastery

EIN  46-2263397 Religious organization Lone Tree, CO Founded 2012
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes Buddhist traditions through classes, meditation, and services.
Leadership
Vui Nyen Yong · President · $30K
Money in and out
$216K revenue, $110K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency

Promotes Buddhist traditions through classes, meditation, and services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $216K in revenue, $110K in expenses, and $1.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$216K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$110K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $106K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
41.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+49%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -9% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$216K
FY2025▼ -13%
Expenses
$110K
FY2025▼ -5%
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$31K
FY2025▼ -46%
Total revenue
$216K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$110K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$106K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $59K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Santa Monastery is established to promote Buddhist traditions, beliefs, and practices. The monastics and lay teachers at Santa Monastery perform religious, educational, and charitable activities. Year-round classes on meditation, scriptures, and liturgical services, reaching out to tens of thousands of people.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSanta Monastery
EINHdr · item D46-2263397
Principal addressHdr · item CLone Tree, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.santamonastery.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vui Nyen Yong
President
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chi an Hong
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jianglan Duan
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cheewai Yong
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vui Nyen Yong’s $30K as President is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2136 $100K–1M religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vui Nyen Yong$30,000$30,000$32,500$30,000$30,000$27,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$169K · 78%
Investment income$33K · 15%
Program service revenue$11K · 5%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants78%$169K
Investment income15%$33K
Program service revenue5%$11K
Other revenue1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$216K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Program services54%$59K
Management & general46%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$110K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$381K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed41.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $381K · Operating expenses/yr $110K
41.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $59K · Total expenses $110K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $51K · Total expenses $110K
46%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $110K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $163K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $169K · Total revenue $216K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $216K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $11K · Total revenue $216K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $33K · Total revenue $216K
+15%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $11K · Total expenses $110K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $216K · Prior year $249K
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $667K · FY2025 $216K
-20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $216K · Expenses $110K
+49%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.3M · Total assets $1.3M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vui Nyen Yong · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $110K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $32K · Total expenses $110K
29%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%——
Overhead ratio 46%——
Revenue growth -13%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$16K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$216K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$249K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$129K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$278K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$259K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$667K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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