To provide budda's religious teaching and religious and charity services including prayer, funeral services in the u.s.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$7K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K 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
50%
of spending
Concern: 50% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$313K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$231K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$958K
By yearFY2019–FY2023
Revenue
$313K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$368K
FY2020$259K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$243K
Expenses
$231K
FY2021▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$219K
FY2020$189K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$231K
Net assets
$958K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$806K
FY2020$876K
FY2021$958K
FY2022$925K
FY2023$936K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $115K Management & general 50% · $115K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $7K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A

Dieu Thi Hoang’s $14K as Secretary is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Dieu Thi Hoang$14,400$5,500$3,500
Cuc Thi Nguyen$9,600$5,500$3,500

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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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

Offers religious teachings, prayer, and funeral services.

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1 program · $115K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provided weekly buddism prayer and learing sessions to promulgate budda's teaching. Assists and attend funerals. Provided charity services such as assistance to foster children agency.

$115Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$313K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Money outPt IX
$231K
Ln 25
Programscol B$115K
Managementcol C$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$958K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K
Total assetsLn 16$958K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$313K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
SavingsLn 2$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$419K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$389K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$958K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$958K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K$419K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$389K$389K
Total assetsLn 16$876K$958K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$876K$958K
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$7K$7K
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$851$851
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$115K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$231K$115K$115K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $243K$231K$11K$936K 990 PDF
FY2022 $178K$212K−$34K$925K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $313K$231K$82K$958K 990 PDF
FY2020 $259K$189K$71K$876K 990 PDF
FY2019 $368K$219K$148K$806K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $312,502 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $259,228$312,502
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $259,228$312,502
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,759$7,851
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $181,822$222,744
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,581$230,595
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,647$81,907
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $312,502 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$312,502
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$312,502
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$312,502
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $230,595 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 staffManagement $7,000$7,000
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 taxesManagement $851$851
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,768$9,768
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,820$2,820
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,268 · Management $69,479$184,747
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $24,409$24,409
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $115,268 · Management $115,327 · Fundraising $0$230,595
Part X · Balance sheet $958,307 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $149,979; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,473$168,249
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $330,426$250,834
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
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 $388,501$389,245
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
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 $876,400$958,307
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $876,400$643,107
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$315,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $876,400$958,307
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $876,400$958,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $958,307 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$312,502
XI-2 Total expenses$230,595
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,907
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$876,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$958,307

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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