Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
7 people listed on the 990.
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
Preserves, protects, and shares Buddhist texts, especially Tibetan traditions and art.
Questions for Dharma Mudranalaya
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Expenses related to the dharma publishing equipment depreciation expense.
Preserve, protect, publish, and disseminate the texts of buddhism, particularly tibetan buddhist traditions and art.
Funds were given to the head lama of the tibetan nyingma meditation center TNMC, a 501c3 church, for its yeshe de project support of the research, typesetting, printing and binding of tibetan buddhist texts for free distribution to tibetans in india, nepal, and the himalayas.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $139K | $181K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $707K | $453K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $5K | $7K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $20K | $20K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $19K | $19K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $900 | $900 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $7K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $10K | $10K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $22K | $21K | $639 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $10K | $10K | ||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $5K | $5K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $10K | $10K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $23K | $23K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $298K | $298K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | $244 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $27K | $27K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $496K | $486K | $10K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 15, 2025 | $204K | $541K | −$337K | $857K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2024 | $281K | $496K | −$215K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2023 | $111K | $462K | −$350K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2022 | $201K | $267K | −$66K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 16, 2021 | $93K | $536K | −$443K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $280,707 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,707 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $496,029 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,328,891 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,322,072 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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