Chi-Jen Foundation Sanctuary

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 76-0646514Revenue $67K in FY2024

On file with the IRS12210 High Star Drive A, 77072-1212 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Jan 2001Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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The mission of the Foundation is to educate the general public, to promulgate the gospel and truths of buddha, to establish temple and to work with other buddha organization.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$39K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$67K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$110K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$684K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$67K
FY2024▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$67K
Expenses
$110K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$61K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$110K
Net assets
$684K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$725K
FY2021$719K
FY2022$737K
FY2023$727K
FY2024$684K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2001.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $107K Management & general 2% · $3K

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; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A

Ju-Chin Chang’s $6K as Secretary is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ju-Chin Chang$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000
Li-Chen Tang$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000

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

Educates the public, shares Buddhist truths, and builds temples.

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1 program · $17K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Bhuddist ministry in the greater houston, texas and the seattle, washington, metropolitan areas spreading the word of buddhism through preaching, teaching and conducting worship services.

$17Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$110K
Ln 25
Programscol B$107K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$684K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$723K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$67K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$553K
Total assetsLn 16$723K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$684K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$558K$553K
Total assetsLn 16$768K$723K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$727K$684K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$918$918
Legal feesLn 11b$920$920
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$5$5
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$110K$107K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $67K$110K−$43K$684K 990 PDF
FY2023 $94K$104K−$10K$727K 990 PDF
FY2022 $86K$67K$18K$737K 990 PDF
FY2021 $55K$61K−$6K$719K 990 PDF
FY2020 $131K$61K$70K$725K 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 $67,107 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $93,915$63,599
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43$3,508
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $93,958$67,107
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,918$12,918
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,437$76,988
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $104,355$109,906
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,397−$42,799
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $67,107 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$63,599
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,599
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,508$3,508
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,508$67,107
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,906 across 11 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $918$918
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $920$920
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,493 · Management $2,523$6,016
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,150$8,150
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5$5
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,334$28,334
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,253$8,253
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,520$22,520
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,790$2,790
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $107,383 · Management $2,523 · Fundraising $0$109,906
Part X · Balance sheet $722,800 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,914$168,595
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,333$1,333
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $558,206$552,872
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $768,453$722,800
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $29,900$29,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,558$8,704
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,458$38,604
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $726,995$684,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $726,995$684,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $768,453$722,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $684,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$67,107
XI-2 Total expenses$109,906
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$726,995
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$684,196

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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