Palbar Ling Center INC

Tax-deductible

San Diego, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 82-3667413Revenue $267K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3264 W Virgo Rd, 92105-3834 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Jul 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Charity religion services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 44% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
38 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 37.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$267K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$194K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$606K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$267K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$305K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$206K
FY2025$267K
Expenses
$194K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$47K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$194K
Net assets
$606K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$533K
FY2025$606K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $129K Management & general 34% · $66K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasure
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tsering Motup’s $6K as President is at the 4th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Tsering Motup$6,000$9,846

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

Palbar Ling Center INC is a religious organization based in San Diego, CA.

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1 program · $129K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Buddhist service activities in india,nepal,bangladesh,myanmer.

$129Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $33K · 2022–2023
Moringa for LoveCA · FY2023$8,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$24,745

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$267K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$194K
Ln 25
Programscol B$129K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$606K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$608K
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$254K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$238K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$267K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$608K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$608K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$606K
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$523K$608K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$0
Total assetsLn 16$535K$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$533K$606K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$116K$116K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
TravelLn 17$6K$0$6K$0
InsuranceLn 23$914$0$914$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$12K$53K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$0$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$194K$129K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $267K$194K$72K$606K 990 PDF
FY2024 $206K$204K$3K$533K 990 PDF
FY2023 $139K$136K$3K$528K 990 PDF
FY2022 $241K$64K$177K$525K 990 PDF
FY2021 $305K$47K$257K$348K 990 PDF
FY2020 $101K$91K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $266,597 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,394$254,337
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$12,260
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $186,902$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,296$266,597
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $110,661$116,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,715$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,361$77,681
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $203,737$194,181
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,559$72,416
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
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 $266,597 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$237,691
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,646
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$254,337
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $12,260 · Excluded from tax $0$12,260
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $12,260 · Excluded from tax $0$266,597
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $194,181 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $116,500$116,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $0$1,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $5,830 · Fundraising $0$5,830
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $914 · Fundraising $0$914
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,165 · Management $53,034 · Fundraising $0$65,199
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,838 · Fundraising $0$3,838
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $128,665 · Management $65,516 · Fundraising $0$194,181
Part X · Balance sheet $608,012 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $522,957$608,012
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,760$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $534,717$608,012
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,546$2,425
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,546$2,425
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $533,171$605,587
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $533,171$605,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $534,717$608,012
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $605,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,597
XI-2 Total expenses$194,181
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$533,171
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$605,587

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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