Rooted in the living transmission of Theravada Buddhism, the purpose of the Durango Dharma Center is personal and collective liberation. We practice together to cultivate awakened minds and compassionate hearts. Building a culture of generosity and responsiveness, we aspire to cultivate the seeds of awakening for all beings.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 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
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$214K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$248K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$214K
FY2023▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$216K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$194K
Expenses
$248K
FY2023▲ +7%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$215K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -3%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2023 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 Apr 1998.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $203K Management & general 8% · $19K Fundraising 10% · $26K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, Dharma Teacher
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$23,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Guiding Teacher
$10,030Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yong Oh’s $43K as Director, Dharma Teacher is at the 44th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Yong Oh$42,667$42,000——
Kate Siber$15,067$23,600$15,300$17,000
Erin Treat—$10,030$15,000$18,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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During 2023 the Durango Dharma Center continued its Monday night meditation gatherings online and in person. The Center also provided a wide array of in person programs for community members including daylong retreats, a camping retreat, beginning and experienced student enrichment classes and facilitated Kalyana Mitta and peer meet up…

$203Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$214K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$836
Money outPt IX
$248K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$836
Total revenueLn 12$214K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$61K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18K$9K$4K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$178$89$36$53
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$684$273$410
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$9K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$3K$164$6K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$898
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$39K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$248K$203K$19K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $194K$215K−$21K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $214K$248K−$33K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $178K$232K−$54K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $216K$206K$9K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $177K$204K−$26K$1.3M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $214,491 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $145,556$181,047
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,463$32,608
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$836
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $178,019$214,491
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,909$95,051
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,358$152,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $232,267$247,964
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$54,248−$33,473
Part VI · Governance 7 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $214,491 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,608 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,047
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $836 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$836
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,444 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$214,491
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $247,964 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,504 · Management $7,563 · Fundraising $7,563$75,630
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,938 · Management $3,575 · Fundraising $5,363$17,876
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $89 · Management $36 · Fundraising $53$178
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $684 · Management $273 · Fundraising $410$1,367
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,605 · Management $1,203$9,808
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,994 · Fundraising $1,966$5,960
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,230 · Management $164 · Fundraising $6,047$9,441
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,031$4,031
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,907$28,907
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,707$2,707
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,128$1,128
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,655$38,655
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,107 · Management $898$4,005
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,217 · Management $4,527 · Fundraising $4,527$48,271
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,668 · Management $19,367 · Fundraising $25,929$247,964
Part X · Balance sheet $1,251,836 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,182$102,230
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$30,836
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,157,425$1,118,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,287,607$1,251,836
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,408$209
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $600$2,501
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,008$2,710
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,282,599$1,249,126
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,282,599$1,249,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,287,607$1,251,836
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,249,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$214,491
XI-2 Total expenses$247,964
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,473
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,282,599
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,249,126

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