Tong Jue Si

Tax-deductible

Alhambra, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 84-2053188Revenue $101K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1318 Alhambra Road, 91801-6929 · Alhambra, CATax-exempt since Apr 2020Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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The mission of this organization is to promote buddhism and buddhism education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
14¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $184K a year · 69% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
14%
of spending
Concern: 14% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 97% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$326K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$101K
+305% vs prior year
Spent
$98K
To programs
14%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$101K
FY2025▲ +305%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$960K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$25K
FY2025$101K
Expenses
$98K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$60K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$61K
FY2025$98K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

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 Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

14 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 14% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$5,717Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Xuehui Yang’s $6K as Officer is at the 3rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Xuehui Yang$5,717$12,000$7,560$3,120$4,560$1,560
Lina Li—$3,120$2,080———
Jialin Zhou—$3,120$1,300$1,040$3,120$1,560

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes Buddhism and Buddhist education.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

to promote buddhism and buddhism education

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$101K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$98K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$326K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$101K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$326K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$328K$326K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$800
Office expensesLn 13$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$98K$13K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $101K$98K$2K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25K$61K−$36K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $82K$85K−$4K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $175K$116K$60K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $960K$60K$900K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $44K$236K 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 $100,645 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,862$100,641
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$4
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,864$100,645
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,639$20,900
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,606$77,510
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $61,245$98,410
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,381$2,235
Part VI · Governance no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $100,645 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,641
VIII-3 Investment income$4
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$100,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $98,410 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$20,900
IX-11b Legal fees$3,010
IX-11c Accounting fees$800
IX-13 Office expenses$1,161
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$46,651
IX-23 Insurance$5,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,352$20,099
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,352 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$98,410
Part X · Balance sheet $1,482,805 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,972$58,460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,410,792$1,424,345
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,462,764$1,482,805
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $327,737$325,738
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $327,737$325,738
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,135,027$1,157,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,462,764$1,482,805
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,157,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$100,645
XI-2 Total expenses$98,410
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,235
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,135,027
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,157,067

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

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