Church of the buddhist religion

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K 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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FY2022 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $172K a year · 59% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
56 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 55.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $42K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$268K
+112% vs prior year
Spent
$76K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$379K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$268K
FY2022▲ +112%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$416K
Expenses
$76K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$76K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$116K
FY2025$171K
Net assets
$379K
FY2022▲ +103%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$543K
FY2025$789K

From the FY2022 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 May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $55K Management & general 21% · $16K Fundraising 7% · $5K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$7,530Pt VII · Sec A
$7,530Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Diana Finnegan’s $51K as President is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Dr Diana Finnegan$50,698$12,199$4,470$7,530
Ana Maria Caraballo——$8,310$7,530
Susan Crowley$3,850$2,000——

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

Programs and updates

Offers spiritual guidance and community for Buddhist practitioners.

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3 programs · $55K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Residential religious training of buddhist nuns, consisting of intensive instruction in buddhist meditation, ethics, rituals, and philosophy. Training is based on monastic vows (celibacy, etc.) and includes theological study and an annual 3-MONTH meditation retreat.

$34Kprogram expense
02

The second major focus of our community is in providing religious services to our lay congregation through a variety of projects. All our religious services are conducted entirely in spanish, with ritual services, group prayer, meditation, and religious instruction through various online platforms, including the instituto budadharma…

$21Kprogram expense
03

Religious instruction homilies are webcast live every sunday on the facebuda youtube channel, with over 160,000 subscribers. Sunday services are typically attended by over 500 of our congregants, with thousands viewing during the week.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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 2 funders$42K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$268K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$76K
Ln 25
Programscol B$55K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$379K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$352K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Total revenueLn 12$268K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
SavingsLn 2$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$379K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$187K$379K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$857$857
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$395$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$13K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$108$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$76K$55K$16K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $416K$171K$245K$789K 990 PDF
FY2024 $194K$116K$78K$543K 990 PDF
FY2023 $175K$465K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $268K$76K$192K$379K 990 PDF
FY2021 $127K$187K 990 PDF
FY2020 $127K$111K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $268,117 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,597$268,094
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$23
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $126,604$268,117
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,174$76,001
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,174$76,001
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,430$192,116
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $268,117 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$268,094
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23$23
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $23$268,117
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $76,001 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $857$857
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,913$8,913
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $395 · Management $1,934$2,329
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,405$9,405
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,016$26,016
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,735 · Management $2,604$6,339
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,379$2,379
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,903 · Fundraising $5,389$18,292
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $108 · Management $1,363$1,471
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,941 · Management $15,671 · Fundraising $5,389$76,001
Part X · Balance sheet $380,376 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $156,735$147,014
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,352$205,282
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,360$28,080
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $187,207$380,376
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,053
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,053
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $187,207$379,323
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $187,207$379,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $187,207$380,376
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $379,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$268,117
XI-2 Total expenses$76,001
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$192,116
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$187,207
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$379,323

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