Jikoji FY2025 filing

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Los Gatos, CA501(c)(3)Since 1983EIN 94-2874101

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Buddhist religion and teachings organization.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 23% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$183K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$247K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$166K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$348K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$247K
FY2025▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$247K
FY2025$456K
Expenses
$166K
FY2025▲ +57%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$106K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$166K
FY2025$174K
Net assets
$348K
FY2025▲ +30%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$348K
FY2025$631K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · 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 1983.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $142K Management & general 15% · $24K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman
$17,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela Brown$12,000$17,200————
Nico Durourn————$3,300$600
Daniel Zigmund——$1,650$1,050——

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes Buddhist teachings and practices through observation and study.

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1 program service account for $142K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Jikoji is a soto buddhist temple and retreat center. Buddhist clergy and laypersons offer daily buddhist workshops, ceremonies, meditation and four week-long retreats for meditation practice and training. All persons are welcome for all buddhist practice. Jikoji serves approximately 500 persons per year.

$142Kprogram expense

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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$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$247K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$866
Money outPt IX
$166K
Ln 25
Programscol B$142K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$348K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$249
Other incomeLn 4–11$866
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$247K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$437K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K
Net assetsLn 32$348K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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$28K$94K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$436K$437K
Total assetsLn 16$464K$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K$183K
Net assetsLn 32$267K$348K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$17K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$52K$52K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$351$351
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$161$161
Total functional expensesLn 25$166K$142K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Viewing $247K$166K$81K$348K 990 PDF
FY2024 $196K$267K 990 PDF
FY2023 $148K$239K 990 PDF
FY2022 $152K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$106K−$2K$333K 990 PDF
FY2020 $164K$328K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $247,203 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$135,540
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$135,540
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110,548$110,548
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $249$249
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $866$866
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,414 · Excluded from tax $249$247,203
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $166,210 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $17,200$17,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,632$16,632
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,626$3,626
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,120$7,120
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,910$7,910
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,634$51,634
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,697$4,697
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $351$351
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,659$26,659
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,950$16,950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,270$13,270
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $161$161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $141,890 · Management $24,320 · Fundraising $0$166,210
Part X · Balance sheet $531,738 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,895$94,478
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $435,845$437,260
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $463,740$531,738
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $17,670$6,670
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,174$8,179
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $196,344$183,349
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $267,396$348,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $267,396$348,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $463,740$531,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $348,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$247,203
XI-2 Total expenses$166,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$267,396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$348,389

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