Pema Choling USA

Overview

Mission

The education, support and well-being of the residents of pema choe ling, a buddhist college and retreat center for women in the bumthang valley of bhutan.

What it reported doing in 2024

Support for the pema choling institute for buddhist nuns located inthe bumthang valley of bhutan.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200352137
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Headquarters
Venice, CA, USA
Rating
35
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Buddhism

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 91
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 90%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 18.18; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -34.3% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -35.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -17.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 annual filings from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.