Oregon Meditation Center

Overview

Mission

Oregon Meditation Center (O.M.C) is a non-profit organization, whose primary purpose is free teaching dhammakaya meditation.

What it reported doing in 2022

A gathering place for worshipers and believers to practice Buddhism

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 92% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203927566
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2022
Website reviewed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Headquarters
Portland, OR, USA
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 11
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 79.9%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public governance controls: 4 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.7%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 4.44; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 83.7% of revenue deployed · 79.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $296K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 annual filings from 2012 to 2022
  • 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.