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 filing allocates 92% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203927566
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2022
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
(503) 252-3637
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$354,218
Expenses
$370,865
Assets
$1,647,528
Liabilities
$212,789

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 0
  • 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

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
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.7%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Polwat Nakalak (Registered Agen)
  • Phra Wairot Treenet (President)
  • Phra Nathi Nunthaphatdo (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022.