Us Southwestern Falun Dafa Assoc
Overview
Mission
Organization is dedicated to promote falun dafa, a spiritual practice that improves the lives of people through disciplined practices. People who practiced this system would experience dramatic health benefits as well as newfound energy. In addition, the organization also promotes ancient chinese culture; it is a proud presenter and promoter of shen yun performing artss performances throughout southern California region. Shen yuns works not only reflect this rich spiritual heritage of ancient china, but also enhance the practice of falun dafa.
What it reported doing in 2024
The organization is a proud presenter and promoter of shen yun performing artss performances throughout southern California region.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 264137135
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2015–2024
- Website reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
- Headquarters
- El Monte, CA, USA
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Buddhism
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 69
- Accountability: 56
- Sustainability: 14
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
- 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: Limited
- 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Public governance controls: 0 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -28.6%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0.12; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.63; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 41.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 42.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 9 annual filings from 2015 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.