Westchester Meditation Center
Legal name: Westchester Buddhist Center
Overview
Mission
To provide a public gathering center for regular meditation practice, lectures, educational seminars, and instruction, and to support senior teachers and preserve the lineage and tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Intention** : As one progresses through these stages of practice and study, one may begin to see that the Buddhist path is their personal path and feel it is appropriate to make a formal commitment to this path of practice and study. One can formalize one’s commitment to the Buddhist path by taking Refuge Vows. At the Westchester Meditation Center the requirement for this is a daily practice for at least six months. As well, students may also be inspired to take part in the community aspect of WMC, by supporting our mission with volunteer service, joining our loosely defined team. Our various weekly meetings and our special events where we host other teachers depend entirely...
What it reported doing in 2024
Annual weeklong meditation retreat to study and practice teachings
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 70% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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
- 273241886
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Irvington, NY, United States
- Phone
- 9149604283
- Rating
- 74
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Educational Services and Schools - Other
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $86,310
- Expenses
- $48,453
- Assets
- $45,531
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 62
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 69
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 48.3%; rating input score 48
- Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 43.9%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 48.3% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $42K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
People named in this filing
- Gene Bobker (Vice President)
- Derek Kolleeny (President)
- Jane Kolleeny (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024.