Ohana Maitreya
Overview
Mission
Provide grants to buddhist nunneries located in india for the primary purpose of the construction and operation of "shedras". Shedras are institutes of higher buddhist learning. The funds provided by the organization will also be used to teach nuns computer skills, the tibetan and english languages, and basic math skills. In general, the overall purpose of the organization is to promote the preservation of tibetan buddhist culture and himalayan spiritual traditions.
What it reported doing in 2017
Grants in 2017 were made to the tibetan nuns project to further the construction and operation of nunneries ("shedras"), palpun munishasan dharama chakra sangh and tsechan shed-dub samten phuntsok ling cha for teacher salaries.
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 100% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 275096966
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2017
- Website reviewed
- Jun 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2017
- Headquarters
- Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
- Rating
- 62
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Support N.E.C.
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
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: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 64
- Accountability: 11
- Sustainability: 16
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 98.3%; rating input score 98
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- 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; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Public governance controls: 0 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -137.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -22% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -31.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -15.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th 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 · 98.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2012 to 2017
- 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.