Zhong Yue Shaolin Temple Inc

Overview

Mission

The purpose and goal of Shaolin Temple is to promote Buddhism through teaching meditation, tai chi, Shaolin Kung Fu martial art; and to enhance self-healing and cultivate inner peace and harmony. Dasifu’s goal is to provide quality and effective training along with a friendly and safe environment for everyone, especially beginners. The temple has 10,000 square feet of air-conditioned training space, with qualified instructors who care about them. Classes are virtually injury free. We encourage cooperation rather than competition. Dasifu feels that discipline combined with a friendly environment can bring out the very best in a person. Your kind donation helps to maintain and operate our temple along with its many programs. Donate now.

What it reported doing in 2025

Temple open for morning meditation - Monday to Friday 5.30 am - 6.30 am Open house free class for Tai Chi, shaolin Kungfu weekly, pending.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
301163823
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Website reviewed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2023
Headquarters
Houston, TX, United States
Rating
33
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 19th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th 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: -200.7%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 10.55; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.82; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.