Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Central Georgia Inc
Overview
Mission
The organization's primary purpose is to promote the teaching of buddhist philosophy, the buddhist way of life and tenet, and the understanding and harmony among different branches of buddhist communities.
What it reported doing in 2021
Support members and the public when our service is needed: funeral, weddings and praying for the welfare of the needy and the sick and their families.
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
- 030410200
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2021
- Forms available
- Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2013
- Headquarters
- Doraville, GA, USA
- Rating
- 51
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Buddhism
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
MIXED - 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: 13
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 66
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 9.7%; rating input score 10
- Program expense ratio: 16.8%; rating input score 17
- 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: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 42.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 10.24; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 9.7% of revenue deployed · 16.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $6K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2011 to 2021
- 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.