Wat Ariyavong

Overview

Mission

The specific purpose of this corporation is to operate a buddhist temple to worship buddha and to teach the buddhist scripture through the activities of the corporation.

What it reported doing in 2025

The program expense includes the first year for set up the new business location, including remodeling and furnitures expense.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 79% for direct work, and 21% for grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311721315
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Headquarters
El Monte, CA, USA
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 24
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 29
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.4%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 21.4%; rating input score 21
  • 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: Limited
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23.4%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 23.97; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -40.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -51.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.4% of revenue deployed · 21.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 annual filings from 2019 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.