An Lac Mission
Overview
Mission
An Lac Mission / Ventura Buddhist Center is dedicated to promoting human excellence through the teachings of the Buddha and providing a welcoming space for people to experience and practice Buddhism. Our temple was founded by Vietnamese monks and nuns, under the guidance of Venerable abbot Thich Thong Hai, to create a welcoming space for all who wish to experience Buddhism. Although founded by the Vietnamese Sangha, An Lac Mission embraces people of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our community serves as a spiritual home and a center for cultural learning, education, and charitable outreach, supporting not only the Vietnamese Buddhist community but also Sri Lankan and American practitioners. We invite you to join us in this journey of personal and spiritual growth. _Click_ _here_[]( _to learn more about the temple._.
What it reported doing in 2024
An Lac Mission is a non-profit organization that aspires for human excellence through the practice of teachings of the Buddha. We welcome everyone that has an interest in learning to achieve inner growth and happiness through the practice of Buddhism.
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.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 352181099
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Website reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Ventura, CA, United States
- Rating
- 28
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Buddhism
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 2
- Transparency & Controls: 64
- Accountability: 3
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
- Fundraising efficiency: $3.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public governance controls: 1 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5.5%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 7.2; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 44.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 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: 0 of 1 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2022 to 2024
- 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.