The Cambodian Buddhist Association

Overview

Mission

The promotion of buddhist culture

What it reported doing in 2025

All revenue is donations

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
363379165
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Headquarters
Des Plaines, IL, USA
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Buddhism

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. The filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 14
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.3%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46.7%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 21.06; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.