Dai Giac Buddhist Temple

Overview

Mission

The exempt organization is a temple formed to primarily serve the vietnamese buddhist compmunity. The master monks teach the rule and law of buddhism, provide spritual support and perform meromial burial ceremonies to all temple members.

What it reported doing in 2024

The two head monks/officer/directors travelled all over the united statesto teach the learinng of buddhism and to bestow blessing to the vietnamese community and businesses in the states they visited.

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
384008215
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2024
Headquarters
San Jose, CA, USA
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending 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: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.8%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 31.3%; rating input score 31

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -62%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 6.2; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.4%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.8% of revenue deployed · 31.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 annual filings from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.