Phra Borommathart Doisuthep Foundation USA

Overview

Mission

1 To support the Buddhist Temple in USA.2.To provide scholarships for Buddhist monks, novices & bright students.3 To support the dissemiation of Buddhist teaching theoretical& practical

What it reported doing in 2024

Donations to Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep USA in order to pay land, build the new buildings and Buddhihism activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461190012
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Chino Hills, CA, USA
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Buddhism

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 the filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 90
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.1%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 6th 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: 98.9%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 95.44; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -14% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.5% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $223 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 10 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 annual filings from 2014 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.