Bozeman Dharma Center

Overview

Mission

The Bozeman Dharma Center is committed to the Buddha’s teachings of wisdom, compassion-in-action, interdependence and loving-kindness extended to all beings, without exception. The Bozeman Dharma Center is the culmination of an idea that had been simmering in this community for many years. Finally, in 2013, the right combination of support, leadership and volunteers made it possible to establish a shared home for Bozeman’s Buddhist groups – a place of refuge and silence where we can offer a full schedule of sitting practices, instruction and study of Buddhist teachings. The programs are meant to inspire practice and honor the inner life – solitude and silence, creativity and growth, compassion and wisdom. In these fast-paced and extroverted times, there is a need for serene and quiet places to nurture our spiritual lives and to foster inner growth. buddhas-fr-3-san.

What it reported doing in 2020

Provide facilities for meetings and retreats for several buddhist groups to inspire practice and honor the inner life - solitude and silence, creativity and growth, compassion and wisdom.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463365308
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2020
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Bozeman, MT, United States
Phone
4062192140
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$100,897
Expenses
$72,509
Assets
$105,670
Liabilities
$8,354

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.7%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 85.8%; rating input score 86

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.6%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.5% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 75th 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: 61.7% of revenue deployed · 85.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2013 to 2020
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL PALMER (CENTER COORDINATOR)
  • WENDY ROBERTS (PRESIDENT)
  • STEVE BARKLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020.