TLC Transitional Life Care
Overview
Mission
A Vajrayana Buddhist education and support program offering spiritual resources for the end of life transition. Spiritual Care and Support TLC Transitional Life Care provides informal support through the process of dying to individuals, families, caregivers, friends, and the community. We present educational programs and videos, workshops, and host support talk groups. TLC also offers a concise Buddhist end-of-life manual, 'Instructions for the Transitional State' and a large variety of resources found on this website for those who wish to acknowledge and prepare for their end of life transition, all from a Vajrayana Buddhist perspective. All of our activities are motivated to support this. CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT EVENTS AND TO REGISTER.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Heart Essence of Interdependent Origination virtual retreat with Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche, focusing on dependent origination.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 80% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 86% of its reported program work directly.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 471952551
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Website reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Headquarters
- Ashland, OR, US
- Rating
- 45
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Buddhism
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and the website clearly identifies leaders and governance practices. 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: 20
- Transparency & Controls: 65
- Accountability: 75
- Sustainability: 50
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 18.9%; rating input score 19
- Program expense ratio: 21.4%; rating input score 21
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Public governance controls: 3 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 75
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 11.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0.76; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 46.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 18.9% of revenue deployed · 21.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $14K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- 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.