Dia Tang Temple ( Chua Dia Tang)

Overview

Mission

Support, advance, propagate, and preserve the teaching practice and study of the Buddhist religion

What it reported doing in 2025

Support, advance , propagete and preserve the teaching practice and study of the Buddhist religion

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474097606
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Headquarters
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Rating
38
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 1
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.5%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

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: 5.7%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.52; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.5% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2023 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.