Zen Buddhist Order

Overview

Mission

We provide bi weekly Zen meditation to the public stress reduction and healthy breath work skills.

What it reported doing in 2023

We offer Zen Meditation Services twice a week to help people with mental anxiety and suffering.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474156751
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Jensen Beach, FL, USA
Rating confidence
Limited
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,160
Expenses
$1,470
Assets
$1,690

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

- This form does not report enough financial and governance detail to rate the organization. That is normal for this form and is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.9%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 50; 50th 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: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 51.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 annual filings from 2022 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Vaughn Smith (Spiritual Director)
  • Vaughn Smith (Director)
  • Cristina Smith (Treasurer)

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 2023.