Open Way Sangha Inc
Overview
Mission
The organization's primary exempt purpose and mission is the establishhment and maintenance of a spiritual community which offers opportunities for practice, study, and spiritual friendship to individuals wishing to practice meditation and the buddha dharma. Open way sangha, inc. Is primarily inspired by, and is grounded in the tradition of the ven. Thich nhat hanh and the tiep hien order (order of the interbeing); particularly as reflected in the charter of the order of interbeing and the fourteen mindfulness trainings (precepts) of the order. Open way sangha, inc. Opens itself to , and welcomes participation by, all persons inspired by the buddha, including persons unaffiliated with any religious or spiritual traditions.
What it reported doing in 2025
Open way sangha, inc has established and maintains a spirtiual community offering opportunities for practice, study, and spiritual friendship to individuals wishing to practice meditation and the buddha dharma.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 91% 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
- 810503952
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2015
- Headquarters
- Missoula, MT, USA
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Buddhism
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: NotEnoughData
- Sustainability: 41
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- 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: -6.2%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 1.93; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $109K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 annual filings from 2016 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.