法禅寺 Fa Chan Temple

Legal name: Fa Chan Temple

Overview

Mission

Fa Chan Temple is described as following the authentic Tathagata teachings of Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, Namo Dorje Chang Buddha III, and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions.

Fa Chan Temple is a Buddhist temple that describes itself as following the authentic Tathagata teachings of Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, Namo Dorje Chang Buddha III, and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions. The organization operates from its listed location in Hesperia, California and provides a public contact email address.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811287198
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hesperia, CA, USA
Phone
8587909018
Rating
32
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$108,982
Expenses
$120,091
Assets
$2,436,941
Liabilities
$5,006

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 3
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 3.6%; rating input score 4
  • Program expense ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 2
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 20.29; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -80.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 39.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 3.6% of revenue deployed · 2.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: Filed program service accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2022 to 2024
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 4/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • YOU SHAN YANG (CEO)
  • CHUNG-HAN LIN (SECRETARY)
  • THRANGU TULKU (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024.