Sera Jey Buddhist Cultural Center Minnesota

Overview

Mission

To preserve and share the Mahayana Buddhist tradition through prayer, cultural events, and educational programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

The center organized various educational classes for all ages. There were free classes both virtually and in person on Tibetan Buddhism and Philosophy. There were also Tibetan language instruction related to Buddhist teachings. There are ritual ceremonies on special occassions

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
821200060
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Website reviewed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Headquarters
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Rating
31
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the website gives limited detail about leaders and governance practices.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 25
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 33

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

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: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public relationship transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: 1 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 1; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -30.9% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 annual filings from 2024 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.