Linh Buu Buddhist Center

Overview

Mission

Weekly praise

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
821483926
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Headquarters
Goodyear, AZ, USA
Rating
40
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and available reserves provide a limited financial cushion.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 4
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 6.4%; rating input score 6
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

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: 22.2%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.71; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 88.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 6.4% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2022 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.