Dzokden

Overview

Mission

The specific purposes for which this corporation is organized are religious ones, to wit: Dzokden is dedicated to spreading and teaching Kalachakra emphasizing the Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist Jonang lineage, and consistent with the teachings, techniques and methods of Khentrul Jamphel Lodro (Jia Luo Show.)

What it reported doing in 2025

Promotion of Kalachakra Tantra Buddhism under the Jonang tradition through activities which includes, but is not limited to, providing religious instruction and places for community development and practice, special events for both new and established students, translation of sacred texts and spreading Tibetan Buddhism worldwide.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
830930746
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone
4158106168
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$259,762
Expenses
$332,038
Assets
$365,565
Liabilities
$706

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 72.1%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 45.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 72.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $240K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $12K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grants require schedule f did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Chloe Bregman (Chief Executive Officer/President): $12,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025.