Zen Center of Denver

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Zen Center of Denver is to cultivate the awakening of wisdom and compassion. and Values, Diversity Statement, Ethics Agreement, and Code of Conduct outline the formal standards our teachers and community have committed to upholding. They reflect our aspiration to embody the Buddha Way in all aspects of life, and to protect the integrity of our practice space for generations to come. Diamond Sangha Teachers’ Ethics Agreement As students of the Way and teachers of the Diamond Sangha, we aspire to right conduct in every aspect of our lives. In this aspiration, we have committed ourselves to maintaining the Ten Grave Precepts, and we cannot improve upon them as guides and standards for our thoughts, words, and deeds. The Precepts are open to interpretation; h.

The Zen Center of Denver is a Buddhist sangha offering authentic Zen practice and training, including daily zazen (seated meditation). Its mission is to cultivate the awakening of wisdom and compassion, guided by its values and ethics commitments (e.g., the Ten Grave Precepts), and it works to provide authentic training while cultivating a welcoming, diverse, and connected community. The organization describes expanding to a new temple at 1856 S. Columbine Street and moving many practice activities online during the early pandemic period.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841106761
IRS 990-T coverage
2021–2023
Website reviewed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-T 2023
Headquarters
Denver, CO, United States
Rating confidence
Limited
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

The verdict

- This return only reports unrelated business income. Use the main filing to assess the organization as a whole.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
    • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
    • Activities: Unrelated business income -$3K · Unrelated business taxable income $0
    • Consistency: 2 of 2 current checks pass
    • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2021 to 2023
    • 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.