Muyeum and Zen Center

Overview

Mission

Spiritual studies based on the word of Buddha Missionary

What it reported doing in 2024

Spiritual studies based on the word of Buddha Missionary activity

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 90% 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
842906250
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Website checked
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Rating
34
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Buddhism

Official website

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 11
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 18.3%; rating input score 18
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • 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: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: 0 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.8%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 2.3; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 18.3% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.