Drukpa North America Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833219306
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Woodside, NY, USA
Phone
9176402502
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Buddhism

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,290
Expenses
$139,123
Assets
$1,117,001
Liabilities
$223,440

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES P POTTER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TASI SHERPA (DIRECTOR)
  • RINCHEN SHERPA (DIRECTOR)
  • YESHI WANGCHUK (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To use and operate the property it owns as a center for the Drukpa Himalayan Buddhist Lineage. The entity is also dedicated to advancing compassion-based community service rooted in the ethical and spiritual principles of the Drukpa lineage of Himalayan Buddhism.

What it reported doing in 2025

Drukpa North America holds weekly Buddhist masses, public teachings, and community gatherings that promote mental well-being, resilience, and cross-cultural understanding. The organization actively engages in volunteer-led service initiatives, including food distributions, clothing drives, and neighborhood clean-up efforts, in collaboration with local partners. Drukpa North America supports the facilitation of health-related services, including organizing access to general medical and dental care for underserved individuals and families. Through public events, workshops, and festivals, the organization promotes awareness and appreciation of Himalayan cultural and spiritual traditions. The entity also helps promote environmental awareness, focus on education, action, and community engagement, using methods like workshops, social media campaigns, and local clean-up events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -77.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.03; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -37.6% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $131K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.