Friends of the Dalai Lama Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471214470
IRS 990-N coverage
2025–2025
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Lake Elsinore, CA, US
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Buddhism
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
Tenzin Dhonden
Tax period began
2025-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2025-12-31 00:00:00

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.

Overview

From its website

Friends of the Dalai Lama Foundation (FODL) facilitates His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s participation in public and private events. Its efforts are organized around Six Core Value Elements intended to help audiences gain a deeper, actionable understanding of human values, secular ethics, inter-religious harmony, and global peace.

IRS classification

Buddhism (NTEE X50).

Recorded affiliation

Interfaith.

Filing

Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.

Other filing

A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2019 is also available.

Coverage

Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.

Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · Affiliation evidence · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
    • Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • 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.