Greater Dc Vipassana Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881718080
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Ashburn, VA, USA
Phone
7032175121
Rating
36
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other
Affiliation
Buddhism

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,645
Assets
$88,872

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ARPAN SHAH (PRESIDENT, TREASURER)
  • DIVYA MEHTA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PRASAD CHALLA (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ARPAN SHAH (PRESIDENT, TREASURER)
  • DIVYA MEHTA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PRASAD CHALLA (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Non-profit charitable religious purpose to teach vipassana meditation one of indias most ancient techniques of meditation which follows guidelines defined by the buddha

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization is currently raising funds for the benefit of establishing a meditation center for use by volunteers in the dmv area.there are currently 7 volunteers helping with activities of the foundation

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 33.8% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 2 of 2 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.