Ligmincha International

Overview

Mission

Promote the study of Tibetan Bön culture and religion by providing retreats and practice materials, and by supporting Bön lamas and monasteries. A monthly gift of $20 or more to Ligmincha International helps to ensure our mission and vision into the future. DONATE/LEARN MORE. Rob Patzig is the president and chairman of the board at Ligmincha International. He assumed both roles in 2013. With a deep commitment to the preservation and sharing of the Yungdrung Bön tradition of Tibet, Rob works closely with Ligmincha’s spiritual director, resident lamas and international communities to support Ligmincha's mission, foster collaboration, and develop new programs. Under his leadership, the organization has continued to expand its reach, promoting awareness and understanding of Bön through retreats, teachings, publications, and online programs. Before joining Ligmincha International, Rob...

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 66% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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

REVIEW - The strongest available result is that the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 26
• Transparency & Controls: 51
• Accountability: 23
• Sustainability: 36
• Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 30.5% of revenue deployed · 27.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 0 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $281K in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $87K · 11 people listed
• Consistency: 34 of 36 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
• Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
• Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
• 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.

• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 30/100.
• High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 27/100.
• High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
• High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
• Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.