Teck Shin Sengtao Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 943255155
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2012–2020
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2020
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Phone: 5105347705
Rating: 41
Verdict: MIXED
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Buddhism
Affiliation: Buddhism

Reported finances

Revenue: $46,556
Expenses: $32,774
Assets: $348,450

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

HSIAO-HSUAN HUANG (MINISTER)
NAITSING SAECHAO (MINISTER)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Teck shin sengtao is a religious order of taoism and their mission is to spread the philosophy of tao, which is the essence of everything that exists to the public. The purpose is all-round education for people to not only understand the essence of tao, but also to apply in their daily living.

What it reported doing in 2020

Self-cultivation classes which include activities such as lectures, discussion panels, arts, and cooking to improve the quality of life and spirit.

Operating model

Revenue model: Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 10
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 69
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 8.9%; rating input score 9
Program expense ratio: 12.7%; rating input score 13

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

Operating margin: 29.6%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.63; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: -14.8% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 66th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 8.9% of revenue deployed · 12.7% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2020
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 9/100.
High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 13/100.
High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.