Civic Intelligence

Mei Te Temple Inc

EIN 13-4282553 • 501(c)3 • Malden, MA

Profile

To advance the religion of buddhism beliefs.

900 Main StMalden, MA 02148-1417
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

33rd percentile

-7.5%

Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

42nd percentile

-8.1%

Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

46th percentile

-6.0%

Faster revenue growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$22,431

Down $1,966 (-8.1%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$22,431

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin33rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$26,163

Down $1,679 (-6.0%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$28,129

Up $286 (+1.0%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$1,966

Down $1,965 (-196500%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth42nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2012: $11,751Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $13,183Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $13,909Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $11,827Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $13,799Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $20,193Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $17,273Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $16,723Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $19,238Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $20,418Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $22,583Liabilities 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $24,398Net Assets 2023: $24,3982023Assets 2024: $24,397Liabilities 2024: $02024Assets 2025: $22,431Net Assets 2025: $22,4312025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$22,431
Liabilities-
Net Assets$22,431
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth46th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2012: $23,652Expenses 2012: $24,365Net Income 2012: -$7132012Revenue 2013: $24,194Expenses 2013: $22,762Net Income 2013: $1,4322013Revenue 2014: $23,902Expenses 2014: $23,176Net Income 2014: $7262014Revenue 2015: $24,827Expenses 2015: $26,909Net Income 2015: -$2,0822015Revenue 2016: $27,764Expenses 2016: $25,792Net Income 2016: $1,9722016Revenue 2017: $29,243Expenses 2017: $22,849Net Income 2017: $6,3942017Revenue 2018: $32,268Expenses 2018: $35,188Net Income 2018: -$2,9202018Revenue 2019: $32,861Expenses 2019: $33,411Net Income 2019: -$5502019Revenue 2020: $37,642Expenses 2020: $35,127Net Income 2020: $2,5152020Revenue 2021: $26,047Expenses 2021: $24,867Net Income 2021: $1,1802021Revenue 2022: $27,509Expenses 2022: $25,344Net Income 2022: $2,1652022Revenue 2023: $29,744Expenses 2023: $27,929Net Income 2023: $1,8152023Revenue 2024: $27,842Expenses 2024: $27,843Net Income 2024: -$12024Revenue 2025: $26,163Expenses 2025: $28,129Net Income 2025: -$1,9662025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$26,163
Expenses$28,129
Net Income-$1,966
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$22,431
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$22,431
Revenue
$26,163
Expenses
$28,129
Net income
-$1,966
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$22.4$22.4$26.2$28.1$1.97
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$24.4$0.00$27.8$27.8$0.00
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$24.4$24.4$29.7$27.9$1.82
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$22.6$0.00$27.5$25.3$2.17
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$20.4$0.00$26.0$24.9$1.18
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$19.2$0.00$37.6$35.1$2.52
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$16.7$0.00$32.9$33.4$0.55
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$17.3$0.00$32.3$35.2$2.92
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$20.2$0.00$29.2$22.8$6.39
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.8$0.00$27.8$25.8$1.97
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.8$0.00$24.8$26.9$2.08
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.9$0.00$23.9$23.2$0.73
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.2$0.00$24.2$22.8$1.43
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.8$0.00$23.7$24.4$0.71
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Jul 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$26,163
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To advance the religion of buddhism beliefs.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Regular weekly meetings to advance the religion of buddhism and carry out other related charitable, educational activities. More than 50 members.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kitty ChiuTreasuer-$0--
Mei WongDirector-$0--
Po Ling WongDirector-$0--
Mei Kam ChuPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Mei Te Temple Inc
EIN
13-4282553
Address
900 MAIN ST, MALDEN, MA 02148-1417

Signing Officer

Name
Mei K Chu
Title
President
Signed
2025-07-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 10

“Chung Te Temple (Parent) and Chung Te Institute (Affiliate)”

Part I, Line 16

“Real estate taxes, insurance and bank fees”

Part II, Line 24

“Other Assets comprised of audio equipment, roof and basement.”

Raw XML Appendix94 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/CityNm0Malden
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IRS990EZ/CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp/BOYAmt024397
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IRS990EZ/CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt00
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IRS990EZ/DonorAdvisedFndsInd0false
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IRS990EZ/LandAndBuildingsGrp/BOYAmt00
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IRS990EZ/MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd0false
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IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt022431
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IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp/EOYAmt022431
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IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt13.00
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt23.00
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt33.00
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IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt1Director
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IRS990EZ/OperateHospitalInd0false
IRS990EZ/Organization501c3Ind0X
IRS990EZ/OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd0false
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IRS990EZ/OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt00
IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotalAmt013028
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IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd0false
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IRS990EZ/TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt00
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Part I, Line 10
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Part I, Line 16
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Part II, Line 24
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ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt02024-07-01
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt02025-06-30
ReturnHeader/TaxYr02024

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