Liabilities / Assets
84th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Bongwon Sah Buddhist Temple
EIN 42-1743381 • 501(c)3 • Temple City, CA
Profile
The purpose of this organization is to operate a buddhist temple and monastery in order to carry out the correct doctrines, philosophies, practices and rituals of buddhism; to give the spiritual guidance and blessing based on great mercy, compassion, and the buddhisatva spirit of the mahayana buddhism; to operate educational institute and welfare organizations, giving professional training and wide understanding of buddhism and showing its spirit at work in the form of welfare works.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.23x
Liabilities / Revenue
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
41st percentile
Higher net margin than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
44th percentile
Faster asset growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
39th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$93,552
Down $4,942 (-5.0%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$21,776
Down $3,612 (-14%) from 2023
Net Assets
$71,776
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$71,080
Down $8,776 (-11%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$72,410
Down $1,755 (-2.4%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$1,330
Down $7,021 (-123%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
- Assets
- $93,552
- Liabilities
- $21,776
- Net assets
- $71,776
- Revenue
- $71,080
- Expenses
- $72,410
- Net income
- -$1,330
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- Oct 20, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $59,256
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The purpose of this organization is to operate a buddhist temple and monastery in order to carry out the correct doctrines, philosophies, practices and rituals of buddhism; to give the spiritual guidance and blessing based on great mercy, compassion, and the buddhisatva spirit of the mahayana buddhism; to operate educational institute and welfare organizations, giving professional training and wide understanding of buddhism and showing its spirit at work in the form of welfare works.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO OPERATE A BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND MONASTERY IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE CORRECT DOCTRINES, PHILOSOPHIES, PRACTICES AND RITUALS OF BUDDHISM; TO GIVE THE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND BLESSING BASED ON GREAT MERCY, COMPASSION, AND THE BUDDHISATVA SPIRIT OF THE MAHAYANA BUDDHISM; TO OPERATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE AND WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, GIVING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND WIDE UNDERSTANDING OF BUDDHISM AND SHOWING ITS SPIRIT AT WORK IN THE FORM OF WELFARE WORKS. | - | $12,954 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAE DUK CHOI | Buddhist Pri | FT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Bongwon Sah Buddhist Temple
- EIN
- 42-1743381
- Phone
- 2133839665
- Address
- 5010 CLOVERLY AVE, TEMPLE CITY, CA 91780
Signing Officer
- Name
- Jae Duk Choi
- Title
- Buddhist Priest
- Phone
- 2133839665
- Signed
- 2023-10-20
Preparer
- Firm
- Sara Yewon Kim CPA
- Address
- 3435 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1950, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
- Preparer
- Sara Kim
- Phone
- 2133839665
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office expense 418 interest expense 1,530 insurance 859 automobile expense 524 bank service charge 151 dues & subscription 300 evangeliism and events 43 license & permits 167 meals and entertainment 883 ministry / ceremony exp 2,520 postage and delivery 42 repair and maintenance 795 supplies 10,241 tax 1,192 telephone and internet 1,157 utilities 4,117 total 24,939”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“139,192”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“36,764 37,364 less accumulated depreciation 25,944 26,094 security deposit 3,500 3,500 total 14,320 14,770”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Credit card loan payable 139,190 0 loan payable 32,095 28,825”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The purpose of this organization is to operate a buddhist temple and monastery in order to carry out the correct doctrines, philosophies, practices and rituals of buddhism; to give the spiritual guidance and blessing based on great mercy, compassion, and the buddhisatva spirit of the mahayana buddhism; to operate educational institute and welfare organizations, giving professional training and wide understanding of buddhism and showing its spirit at work in the form of welfare works.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“The purpose of this organization is to operate a buddhist temple and monastery in order to carry out the correct doctrines, philosophies, practices and rituals of buddhism; to give the spiritual guidance and blessing based on great mercy, compassion, and the buddhisatva spirit of the mahayana buddhism; to operate educational institute and welfare organizations, giving professional training and wide understanding of buddhism and showing its spirit at work in the form of welfare works.”
Raw XML Appendix113 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/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/ScheduleBNotRequiredInd | 0 | X |
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| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 0 | CA |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd | 0 | X |
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