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Zen Buddhist Sewing Teachers

EIN 46-1336745 • 501(c)3 • Oakland, CA

Profile

Support sewing teachers: Maintain www.zbst.org for purpose of disseminating sewing instructions, connecting sewing teachers, dharma teachers, and sewing students, and ordering supplies & equipment. Continuing work on next publication, WIP on balance sheet.

6114 La Salle Ave No 523Oakland, CA 94611

www.zbst.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

5th percentile

-371%

Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

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 2024

Asset Growth

46th percentile

-4.5%

Faster asset growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

13th percentile

-68%

Faster revenue growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$16,803

Down $795 (-4.5%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$16,803

Down $795 (-4.5%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin5th percentile

Revenue

Down

$214

Down $455 (-68%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$1,009

Down $2 (-0.2%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$795

Down $453 (-132%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth46th percentile

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2014: $7,922Liabilities 2014: $52014Assets 2015: $8,210Liabilities 2015: $272015Assets 2016: $7,941Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $9,983Liabilities 2017: $22017Assets 2018: $11,279Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $11,564Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $11,828Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $11,8282020Assets 2021: $18,507Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $18,5072021Assets 2022: $17,940Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $17,9402022Assets 2023: $17,598Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $17,5982023Assets 2024: $16,803Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $16,8032024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$16,803
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$16,803
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth13th percentile

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

$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2014: $2,195Expenses 2014: $471Net Income 2014: $1,7242014Revenue 2015: $1,596Expenses 2015: $1,330Net Income 2015: $2662015Revenue 2016: $2,318Expenses 2016: $2,560Net Income 2016: -$2422016Revenue 2017: $3,657Expenses 2017: $1,617Net Income 2017: $2,0402017Revenue 2018: $3,714Expenses 2018: $2,415Net Income 2018: $1,2992018Revenue 2019: $818Expenses 2019: $533Net Income 2019: $2852019Revenue 2020: $821Expenses 2020: $558Net Income 2020: $2632020Revenue 2021: $8,212Expenses 2021: $2,161Net Income 2021: $6,0512021Revenue 2022: $654Expenses 2022: $594Net Income 2022: $602022Revenue 2023: $669Expenses 2023: $1,011Net Income 2023: -$3422023Revenue 2024: $214Expenses 2024: $1,009Net Income 2024: -$7952024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$214
Expenses$1,009
Net Income-$795
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$16,803
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$16,803
Revenue
$214
Expenses
$1,009
Net income
-$795
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$16.8$0.00$16.8$0.21$1.01$0.80
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.6$0.00$17.6$0.67$1.01$0.34
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.9$0.00$17.9$0.65$0.59$0.06
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.5$0.00$18.5$8.21$2.16$6.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.8$0.00$11.8$0.82$0.56$0.26
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.6$0.00$0.82$0.53$0.29
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.3$0.00$3.71$2.42$1.30
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.98$0.00$3.66$1.62$2.04
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.94$0.00$2.32$2.56$0.24
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.21$0.03$1.60$1.33$0.27
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.92$0.01$2.20$0.47$1.72
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$352
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Support sewing teachers: Maintain www.zbst.org for purpose of disseminating sewing instructions, connecting sewing teachers, dharma teachers, and sewing students, and ordering supplies & equipment. Continuing work on next publication, WIP on balance sheet. Start preparing main publication "Buddha's Robe Is Sewn" for reprinting.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
51 teachers plus additional teachers-in-training provided 175 students with 2200 hours of instruction$0$0
Publishing: Supply Zen Center bookstores with publication "Buddha's Robe Is Sewn" (wholesale). Filling retail orders: 17 copies sold in 2024.$0$0
Planning/organizational development: Sponsor sewing teacher meetings and ceremonies for ~55 participants via zoom$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Karen DeCotisPresident-$0--
Jean SelkirkTreasurer-$0--
Sandy MusashiSecretary Vice-President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Zen Buddhist Sewing Teachers
EIN
46-1336745
Phone
5106550820
Address
6114 La Salle Ave No 523, Oakland, CA 94611

Signing Officer

Name
Jean Selkirk
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5106550820
Signed
2025-05-13
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Meetings 196; Bank fees 1; Office Supplies 320; Web site 29”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“WIP 7200”

Raw XML Appendix159 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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