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Zen Buddhist Sewing Teachers

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 46-1336745

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Apr 22, 2021

Organization Profilewww.zbst.org
6114 La Salle Ave No 523Oakland, CA 94611

(510) 655-0820

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

80th percentile

32%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

48th percentile

2.3%

Faster asset growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

65th percentile

0.4%

Faster revenue growth than 65% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Up

$11,828

Up $264 (+2.3%) from 2019

Net Assets

$11,828

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin80th percentile

Revenue

Up

$821

Up $3 (+0.4%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$558

Up $25 (+4.7%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

$263

Down $22 (-7.7%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth48th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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

2020

Assets$11,828
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$11,828
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth65th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2020

Revenue$821
Expenses$558
Net Income$263
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Apr 22, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$1,038
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. m

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Planning/organizational development: Continue process of determining sewing teacher credentials, sponsor sewing teacher meeting for 25 participants via zoom$0$150
32 teachers plus additional teacher-in-training provided 125 students with 1500 hours of instruction$0$80
Publishing: Supply Zen Center bookstores with publication "Buddha's Robe Is Sewn" (wholesale). filling retail orders. 28 copies sold in 2020.$0$40
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Timothy WicksPresidentPT$0--
Marjorie WalterTreasurer-$0--
Janice LucenaSecretary 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
Marjorie Walter
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2063213771
Signed
2021-04-22
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Meetings 161.14; Bank Fees 4.96; Filing fee 20.00; office supplies 126.00; web site 159.80”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Inventory 1,230.50; WIP translation project 5,700.00”

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$11,828
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$11,828
Revenue
$821
Expenses
$558
Net income
$263
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