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United Buddhist Foundation

EIN 47-1420906 • 501(c)3 • Westminster, CA

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N Coverage

Profile

1. Our website is continually updated with modern technology and provides tools to support Buddhist study and research. All of our sutra translations are freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. 2. The Buddhist books for which we serve as authors, translators, or compilers are published as free electronic editions. 3. Our publications may also be printed by other Buddhist organizations for free distribution, without any restrictions. For this reason, we must support our full-time religious translator and writer, who is dedicated entirely to this work. Through these efforts, we aim to share the Buddha's teachings widely and contribute to peace in the world-beginning with each individual, not only through governments. 4. We also reprint valuable Buddhist works originally published 50 to 80 years ago, making them available again to students and scholars of Buddhism.

9180 Oasis AveWestminster, CA 92683

www.unitedbuddhist.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 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

39th percentile

-2.9%

Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$18,000

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 19.6% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

23rd percentile

-39%

Faster asset growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

80th percentile

36%

Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$4,282

Down $2,695 (-39%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$4,282

Down $2,695 (-39%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin39th percentile

Revenue

Up

$91,793

Up $24,350 (+36%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$94,488

Up $9,022 (+11%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

-$2,695

Up $15,328 (+85%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth23rd percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2016: $572Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $5722016Assets 2019: $5,105Net Assets 2019: $5,1052019Assets 2020: $17,599Net Assets 2020: $17,5992020Assets 2021: $14,549Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $14,5492021Assets 2022: $24,136Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $24,1362022Assets 2023: $25,000Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $25,0002023Assets 2024: $6,977Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $6,9772024Assets 2025: $4,282Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $4,2822025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$4,282
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$4,282
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth80th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $8,861Expenses 2016: $8,289Net Income 2016: $5722016Revenue 2019: $69,361Expenses 2019: $83,234Net Income 2019: -$13,8732019Revenue 2020: $89,841Expenses 2020: $77,347Net Income 2020: $12,4942020Revenue 2021: $72,467Expenses 2021: $75,517Net Income 2021: -$3,0502021Revenue 2022: $67,204Expenses 2022: $57,617Net Income 2022: $9,5872022Revenue 2023: $55,707Expenses 2023: $54,843Net Income 2023: $8642023Revenue 2024: $67,443Expenses 2024: $85,466Net Income 2024: -$18,0232024Revenue 2025: $91,793Expenses 2025: $94,488Net Income 2025: -$2,6952025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$91,793
Expenses$94,488
Net Income-$2,695
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$4,282
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$4,282
Revenue
$91,793
Expenses
$94,488
Net income
-$2,695
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.28$0.00$4.28$91.8$94.5$2.70
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.98$0.00$6.98$67.4$85.5$18.0
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.0$0.00$25.0$55.7$54.8$0.86
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.1$0.00$24.1$67.2$57.6$9.59
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.5$0.00$14.5$72.5$75.5$3.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.6$17.6$89.8$77.3$12.5
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.11$5.11$69.4$83.2$13.9
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.00$0.57$8.86$8.29$0.57
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 24, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$91,793
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

1. Our website is continually updated with modern technology and provides tools to support Buddhist study and research. All of our sutra translations are freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. 2. The Buddhist books for which we serve as authors, translators, or compilers are published as free electronic editions. 3. Our publications may also be printed by other Buddhist organizations for free distribution, without any restrictions. For this reason, we must support our full-time religious translator and writer, who is dedicated entirely to this work. Through these efforts, we aim to share the Buddha's teachings widely and contribute to peace in the world-beginning with each individual, not only through governments. 4. We also reprint valuable Buddhist works originally published 50 to 80 years ago, making them available again to students and scholars of Buddhism.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
(1) Publishing 32 books in the year 2023, free distribution and also available for POD global system. (2) Online Buddhist community increasing up to more than 9500 members who attended at https://unitedbuddhist.org/ with about 3200 viewer daily (3) Translating 2 Buddhist sutras with about 1,500 pages from ancient Chinese into Vietnamese. (4) Reproduced 14 very old Buddhist books (50 - 80 years ago) and made it available (reprinting version) to everyone who need to study.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
TIEN M NGUYENSecretary - TranslatorPT$18,000-$18,000
KIEN T PHANCEOPT$0--
MINH N NGUYENCFOPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
United Buddhist Foundation
EIN
47-1420906
Phone
7148890911
Address
9180 Oasis Ave, Westminster, CA 92683

Signing Officer

Name
Kien Phan
Title
CEO
Phone
7148890911
Signed
2026-02-24
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