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Buddhas Light International Association Chicago Chapter

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 77-0594316

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Oct 27, 2019

Organization Profilewww.bliachicago.org
9S043 IL State Route 53Naperville, IL 60565

(630) 910-1243

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

52nd percentile

3.9%

Higher net margin than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

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.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

$17,958

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Net Assets

$17,958

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin52nd percentile

Revenue

$143,137

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$137,569

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Net Income

$5,568

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2018: $17,958Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $17,9582018Assets 2019: $15,560Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $15,5602019

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2018

Assets$17,958
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$17,958
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $143,137Expenses 2018: $137,569Net Income 2018: $5,5682018Revenue 2019: $22,179Expenses 2019: $24,577Net Income 2019: -$2,3982019

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2018

Revenue$143,137
Expenses$137,569
Net Income$5,568
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Oct 27, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.0
Gross Receipts
$143,137
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To adhere to and teach the fundamental principles and spirit of Buddhism through study groups, events, and spiritual practice.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
BLIA Chicago chapter held the North America Fellowship meeting. Over 230 Venerable Sanga and BLIA members attended from the US and Canada. The purpose of this meeting was to learn the right ways how to propagate the Buddha's teaching, through classes, sharing successful experiences, and group discussions and activities to help each member understand and practice better.$0$74,530
Buddha's birthday celebration and Siddhartha Festival from 5/27-6/17/2018. This is one of the most important celebrations for all the Buddhists.$0$9,807
Held vegetarian dinner party on April 14, 2019 to promote the healthy way of living, to encourage compassion to treat all sentient beings as equal, to help protect the environment, reduce global warming, and to build up our compassion and loving kindness to purify our body and mind.$0$4,706
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Mai-Pin ChouPresidentPT$0--
Joyce KuehVice President, SecretaryPT$0--
ChingHsiu SheuDirector-$0--
Amy VuongDirector-$0--
Edna HaverkosDirector-$0--
Tony WangDirector-$0--
David WangDirector-$0--
Carl ChengDirector-$0--
Poh ToeTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Buddhas Light International Association Chicago Chapter
EIN
77-0594316
Phone
6309101243
Address
9S043 IL State Route 53, Naperville, IL 60565

Signing Officer

Name
Mai-Pin Chou
Title
President
Phone
6309101243
Signed
2019-10-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
MissionFirst Accounting PC
Address
1713 Oak St, Saint Charles, IL 60174
Preparer
Linda Swick
Phone
6308785256
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“International Buddhist Progress Society, $45,000 general donation, 9S043 Route 53, Naperville, IL 60565”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$17,958
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$17,958
Revenue
$143,137
Expenses
$137,569
Net income
$5,568
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$0.22$0.25$0.02
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.18$1.43$1.38$0.06