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Seattle Zen Dojo

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 81-3834930

Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 • Filed on Mar 20, 2026

Organization ProfileWWW.SeattleZenDojo.org
8925 SE 54th StMercer Island, WA 98040

(425) 736-6080

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

61st percentile

0.00x

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

2025 filings • NTEE A23 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

64th percentile

0.00x

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

2025 filings • NTEE A23 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

95th percentile

67%

Higher net margin than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • NTEE A23 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

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

2025 filings • NTEE A23 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

49th percentile

10%

Faster asset growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • NTEE A23 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

87th percentile

91%

Faster revenue growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • NTEE A23 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets61st percentile

Assets

Up

$60,372

Up $5,659 (+10%) from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$60,372

Up $5,659 (+10%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue64th percentileNet Margin95th percentile

Revenue

Up

$8,400

Up $4,003 (+91%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$2,741

Up $2,114 (+337%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$5,659

Up $1,889 (+50%) from 2024

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth49th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2023: $50,943Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $50,9432023Assets 2024: $54,713Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $54,7132024Assets 2025: $60,372Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $60,3722025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$60,372
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$60,372
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth87th percentile

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

$10K$5.0K$0Revenue 2023: $8,650Expenses 2023: $309Net Income 2023: $8,3412023Revenue 2024: $4,397Expenses 2024: $627Net Income 2024: $3,7702024Revenue 2025: $8,400Expenses 2025: $2,741Net Income 2025: $5,6592025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$8,400
Expenses$2,741
Net Income$5,659
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 20, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$8,400
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide educational & cultural services related to Zen Buddhism.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Provide intensive educational workshops & study sessions on Zen for students interested in Zen training, including Introduction to Zen Training (Beginning Meditation) Classes. Persons benefited: 50.$0$0
Run regular hybrid zazen (sitting meditation) sessions, augmented by regular martial arts & fine arts & discussion sessions for those who meditate. Persons served: 20$0$0
Develop materials on Zen perspectives and make them available to the general public, via the Seattle Zen Dojo website. Persons served: 150$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Diane Yen-Mei WongPresidentFT$0--
Martha ChoeVice-PresidentPT$0--
Wina WichienwidhtayaSecretaryPT$0--
Ken KatahiraTreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Seattle Zen Dojo
EIN
81-3834930
Phone
4257366080
Address
8925 SE 54th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040

Signing Officer

Name
Diane Wong
Title
President
Phone
4257366080
Signed
2026-03-20
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8

“In-kind: Zoom meeting subscription $176; Wix business email $93”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Zoom $176 Wix; Business email $93; PayPal fee $12”

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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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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$60,372
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$60,372
Revenue
$8,400
Expenses
$2,741
Net income
$5,659
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$60.4$0.00$60.4$8.40$2.74$5.66
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$54.7$0.00$54.7$4.40$0.63$3.77
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$50.9$0.00$50.9$8.65$0.31$8.34