SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION

EIN 77-0576772 · Single Organization Support (B11)

What they do

OUR MISSION is to PRESERVE TIBETS UNIQUE BUDDHISM HERITAGE and to FACILITATE AN EDUCATIONAL and CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE US, TIBET and NEPAL. WE STRIVE to CREATE A GLOBAL NETWORK to PROMULGATE BUDDHAS DHARMA to THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS to ESTABLISH A RESOURCE INTEGRATION PLATFORM THAT SUPPORTS INSTITUTIONS and INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THE STUDY and PRACTICE of BUDDHAS VISION of WISDOM and COMPASSION.

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Of every $100 spent, about $93.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

71.66%of revenue went to mission work93.5% of expenses · Program services

$76.65spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.99%of revenue went to management and office costs6.5% of expenses

$2.07in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,060,107

Mission workProgram services$759,70371.66% of revenue93.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$52,8854.99% of revenue6.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$812,58876.65% of revenue

The uncolored part of the ring is revenue above these reported expenses.

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202593.5% mission

202489.1% mission

202393.5% mission

202294.7% mission

202197.3% mission

202093.8% mission

201987.9% mission

201889.8% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,060,107

Expenses$812,588

Annual surplus $247,519 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$759,703 · 93.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$52,885 · 6.5% of expenses

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Revenue$1,060,107

Expenses$812,588

Assets$1,680,411

Income$1,637,728

Contributions$1,056,262

Mission work (program services)$759,703

Management and general$52,885

Stocks and bonds$4,650

Accounting fees$3,185

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (6)

CHYONG-JI WANGCEO

HENG-PIN CHENDIRECTOR

HSIU-CHIN WANGSECRETARY

JESSICA Y WANGCFO

TIEN-WEI JENDIRECTOR

TING-KUANG CHIANGDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 1210 East Arques Ave 216, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
County: Santa Clara
In care of: JESSICA Y WANG
Primary officer: JESSICA Y WANG, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(408) 737-8988

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HARRISON ACCOUNTING GROUP INC
NTEE classification: Single Organization Support (B11)
IRS tax category: Single Organization Support