HH DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III CULTURAL AND ART MUSEUM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

HH DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III CULTURAL AND ART MUSEUM

EIN 95-4562461 · Arts & Culture (A20)

What they do

THE H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III CULTURAL and ART MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IN 2014. IT is ANON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS FUNDED and ESTABLISHED BY A GROUP of PEOPLE IN LOSANGELES, WHO RESPECTFULLY ADMIRES THE TREMENDOUSLY GREAT ETHICS and MORAL CHARACTERSOF H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III, OUT of THEIR OWN INITIATIVE and OWN WILL. H.H. DORJECHANG BUDDHA III, WHO HAS NO RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MUSEUM, NEITHER HAS EVER BEENINVOLVED IN THE OPERATION or THE MANAGEMENT of THE MUSEUM, NOR OWNS ANY SHARES of THE MUSEUM, NOR HAS EVER BEEN A STAFF or AN ADVISOR of ANY KIND for THE MUSEUM.THE MISSION of H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III CULTURAL and ART MUSEUM is to PROMOTE THESUPERB ACCOMPLISHMENTS of H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III BY DISPLAYING HIS ACHIEVEMENTSIN CULTURE, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, ART , SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, and OTHER FIELDS.IN SO DOING, VISITORS to THE MUSEUM WILL COME to KNOW and LEARN FROM THE NOBLE ETHICS and MORALITY of H.H. DORJE CHANG BUDDHA III and THE HOLY CHARACTER of THISMAGNIFICENT, SEL

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Of every $100 spent, about $92.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money made simple

61.93%of revenue went to mission work92.8% of expenses · Program services

$66.74spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.81%of revenue went to management and office costs7.2% of expenses

$17.06in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

41.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$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$739,213

Mission workProgram services$457,81561.93% of revenue92.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$35,5234.81% of revenue7.2% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$245,87533.26% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$493,33866.74% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 92.8% mission · 7.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.74% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 18.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.87% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.6% mission · 27.0% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.20% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 17.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.12% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 81.8% mission · 18.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.55% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.5% mission · 5.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.19% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 62.2% mission · 35.8% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 24.35% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 61.9% mission · 35.4% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.85% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$739,213

Expenses$493,338

Annual surplus $245,875 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)$457,815 · 92.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$35,523 · 7.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$739,213

Expenses$493,338

Assets$8,416,853

Income$801,054

Contributions$305,384

Mission work (program services)$457,815

Management and general$35,523

Executive compensation (total)$18,850

Accounting fees$3,655

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (8)

I CHING LEEDIRECTOR

JOE CHUNG I HONGSECRETARY

KATHERINE K HSUCEO

KOON HO KWANDIRECTOR

MICHELLE SHUYEN CHANGCFO

SHIH CHENG DA A WANG DE JIDIRECTOR

SU CHING CHENDIRECTOR

TSUNG CHI WUDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1996
Location: 170 E SCHOOL ST, COVINA, CA 91723-1629
County: Los Angeles
In care of: MICHELLE SHUYEN CHANG
Primary officer: MICHELLE SHUYEN CHANG, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(626) 281-6378

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ACCURETTA INC
NTEE classification: Arts & Culture (A20)
IRS tax category: Arts & Culture