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Monastery of San Juan Diego

EIN 84-3157274 · Taos, NM

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair59 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO THE LESS FORTUNATE AND ASSIST AND EQUIP THOSE TRANING TO BECOME A MONK. WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF BENEDICTINE MONKS LIVING IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN TAOS, NEW MEXICO, SERVING THE LOCAL AREA IN EVANGELIZING, WHILE BALANCING OUR LIFE OF PRAYER AND WORK (KNOWN IN LATIN AS ("ORA ET LABORA") THE MONKS AND OBLATES WORK WITH LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR NEEDS AND SERVICES.

Income
$102,179
Spending
$95,619
Reserves
1.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 73%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $95,619 spent. FOR THE MONK THE FIRST WORK IS THAT OF PRAYER TO PRAY THE SACRED LITURGY AS FULLY AND AS EFFICACIOUSLY AS HE IS ABLE, DAY IN DAY OUT, FOR THE SALVATION OF HIS OWN SOUL AND FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD, FROM EARLY MORNING UNTIL NIGHT. THAT MAY SOUND DAUNTING, BUT IN FACT IT IS THE MOST NATURAL AND LIFE-GIVING THING IN THE WORLD FOR ONE WITH A MONASTIC VOCATION. RISING AT AN EARLY HOUR TO WORSHIP GOD IS NATURAL FOR A MONK. WE ENGAGE IN LECTIO DIVINA THAT DIVINE READING IN WHICH WE LISTEN TO, DIGEST AND CONTEMPLATE THE VOICE OF GOD IN THE WORDS OF HIS INSPIRED AND PRIVILEGED FRIENDS SUSTAINS US. AND IN THIS SPACE AND SILENCE AS THE NIGHT ENDS AND THE DAWN BREAKS, AS THE WORLD BUSIES ITSELF FOR ANOTHER DAY, WE ARE ABLE TO PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO SEEK OUR PRAYERS, WHOSE VOCATIONS ARE ELSEWHERE, WHO NEED OUR INTERCESSION TO SUSTAIN THEIR GOOD AND RIGHTFUL ACTIVITIES IN THE WORLD. THIS IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL ELEMENT AND APOSTOLATE OF MONASTIC LIFE. THE BRETHREN WORK AT THEIR STUDIES AT WHATEVER LEVEL, USUALLY IN THE MORNINGS. WE ENCOURAGE HIGHER STUDIES WHERE APPROPRIATE OF COURSE, BUT ONES FIRST TASK WHEN ENTERING A MONASTERY IS TO BECOME A MONKONCE THAT IS THE CASE ALL THAT WE DO, FROM DOCTORATES TO DISHES, MUST BE IN HARMONY WITH THE NEW MAN, CLOTHED IN THE HABIT OF SAINT BENEDICT. WORK AWAY FROM THE MONASTERY CAN ONLY BE JUSTIFIED IN THAT CONTEXT FOR DULY PROPORTIONATE REASONS. EACH NEW MEMBER OF OUR MONASTIC FAMILY BRINGS WITH HIM GIFTS AND TALENTS AND OPENS HIMSELF TO THE OPPORTUNITY OF DEVELOPING MORE AS A MONK WHICH AUGMENT WHAT, AS A MONASTERY, WE CAN DO FOR THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY GOD. SO LONG AS THAT ACTIVITY DOES NOT ECLIPSE, BUT ARISES FROM, WHAT WE ARE CALLED TO BE MONKS SEEKING EVER TO BE MORE FAITHFUL TO THE RULE OF ST BENEDICT IN OUR DAY WE CAN DO VERY MUCH INDEED.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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