Buddhist Ortho-Creed Association Dharma Seal Temple
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Religious Organization - Buddhist Temple Mission: Strive to achieve the goal of propagating Dharma and fulfill the monastic mission of taking up the career of benefiting all sentient
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $840,677
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 81%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 160
- Highest pay
- $24,000, president, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 53% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 39 out of 100.
Independent board
5 of 250 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (5)
- $227,292 spent. Articles and events calendar, notices, videos preaching Buddhism are also posted online in www.fayin.us . Members wrote articles of current interest pertaining to religious news and cultivation. Articles published in website to further the interest of Buddhism worshipping. Buddhism article online have 8242 online views.
- $296,402 spent. Total fifty-eight Sunday service and special events performed and have approximate 10,500 attendance. Teach and cultivate people having more consideration for all beings and doing more for all beings. Buddhist lectures performed online have twelve thousand attendance. The Temple maintain a library of Buddhism and open to public but temporary closed most of the time due to COVID-19 and local government health regulation order. The library has 7058 members. It is re-open on October 2024.
- $63,673 spent. Hosted 10 events for food drive and provide food to benefit more than Seven thousand people. Grant to three other Buddhism organization to enlighten Buddhism in mercy, compassion, kindness and love in the society.
- $27,871 spent. Provide space and coordinated with Wealth by Health, an tax-exempt organization, orginize medical outreach events that offer free access to quality medical, dental, and alternative care services, aiding thousands of patients who face barrier to health care (Six times free mobile vision clinic, four times free health care clinic and fifteen free vaccination events).
- Provide space and coordinated with Wealth by 27871. 0. 0.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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