Nonprofit · EIN 27-0819710
DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES
Also known as CENTER AT MIT
Tax-exempt · MESA, AZ 85215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $735,832 | $273,941 | $461,891 | $7,832,233 | $220,000 | $7,612,233 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $460,931
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $274,901
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $222,960
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,855
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,855
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,000
- Travel
- $34,397
- Depreciation
- $234
- Program services (functional)
- $257,297
- Management and general (functional)
- $16,644
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,171,257
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,832,233
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $220,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,612,233
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,986
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,438,283
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,612,233
- Gross receipts
- $735,832
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENZIN PRIYADARSHI | PRESIDENT, CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $2,855 |
| DON MORRISON | CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMDHONG RINPOCHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER PRIETO | COO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2824 N POWER RD STE 113 PMB 488, MESA, AZ 85215-1674
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 77 Mass Ave MIT-W11-063, Cambridge MA 02139
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- JAVIER PRIETO, 2824 N POWER RD 113-488, MESA, AZ 85215
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- Tenzin Priyadarshi Shukla, 77 Mass Ave MIT-W11-063, Cambridge MA 02139
- Signed the 990
- JAVIER PRIETO, COO
- Phone
- (617) 324-6030
- Website
- thecenter.mit.edu
- Return prepared by
- HBL CPAS PC
Mission
THE DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES AT MIT IS DEDICATED TO INQUIRY, DIALOGUE, AND EDUCATION ON THE ETHICAL AND HUMANE DIMENSIONS OF LIFE. AS A COLLABORATIVE AND NONPARTISAN THINK TANK, THE CENTER FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS IN VARIED FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE, FROM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. OUR PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE RESPONSIBILITY AND EXAMINE MEANINGFULNESS AND MORAL PURPOSE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOCIETIES. THE CENTER WAS FOUNDED TO HONOR THE VISION OF THE FOURTEENTH DALAI LAMA AND HIS CALL FOR A HOLISTIC EDUCATION THAT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN AND GLOBAL ETHICS.
Program accomplishments
- TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIPTRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP IS AN INTERNALLY HELD VALUE-BASED LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP FOR PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE WORKSHOPS EXPLORE THE ALIGNMENT OF PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL VALUES AND PROVIDE METHODS FOR CULTIVATING MORE ETHICAL BEHAVIOR IN ONE'S DAILY LIFE.SCIENCE, MONKS, TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM COMPRISES LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG ADULTS ACCESSING RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN INDIA AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS FOR A MONASTIC COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN INDIA. LATIN AMERICA SATELLITE CENTER PROGRAMS- MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA: TRANSFORMATIVE LEADSERSHIP IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, ETHICS INITIATIVE, AND ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY PROGRAMS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CENTERS CORE PROGRAMS AND VALUES. ALTHOUGH THIS PROGRAM TAKES PLACE IN INDIA AND LATIN AMERICA THERE ARE NO REVENUE OR EXPENSES BEING REPORTED FROM FOR FOREIGN CONTRIES BECAUSE OF ALL OF IT IS DONATED TIME.Expenses $85,766 · grants $74,320
- TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHERSTRANSFORMATIVE TEACHERS PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS AND METHODS FOR FOSTERING RESILIENT AND ETHICAL YOUNG LEADERS. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS TWO ONGOING INITIATIVES TO DEVELOP ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP AMONG YOUTH:YOUNG PEACE LEADERS, TARGETING ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN, AND COMPASSIONATE YOUNG LEADERS FOR YOUNG ADULTS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY. THROUGH INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS THAT ENGAGE TEACHERS IN DISCUSSION, INTROSPECTION AND EXPERIMENTATION, THE TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHERS PROGRAM TRAINS TEACHERS TO INTEGRATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE SKILLS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL UNDERTSNADING, AND ETHICAL PURPOSE; ENABLING TEACHERS TO MAKE A PROFOUND AND LASTING IMPACT ON THEIR STUDENTS.Expenses $85,766 · grants $74,320
- ETHICS GOVERNANCE AND AICONDUCTING EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO DECISION-MAKERS IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS, AND TO ENGAGE IN IMPACT-ORIENTED PILOT PROJECTS TO BOLSTER THE USE OF AI FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, WHILE ALSO BUILDING AN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE ON THE ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE OF AI, FOSTERING HUMAN CAPACITY, AND STRENGTHENING INTERFACES WITH INDUSTRY AND POLICY-MAKERS.Expenses $85,765 · grants $74,320
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0819710
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Social science (V99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,832,233
- Income (IRS master file)
- $735,832
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2023 | $735,832 | $273,941 | $7,832,233 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $0 | $0 | $7,297,250 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $114,660 | $85,836 | $7,285,481 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: Tenzin Priyadarshi Shukla | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0819710).
Questions about DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES
- What is the EIN of DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES is 27-0819710.
- Is DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
- Who is the principal officer of DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names JAVIER PRIETO.
- Who are the officers and directors of DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DALAI LAMA CENTER FOR ETHICS AND TRANSFORMATIVE VALUES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $735,832, expenses of $273,941 and total assets of $7,832,233 at year end.
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