Nonprofit · EIN 77-0576772
SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SUNNYVALE, CA 94085
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,060,107 | $812,588 | $247,519 | $1,680,411 | $0 | $1,680,411 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $754,533 | $389,858 | $364,675 | $1,432,892 | $0 | $1,432,892 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $755,654 | $696,612 | $59,042 | $1,068,217 | $0 | $1,068,217 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,056,262
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,845
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,889
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $600,290
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $120,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $129,180
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,530
- Accounting fees
- $3,185
- Occupancy
- $30,558
- Travel
- $22,500
- Depreciation
- $5,542
- Program services (functional)
- $759,703
- Management and general (functional)
- $52,885
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,432,892
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,680,411
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,680,411
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $72,600
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,650
- Gross receipts
- $1,637,728
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA Y WANG | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| TIEN-WEI JEN | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HENG-PIN CHEN | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| TING-KUANG CHIANG | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HSIU-CHIN WANG | Secretary Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CHYONG-JI WANG | CEO Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA Y WANG | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| TIEN-WEI JEN | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HENG-PIN CHEN | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| TING-KUANG CHIANG | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HSIU-CHIN WANG | Secretary Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CHYONG-JI WANG | CEO Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA Y WANG | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| TIEN-WEI JEN | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HENG-PIN CHEN | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| TING-KUANG CHIANG | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| HSIU-CHIN WANG | Secretary Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CHYONG-JI WANG | CEO Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1210 E ARQUES AVE STE 216, SUNNYVALE, CA 94085-5422
- In care of
- % CHEN-TO TING
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA Y WANG, CFO
- Phone
- (408) 737-8988
- Website
- WWW.SAMYEFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Harrison Accounting Group Inc
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0576772 or by the name SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE TIBET'S 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 BUDDHA'S 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 BUDDHA'S VISION OF WISDOM AND COMPASSION.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES TRAINING AND EDUCATION FUNDS FOR THE SAMYE MEMORIAL BUDDHIST VIHARA, THE SAMYE MEMORIAL BUDDHIST NUNNERY VIHARA, SAMYE MEMORIAL MONASTERY, SAMYE MEMORIAL BUDDHIST FOUNDATION AND DUDJOM NEW TREASURER ASSOCIATION. SMIBF SPONSORS A NINE-YEAR BUDDHISM EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR TALENTED ASPIRING YOUTH IN NEPAL AND INDIA. CLOSE TO 1,000 STUDENTS, MONKS, AND NUNS CAN RELY ON THE SUPPORT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY SMIBF DONORS FOR THEIR BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD, ROBES, TEXTS, MEDICAL CARE, AND FREE TUITION. THE INSTITUTION PROVIDES THE NECESSARY TRAINING FOR YOUNG LAMAS TO ENSURE THAT BUDDHISM'S ACADEMIC TRADITION CONTINUES. THE ORGANZATOIN ALSO SUPPORTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF DORMS AND CLASSROOM FOR THE MONKS AND NUNS IN NEPAL.Expenses $759,703 · grants $600,290
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0576772
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,680,411
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,637,728
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,060,107 | $812,588 | $1,680,411 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $754,533 | $389,858 | $1,432,892 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $755,654 | $696,612 | $1,068,217 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,287,653 | $741,324 | $1,009,175 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 77-0576772).
Questions about SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION is 77-0576772.
- Is SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION 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 SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SAMYE MEMORIAL INTL BUDDHISM FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,060,107, expenses of $812,588 and total assets of $1,680,411 at year end.
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