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Nonprofit · EIN 95-3285570

BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE

Tax-exempt · ROSEMEAD, CA 91770

Financials

$1.6M$1.2M2022$2.4M$899K2023$1.8M$841K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,803,800$840,677$963,123$18,237,371$10,231$18,227,140
June 30, 2024990$2,375,191$899,332$1,475,859$17,269,975$4,063$17,265,912
June 30, 2023990$1,624,834$1,162,165$462,669$15,792,067$3,908$15,788,159
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,467,914
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$333,211
Net rental income
$2,675
Tax-exempt bond proceeds
$1,653
Other revenue
$2,675

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,600
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$74,700
Other salaries and wages
$84,690
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$256,658
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$4,920
Occupancy
$198,569
Travel
$3,344
Depreciation
$238,199
Program services (functional)
$615,238
Management and general (functional)
$225,439

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$17,269,975
Total assets, end of year
$18,237,371
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,231
Net assets, end of year
$18,227,140
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,810,924
Gross receipts
$1,861,125
Employees
11
Volunteers
160
Year formed
1977
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HONG ZHENGPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$24,000
SU C WUSECRETARY, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$24,000
PAO-LIEN CHANGTREASURER, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$24,000
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HONG ZHENGPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$23,625
SU C WUSECRETARY, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$23,625
PAO-LIEN CHANGTREASURER, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$23,625
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HONG ZHENGPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$22,125
SU C WUSECRETARY, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$22,125
PAO-LIEN CHANGTREASURER, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$22,125

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3027 DEL MAR AVE, ROSEMEAD, CA 91770-2324
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Pao-Lien Chang, 3027 N DEL MAR, ROSEMEAD, CA 91770
Signed the 990
Pao-Lien Chang, Corp. Officer Secretary
Phone
(626) 280-2442
Return prepared by
MANUEL Y WONG EA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3285570 or by the name BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

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

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $227,292
  • 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.
    Expenses $296,402 · revenue $404,156
  • 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.
    Expenses $63,673
  • 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).
    Expenses $27,871

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-3285570
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
1978
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$18,237,371
Income (IRS master file)
$1,861,125

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,803,800$840,677$18,237,371IRS
990June 2024$2,375,191$899,332$17,269,975XML
990June 2023$1,624,834$1,162,165$15,792,067XML
990June 2022$1,169,924$982,178$15,329,047IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 95-3285570).

Questions about BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE

What is the EIN of BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE is 95-3285570.
Is BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
Are donations to BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE 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 BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Pao-Lien Chang.
Who are the officers and directors of BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 3 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $24,000 (HONG ZHENG, PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does BUDDHIST ORTHO-CREED ASSOCIATION DHARMA SEAL TEMPLE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,803,800, expenses of $840,677 and total assets of $18,237,371 at year end.

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