Maryland · Nonprofit
VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION (Maryland) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $109,139 to it, the largest being NETWORK FOR GOOD ($102,462). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $770k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $109k
- Net assets
- $5.0M
What Vien an Buddhist Association does
Mission
Vien an Buddhist Association is a church-affiliated organization that is exclusively engaged in the operation of buddhist temple. Its mission is to provide ritual activities including prayer services, spiritual consulting and buddhism education to the public.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Luna new yearluna new year begins on the 1st day of the 1st month of the lunar calendar, and is celebrated until the 15th day of the same month. The celebration continues until april. It is a time of celebration and reunion of families and friends. It is customary for people to visit one another, wishing for health and happiness. The monastery, in particular, usually greets up to 6 tour buses of visitors as they pay respect to buddha, offer prayers to their departed relatives, and take part in the celebration of new year at the monastery. The vegetarian lunch offered to all.
$35,502 spentof which $4,050 as grants40% of program spendingLe vu lanvu lan "ullambana" is commemorated on the 15th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar during the month of august through december. It is a day for buddhist disciples to show respect and appreciation to their parents, living and departed, much like mother's day and father's day in western culture. It is customary to wear a rose, where white pays respect and commemorates one's parent(s) that have passed away, and red celebrates the health of the ones living. The vegetarian lunch offered to all.
$31,065 spent35% of program spendingBuddha's birthdayvesak is considered the holiest day for buddhism and occurs on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunar calendar. It celebrates the birtth, enlightenment, and attainment of nirvana of the buddha. Buddhist disciples gather at the monastery to pay respect, and listen to dharma teaching, as well as enjoy the vegetarian culinary experience. The celebration activities normally take place in april through july.
$22,189 spent25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $88,756.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $4.7M to $7.1M (+52%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
94% of VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $103k → $157.
3 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 94% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $109k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 12,816 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,816 religion nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION?
- VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION (Maryland) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $109,139 to it, the largest being NETWORK FOR GOOD ($102,462). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $109,139 in grants to VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION?
- NETWORK FOR GOOD is the largest funder on record, with $102,462 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VIEN AN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing