Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by BUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 21 July 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $6,038,120 changed to $6,631,671
- Total expenses
- $7,049,018 changed to $7,046,300
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,943,231 changed to $2,536,782
- Investment income
- $126,341 changed to $130,664
- Other revenue
- $4,323 changed to $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,770,861 changed to $7,781,418
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $656,376 changed to $664,217
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,114,485 changed to $7,117,201
- Program services expenses
- $5,004,802 changed to $5,402,368
- Management and general expenses
- $2,044,216 changed to $1,643,932
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,004,802 changed to $5,402,368
Listed only on the earlier return
- PAULINA LUAN
Listed only on the later return
- PAULINA LUAN Chiahuei
- Tung Cheung
Listed under a different title
- Chin Lon Lin MD: Director then BOARD MEMBER
- DEBRA BOUDREAUX: Director then BOARD MEMBER
- Frank Su: Secretary then Board Secretary
- Joe Huang: Director then NOMINATION COMM
- Raul Villegas: Director then BOARD MEMBER
- Rosa Argentina Macias: Director then BOARD MEMBER
- SHIRLEY CHEN: Director then BOARD MEMBER
- STEPHEN DENQ: CEO then CEO/CMO
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,038,120
- Total expenses
- $7,049,018
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,943,231
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,964,225
- Investment income
- $126,341
- Other revenue
- $4,323
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,770,861
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $656,376
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,114,485
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,004,802
- Management and general expenses
- $2,044,216
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,004,802
Program services were 71.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1d · Related organizations
$657,242
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$309,589
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$976,400
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$457,242
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2a · Program service revenue: MEDICAL SERVICE
total $3,964,225 · related or exempt $3,964,225
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3 · Investment income
total $126,341 · related or exempt $126,341
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $4,323 · related or exempt $4,323
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,323
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $669,732 · management and general $669,732
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,459,158 · program services $2,221,512 · management and general $237,646
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $34,063 · program services $24,185 · management and general $9,878
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $247,363 · program services $175,628 · management and general $71,735
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11a · Fees: management
total $908,252 · program services $644,859 · management and general $263,393
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11b · Fees: legal
total $900 · program services $639 · management and general $261
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $18,815 · program services $13,359 · management and general $5,456
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $75,164 · program services $53,366 · management and general $21,798
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $23,127 · program services $16,420 · management and general $6,707
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13 · Office expenses
total $240,806 · program services $170,972 · management and general $69,834
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14 · Information technology
total $68,625 · program services $48,724 · management and general $19,901
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $504,453 · program services $358,162 · management and general $146,291
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17 · Travel
total $39,898 · program services $28,328 · management and general $11,570
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $5,025 · program services $3,568 · management and general $1,457
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $586,465 · program services $416,390 · management and general $170,075
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24a · Other expenses: Depreciation
total $574,239 · program services $407,710 · management and general $166,529
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24b · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES
total $200,689 · program services $142,489 · management and general $58,200
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24c · Other expenses: JANITORIAL SERVICES
total $95,738 · program services $67,974 · management and general $27,764
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24d · Other expenses: Repairs and maintenance
total $92,872 · program services $65,939 · management and general $26,933
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24e · All other expenses
total $203,634 · program services $144,578 · management and general $59,056
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,450,814 · end of year $2,052,619
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $513,797 · end of year $526,444
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $286,461 · end of year $386,997
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $667,160 · end of year $44,939
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$8,856,503
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$4,173,997
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,956,880 · end of year $4,682,506
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $109,440 · end of year $77,356
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $298,900 · end of year $577,823
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $153,822 · end of year $78,553
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,973,431 · end of year $6,587,027
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $558,399 · end of year $527,458
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity, which operates three health centers in the Los Angeles area and offers affordable medical, dental, vision, acupuncture and mobile van services to the underserved communities and vulnerable populations. In 2020, Tzu Chis health centers were certified as Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes, establishing a solid foundation for community health initiatives
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The health centers offer affordable medical, dental, vision, and acupuncture services to the underserved communities and vulnerable populations
Expenses $5,004,802 · Revenue $4,094,889
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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STEPHEN DENQ
CEO
- Total calculated
- $160,000
- From this org
- $148,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,200
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,800
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $11,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $160,000
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CAROL LIU
DENTAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $138,307
- From this org
- $115,844
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,463
- Hours/week
- 40
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SOE MIN HTE
DENTIST
- Total calculated
- $129,369
- From this org
- $117,008
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,361
- Hours/week
- 40
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DARRIN TURKO
PHYSICIAN ASSISTAN
- Total calculated
- $129,311
- From this org
- $129,311
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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STEVEN VOON
COO
- Total calculated
- $100,384
- From this org
- $100,384
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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SHIRLEY CHEN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DEBRA BOUDREAUX
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JOHN PAZIRANDEH
CFO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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PAULINA LUAN
Executive Commi
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frank Su
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chin Lon Lin MD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LINDA SUN
Finance Committ
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tim Chang Esq
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Raul Villegas
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joe Huang
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rosa Argentina Macias
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501C3 · CHARITABLE · CA
Directly controlled by NA
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BUDDHIST COMPASSION RELIEF TZU CHI
501c3 · CHARITABLE · TW
Directly controlled by NA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202403209349326175
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