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BUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION

EIN 94-2952782 SAN DIMAS, CA

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Revenue 2023
$35,345,294
Expenses 2023
$35,830,187

Program services were 91.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
X50
Classification
7000
Street
1100 S VALLEY CENTER AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TZU MEANS COMPASSION, CHI MEANS RELIEF; TO CARE WITH COMPASSION, TO GIVE WITH JOY! THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO EXECUTE CHARITABLE HUMANITARIAN SERVICES THROUGH EIGHT MAJOR PROGRAMS: CHARITABLE, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, HUMANITARIAN, INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, STEM CELL & MARROW DONOR REGISTRY, ENVIRONMENTRAL PROTECTION, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO THE COMMUNITY IN NEED BOTH DOMESTIC AND ABROAD. BUDDHIST IN ACTION.

  • Philanthropic and benevolent activities include participation in local community assistance through convalescent home visits, individual case relief, special education, youth outreach, prison outreach, meal distribution for the homeless, and book distribution.Medical services related activities include the conduct of medical research and studies for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and other medical conditions, the establishment of nonprofit clinics and laboratories, the promotion of public health awareness, and the maintenance of a bone marrow registry .Instructional activities include operating the "Tzu Chi Academy," a weekend and afterschool program that provides children's education in history, culture, language, moral principles, life, arts, and humanities; and delivering Dharma Master Cheng Yen's teachings by holding lectures, exhibitions, public meetings, classes, and conferences.Disaster relief activities include humanitarian aid and medical services provided nationally and internationally. The Foundation is constantly bringing relief and urgent assistance to survivors of natural and human-made disasters, including fires, floods, pandemic and earthquakes. The Foundation initiated relief efforts to motivate communities to work together to begin rebuilding, and help families get back on their feet while stimulating the local economy.

    Expenses $32,687,826 · Grants $1,055,586 · Revenue $3,813,292

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Debra T Boudreaux

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $120,000
    From this org
    $110,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,481
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mei Ju Hsieh

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Yueh Nu Chen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Siew Bee Eng

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Pi-Yu Lin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Po-Wen Yen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Simon Ming Shyong

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Tsung I Chang

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jackson Chen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Joe Cheng Yu Huang

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Timothy Chang

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Ming-Shan Kao

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Austin D Tsao

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Yu-Shen Su

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michael Chao Tang

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Linda Sun

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Hsuan Hua Liu

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $35,345,294
    Expenses
    $35,830,187
    Contributions
    $28,607,930
    Grants paid
    $1,055,586

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.