Nonprofit · EIN 13-3589889
TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,665,647 | $3,123,863 | $541,784 | $4,101,918 | $1,438,690 | $2,663,228 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,523,531 | $2,807,743 | $715,788 | $3,350,172 | $1,255,823 | $2,094,349 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,099,967 | $3,105,028 | -$5,061 | $2,710,343 | $1,402,138 | $1,308,205 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $474,184
- Program service revenue
- $3,043,165
- Investment income
- $148,298
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $287,390
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,067,879
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,644,398
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $103,053
- Program services (functional)
- $2,952,125
- Management and general (functional)
- $81,762
- Fundraising (functional)
- $89,976
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,350,172
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,101,918
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,438,690
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,663,228
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,553,645
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $109,583
- Gross receipts
- $3,665,647
- Employees
- 17
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SHAHEEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $287,390 |
| SAMUEL MOWE | PUBLISHER | 40 | $134,625 |
| Philip Ryan | Executive Editor | 40 | $104,468 |
| WERNER DOYLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP GLASS | Chair Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN TWORKOV | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYREE CLARK | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CREVIER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HOCHMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER ROSNER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE FOX | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUNCAN RYUKEN WILLIAMS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SHAHEEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $257,500 |
| SAMUEL MOWE | PUBLISHER | 40 | $125,000 |
| WERNER DOYLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP GLASS | Chair Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN TWORKOV | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYREE CLARK | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CREVIER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HOCHMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER ROSNER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE FOX | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUNCAN RYUKEN WILLIAMS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SHAHEEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $246,250 |
| SAMUEL MOWE | PUBLISHER | 40 | $118,750 |
| WERNER DOYLE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP GLASS | Chair Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN TWORKOV | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYREE CLARK | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CREVIER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE DAVID | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HOCHMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER ROSNER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE FOX | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUNCAN RYUKEN WILLIAMS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 89 5TH AVE STE 301, NEW YORK, NY 10003-3020
- Signed the 990
- JAMES SHAHEEN, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (212) 929-0320
- Website
- TRICYCLE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Chizner & Company Certified Public Accountants LLC
Mission
Tricycle makes Buddhist teachings and practices available to the general public through its quarterly magazine (Tricycle: The Buddhist Review), website (tricycle.org), Daily Dharma app, and online courses.
Program accomplishments
- TRICYCLE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION TO MAKE BUDDHIST TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES BROADLY AVAILABLE. DESPITE INDUSTRY-WIDE DISRUPTION FROM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN SEARCH TRAFFIC, TRICYCLE ACHIEVED MODEST SUBSCRIPTION GROWTH WHILE DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS EXISTING AUDIENCE. THROUGH AN EXPANDED OFFERING OF LIVE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, ALONG WITH NEW DIGITAL PROGRAMS CENTERED ON BUDDHIST PRACTICES, TRICYCLE FOCUSED ON INTERACTIVE CONTENT AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING.Expenses $2,952,125 · revenue $3,043,165
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3589889
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A76Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,101,918
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,665,647
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $3,665,647 | $3,123,863 | $4,101,918 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $3,523,531 | $2,807,743 | $3,350,172 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $3,099,967 | $3,105,028 | $2,710,343 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $3,225,957 | $2,852,502 | $2,370,095 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 13-3589889).
Questions about TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC is 13-3589889.
- Is TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC 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 TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $287,390 (JAMES SHAHEEN, President).
- How much revenue does TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,665,647, expenses of $3,123,863 and total assets of $4,101,918 at year end.
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