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Nonprofit · EIN 26-1616887

WOODENFISH FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · ARCADIA, CA 91007

Financials

$273K$110K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WOODENFISH FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$273,053$110,252$162,801$247,599$0$247,599
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$202,308
Program service revenue
$70,716
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$29

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$50,366
Travel
$14,236
Program services (functional)
$80,111
Management and general (functional)
$30,141

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$84,798
Total assets, end of year
$247,599
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$247,599
Net assets without donor restrictions
$247,599
Gross receipts
$273,053
Employees
0
Volunteers
10

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
VENERABLE DR YIFAPresident
Trustee or director
40$0
PETER ROMASKIEWICZSecretary
Trustee or director
12$0
KIM DEMBROSKYTreasurer
Trustee or director
8$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1329 HOLLY AVE, ARCADIA, CA 91007-6954
In care of
% BEN HSU
Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
1329 Holly Ave, Arcadia CA 91007
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
VENERABLE DR YIFA, 1329 HOLLY AVE, ARCADIA, CA 91007
Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
Ben Hsu, 1329 Holly Ave, Arcadia CA 91007
Signed the 990
VENERABLE DR YIFA, President
Phone
(857) 200-8733

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-1616887 or by the name WOODENFISH FOUNDATION.

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

Mission

Woodenfish aims to establish a global network of ethical and compassionate professionals, scholars, and leaders through education, primarily through promoting Chinese Buddhist philosophy and incorporation in modern life.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • April 29-May 10, 2024 Sangha Education Exchange Studies (SEES)The participants from various university and Zen Center from United States including the following:Harvard, MIT, Smith, Brown, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UN, Barre Center, Cambridge Zen Center, Providence Zen Center, New Haven Zen Center
    Expenses $45,743
  • June 21-23, 2024 Buddhism, Science and FutureAI Grand Hotel, Taipei, TaiwanThe Woodenfish hosted a summit, Buddhism, Consciousness and AI Summit with panel discussion regarding AI and Buddhism. Panel discussion including 1.Buddhist Consciousness and Modern Science -This panel considers the mechanisms behind and products of mindfulness practices and its detractors2.AI and the Buddhist Ethics - This panel discusses the ethical implications of technological developments from Buddhist philosophical perspectives.3.AI and Buddhist Metaphysics -This panel thinks about the possibilities and limitations of AI from Buddhist philosophical understandings of intelligence, karma, and consciousness.4.Application of AI and Buddhism -This panel explores AI application in Buddhist spaces and Buddhist application in AI spaces.5.AI and Buddhist Future - This panel weighs the possibilities of using AI toward Buddhist goals/ discusses positive relationships between AI and humans moving forwardThe panelists including Co Abbot of San Fransico Zen Center, professors and director from various universities, author of Buddhist book, founding & program director of AI related labs and programs.
    Expenses $16,264
  • Start up fund for alumni
    Expenses $10,000
  • July 1-28, 2024 Humanistic Buddhism Monastic Life Program (HBMLP) at Woljeongsa South KoreaThe Woodenfish program co-hosted by Woljeongsa in South Korea. At the head temple of the Jogye order participants will have extensive academic classes on Buddhism, meditation intensive retreat, and cultural classes while living in a monastic lifestyle structured environment. The program gave the participants to experience Buddhist Monastic life & training in the pristine Odaesan Mountains. The program also provided Seven Day Silent Meditation retreat and three day Confucian Cultural Tour.
    Expenses $8,104
  • March 15, 2024The Woodenfish worked in collaboration with WAKSAW-Uddiyana Archaeological Alliance , co-hosted the event, which featured a female-led discussion panel, workshop. The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) was held March 11-22, 2024, at the UN headquarters with a theme of "Addressing poverty through a gender lens, strengthening institutions and financing to accelerate the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls". Among the 6000 governmental and non-governmental representatives from around the world included bhikkhunis and members of the international Buddhist organization Fo Guang Shan. The program included of 1.Keynote address of the subject : Emplowering women in rural revitalization2.Workshops for leadership skills for rural impact3.Panel discussion : Breaking Barriers in Rural Leadership4.MOU signing Ceremony
  • March 23, 2024- Seminar :The International symposium on the The Buddhist Heritage of GandharaThe Woodenfish worked in collaboration with WAKSAW for a Gandhara Seminar at HARVARD University. The seminar named : The International symposium on the The Buddhist Heritage of Gandhara. The topics for the seminar included 1.Localized Diemensions of Buddhist Material Practices: Relic establishment, Stupa Cults, and Narrative Transmission between Gandhara and central Asia2.Gaps in Gandharan Studies: Periodization, place and methods of interpretation3.Power of thins, narratives and texts in emplacement of Buddhism in GandharaThe seminar invited special guest Ms. Zenab Adnan Aurangzeb ( The family of the Wali of Swat) and professors and Dr. speakers from various universities.
  • April 27, 2024 - Daoist Ritual Studies The Woodenfish hosted Daoist Ritual Studies Harvard Daoist Studies Symposium, at Center for World Religions, at Harvard Asia Center. The program primarily in the body, gender, and self-cultivation in Daoism. Participants from various Universities form the United States including Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Arizona State University, University of California at Santa Barbara, Loyola University Chicago and Universities from Asian countries such as Rikkyo University and Keio University from Japan and Nanyang Technical College from Singapore.

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-N on file

IRS record

EIN
26-1616887
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
2010
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B82)
Assets (IRS master file)
$247,599
Income (IRS master file)
$273,053

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$273,053$110,252$247,599XML
990-N for 2023
Officer: Ben Hsu
December 31, 2023≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2021
Officer: Lihua Brawley
December 31, 2021≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2020
Officer: Venerable
December 31, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2019
Officer: Venerable Yifa
December 31, 2019≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 26-1616887).

Questions about WOODENFISH FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of WOODENFISH FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WOODENFISH FOUNDATION is 26-1616887.
Is WOODENFISH FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
Are donations to WOODENFISH FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WOODENFISH FOUNDATION 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 WOODENFISH FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WOODENFISH FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of WOODENFISH FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VENERABLE DR YIFA.
Who are the officers and directors of WOODENFISH FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does WOODENFISH FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $273,053, expenses of $110,252 and total assets of $247,599 at year end.

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