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Nonprofit · EIN 68-0404269

LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER

Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95825

Financials

$151K$112K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$150,653$112,244$38,409$627,076$136,486$490,590
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$150,652
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,401
Accounting fees
$9,599
Occupancy
$28,957
Travel
$190
Depreciation
$15,269
Program services (functional)
$95,454
Management and general (functional)
$11,260
Fundraising (functional)
$5,530

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$599,570
Total assets, end of year
$627,076
Total liabilities, end of year
$136,486
Net assets, end of year
$490,590
Land, buildings and equipment
$592,879
Net assets without donor restrictions
$490,590
Gross receipts
$150,653
Employees
0
Year formed
1992
State of legal domicile
CA

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Elizabeth WadsworthDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Patty MarcotteDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Autumn PayneDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jen SparksDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Matthew KruseDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Brad YeargainDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Geshe Damchaabazer GerjavDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Baasan Lam AltangerelDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Susan FarrarSecretary
Officer
2$0
Stephen B WalkerPresident
Officer
2$0
Ellen WolfeTreasurer
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
650 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 108, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825-6726
In care of
% STEPHEN B WALKER
Signed the 990
STEPHEN B WALKER, President
Phone
(916) 492-9007
Return prepared by
Strategic Accounting Solutions

Mission

The purposes for which Lions Roar Dharma Center is formed are as follows: Organize and operate Churches and Congregations of Vajrayana Buddhism; preserve and promote the lay and monastic orders of the Vajrayana Buddism; and teach the religious practices of the Vajrayana.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Teaching Buddism and Buddist practices: Lions Roar programs are designed to provide personally tailored teachings for the western student within a global community. Buddist teachings at Lions Roar are especially designed for people with daily work, school and family committments. Whether you are interested in simple calm-abiding meditation or more advanced Buddist teachings there is a class just for you. Its okay to just drop in. No need to be a member or a Buddist to participate.
    Expenses $95,454

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Not required (church). Churches are not required to file. 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, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
68-0404269
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Church
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Not required (church)
Assets (IRS master file)
$627,076
Income (IRS master file)
$150,653

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025–––IRS
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$100,279$124,280$625,763IRS
990December 2022$116,543$118,227$660,675IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER

What is the EIN of LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER is 68-0404269.
Is LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER file?
Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
When is the next return of LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does LIONS ROAR DHARMA CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $150,653, expenses of $112,244 and total assets of $627,076 at year end.

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