Nonprofit · EIN 76-0522757
HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $396,258 | $517,802 | -$121,544 | $2,132,242 | $0 | $2,132,242 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $573,377 | $407,357 | $166,020 | $2,255,687 | $0 | $2,255,687 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $317,649
- Program service revenue
- $2,711
- Investment income
- $13,540
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$221
- Net income from fundraising events
- $62,358
- Other revenue
- $62,358
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $60,485
- Other salaries and wages
- $75,602
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $154,769
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,000
- Occupancy
- $249,323
- Travel
- $16,472
- Depreciation
- $39,509
- Program services (functional)
- $491,913
- Management and general (functional)
- $25,889
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,255,687
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,132,242
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,132,242
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,634,512
- Publicly traded securities
- $311,713
- Gross receipts
- $489,063
- Employees
- 4
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelyn Godwin | Head Priest Officer | 45 | $60,485 |
| Royce Johnson | President Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Zachary Becker | Vice President Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Carter White | Treasurer Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Parmita Derden | Secretary Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelyn Godwin | Head Priest Officer | 45 | $58,812 |
| Royce Johnson | President Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Zachary Becker | Vice President Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Carter White | Treasurer Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Parmita Derden | Secretary Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1605 HEIGHTS BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77008-4021
- Signed the 990
- Gaelyn Godwin, Head Priest
- Phone
- (713) 869-1952
- Return prepared by
- Guerry M Duncan PC
Mission
Houston Zen CommunityStatement of FaithHouston Zen Community (HZC) exists to support and enhance the teachings of compassion and wisdom that were articulated by the Buddha 2,500 years ago. Buddha awoke to the true nature of life and to the true nature of interconnectedness. For Buddhists, no individual can achieve separate freedom from delusion, or salvation, unless everyone achieves freedom, or salvation. Therefore, Buddhists understand that our efforts must be aimed toward freeing all beings from suffering. There can be no separate, isolated, freedom, because we are connected; we are all blessed with Buddha Nature.The primary hindrance to compassion is delusion, that is, the inability to see or understand our total interconnectedness. Therefore, meditation and compassionate action aim to relieve beings from fear and delusion, allowing them to experience the sacredness of their own lives. On this basis, Buddhists become more skillful at seeing the sacredness of everyone's life; we bec
Program accomplishments
- The programs and services of the Houston Zen Community were detailed at length in a separately filed Schedule A, Form 1023 through which the community's status as a church was established with the Internal Revenue Service.Expenses $491,913
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 76-0522757
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,132,242
- Income (IRS master file)
- $489,063
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $232,766 | $323,190 | $2,021,342 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $386,669 | $418,345 | $2,114,533 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | $320,923 | $295,405 | $2,130,631 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY
- What is the EIN of HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY is 76-0522757.
- Is HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY 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 HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,485 (Gaelyn Godwin, Head Priest).
- How much revenue does HOUSTON ZEN COMMUNITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $396,258, expenses of $517,802 and total assets of $2,132,242 at year end.
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