PGHH BUDDHIST CENTER INC
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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $59K · expenses $63K · assets $401K
- EIN
- 45-4095672
- Address
- 3540 MCKEE RD, SAN JOSE, CA 95127-1931
- NTEE code
- X50
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- THOMAS LUU (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE TEMPLE HAS CONDUCTED RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES FOR THE PUBLIC
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Vuong | Director | 2018 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lilly Luu | Director | 2018 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Thiem Vuong (former) | President | 2011-2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| My Vo (former) | Vice President | 2011-2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mau Nguyen (former) | Secretary | 2011-2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Liily Luu (former) | Treasurer | 2011-2015 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIEM VUONG | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| MY VO | Vice President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MAU NGUYEN | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LIILY LUU | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIEM VUONG | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| MY VO | Vice President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MAU NGUYEN | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LIILY LUU | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIEM VUONG | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| MY VO | Vice President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MAU NGUYEN | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LIILY LUU | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIILY LUU | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MAU NGUYEN | Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MY VO | Vice President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| THIEM VUONG | President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2011 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIILY LUU | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MAU NGUYEN | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MY VO | Vice President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| THIEM VUONG | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $58,927 | $62,583 | $400,582 | $400,582 | $58,927 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $16,401 | $36,636 | $451,969 | $451,969 | $16,401 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $42,639 | $27,895 | $472,204 | $472,204 | $42,639 | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $43,025 | $40,062 | $457,460 | $457,460 | $43,025 | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $507,310 | $57,206 | $459,497 | $454,497 | $495,086 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $21,231 | $16,838 | $4,393 | $4,393 | $21,231 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- HOA HAO BUDDHIST CONGREGATION INC San Jose, CA · 1 person in common (Lilly Luu)
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $50,000 in all, tax years 2018 to 2019. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2018 | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 | $25,000 | show |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2018 | 1 | $15,000 | 2018 | $15,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 | $10,000 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NECHUNG BUDDHIST CENTER | CA | X50 | $92,737 | $79,721 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| HUE DUC BUDDHIST CENTER INC | CA | X50 | $65,012 | $18,378 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| TU QUANG BUDDHIST CENTER | CA | X50 | $66,016 | $58,978 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| ANG METREY BUDDHIST TEMPLE INC | CA | X50 | $37,650 | $33,472 | PRSIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PHAP VAN BUDDHIST CULTURE CENTER | CA | X50 | $111,165 | $112,967 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| BUTA BUDDHISM RESEARCH CENTER | CA | X50 | $65,085 | $78,312 | President & CEO | $8,500 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| VAN PHUOC BUDDHIST MEDITATION CENTER | CA | X50 | $37,991 | $64,639 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CAMBODIAN BUDDHIST SOCIETY OF POMONA INC | CA | X50 | $81,152 | $68,165 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GIAC HANH BUDDHIST CENTER | CA | X50 | $90,182 | $74,930 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| BUDDHIST FOREST MEDITATION CENTER | CA | X50 | $76,037 | $52,499 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| DAW DHAMMETHI SILASHIN BUDDHIST CENTER | CA | X50 | $33,811 | $51,665 | PRESIDENT & CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NHAT QUANG BUDDIST CENTER | CA | X50 | $51,597 | $49,169 | CEO | $21,600 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SAKOR BOREI TEMPLE CAMBODIAN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION INC | CA | X50 | $47,650 | $33,472 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CAMBODIAN BUDDIST ASSOCIATION OF CERES INC | CA | X50 | $112,017 | $50,092 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PADMASAMBHAVAS ACCOMPLISHMENT BUDDHIST CENTER CORPORATION | CA | X50 | $43,650 | $94,927 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF KHMER BUDDHIST MONKS CENTER | CA | X50 | $93,273 | $83,595 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE BUDDHIST ENLIGHTENMENT ASSOCIATION INC | CA | X50 | $56,103 | $64,251 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MAIDA CENTER OF BUDDHISM | CA | X50 | $73,285 | $94,587 | CHAIRMAN | $30,000 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WA NAM BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION | CA | X50 | $65,438 | $48,969 | N/A | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PHUOC QUANG BUDDHIST TEMPLE | CA | X50 | $87,616 | $70,031 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| INTERNATIONAL SANGHA BHIKSHU BUDDHIST NUNS CONGREGATION | CA | X50 | $47,705 | $60,842 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WORLD BUDDHISM HUI MING BUDHI ASSOCIATION | CA | X50 | $63,500 | $57,956 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| DAI GIAC BUDDHIST TEMPLE | CA | X50 | $41,529 | $67,278 | DIRECTOR | $7,000 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CHUNG WAH TAO TAK TONG SF INC | CA | X50 | $31,740 | $18,073 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2018 · Form 990EZ · $62,583 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $62,583 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $62,583 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990EZ · $36,636 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $35,059 | 95.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $809 | 2.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $768 | 2.1% | |
| Total | $36,636 | 100% |
2014 · Form 990EZ · $27,895 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $27,230 | 97.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $665 | 2.4% | |
| Total | $27,895 | 100% |
2013 · Form 990EZ · $40,062 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $36,776 | 91.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,565 | 6.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $585 | 1.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $136 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $40,062 | 100% |
2012 · Form 990 · $57,206 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | REPAIR & MAINTENANCE | $18,048 | - | $18,048 | - | 31.5% |
| All other expenses | $10,745 | $4,122 | $4,652 | $1,971 | 18.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Printing and Publications | $10,000 | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | 17.5% |
| Occupancy | $5,950 | $1,983 | $1,983 | $1,984 | 10.4% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $5,541 | - | $5,541 | - | 9.7% | |
| Other (as described) | LICENSE & PERMIT | $3,229 | - | $3,229 | - | 5.6% |
| Other (as described) | DONATIONS | $2,540 | $2,540 | - | - | 4.4% |
| Insurance | $1,153 | - | $1,153 | - | 2.0% | |
| Total | $57,206 | 100% |
2011 · Form 990EZ · $16,838 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $8,850 | 52.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,870 | 46.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $118 | 0.7% | |
| Total | $16,838 | 100% |
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