SHAMBHALA LEARNING CENTER INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $574K · expenses $428K · assets $278K

EIN
83-1252143
Address
603 VISTA BONITA, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660-4574
NTEE code
B99 Education N.E.C. (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2019 (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 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Sung Wook Yang DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT2019-2025 $189,639$1,173,670 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dr Lucinda Mary Mcdermott DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT2019-2025 10 $0 reported 1
T Derrick Mercurio DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER2019-2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $190K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUNG WOOK YANG DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT40 $171,269-$18,370 $189,6391
DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
T DERRICK MERCURIO DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $173K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUNG WOOK YANG DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT40 $155,787-$17,282 $173,0691
DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
T DERRICK MERCURIO DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $218K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUNG WOOK YANG DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT40 $218,074-$0 $218,0741
DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
T DERRICK MERCURIO DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $185K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUNG WOOK YANG DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT40 $185,149-$0 $185,1491
DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
T DERRICK MERCURIO DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREAS2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $159K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUNG WOOK YANG DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT40 $159,210-$0 $159,2101
DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
T DERRICK MERCURIO DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREAS2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $111K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUNG WOOK YANG DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT40 $111,000-$0 $111,0001
DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
T DERRICK MERCURIO DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREAS2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $138K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUNG WOOK YANG DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT40 $137,529-$0 $137,5291
DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
T DERRICK MERCURIO DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, TREAS2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $100

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 2 contributors · $416K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $400,751- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2 L MALLORY MCCAMANT Person LAGUNA BEACH, CA $15,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $252K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $251,555- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $205K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $175,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 T DERRICK MERCURIO Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 3 contributors · $206K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 MALLORY MCCAMANT Person LAGUNA, CA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
3 US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Organization or other LOS ANGELES, CA $1,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 3 contributors · $225K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
3 T DERRICK MERCURIO Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $20,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 MALLORY MCCAMANT Person LAGUNA, CA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 2 contributors · $260K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 MALLORY MCCAMANT Person LAGUNA, CA $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $95K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DR LUCINDA MARY MCDERMOTT Person NEWPORT BEACH, CA $95,472- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$574,349$428,168 $278,060$278,060 $415,751- $189,639--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$406,807$388,439 $131,879$131,879 $251,555- $155,787--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$415,488$415,846 $113,511$113,511 $205,000- $218,074--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$394,795$354,669 $113,869$113,869 $206,000- $185,149--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$356,931$342,891 $77,843$73,743 $225,000- $159,210--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$332,263$304,383 $63,803$59,703 $260,000- $111,000--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$218,060$305,604 $31,823$31,823 $95,472- $137,529--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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BOZ LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH AND TEACHING INSTITUTECAB99 $619,894$569,993 President/CEO$70,000 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
MY HERO PROJECT INCCAB99 $714,907$602,839 PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE$36,000 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
PARAMEDIC RESOURCES INCCAB99 $474,692$364,918 CFO$42,800 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
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SOLUTIONS COUNSELING & FAMILY THERAPYCAB99 $755,257$670,540 DIRECTOR, MFT$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
EMPOWERING SUCCESS NOWCAB99 $500,054$572,914 President$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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ONEOC DAF sponsor$13,410,2509 12016–2024 PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$12,430,041113 352016–2024 MARTIS VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING INC; BERKELEY ALEMBIC FOUNDATION; SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC PRESS and 31 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$7,245,29488 292014–2024 MARTIS VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; DOST EDUCATION; BELVEDERE-TIBURON LIBRARY FOUNDATION; REEL MEDICINE MEDIA and 25 more
SEEDLINGS FOUNDATION Private foundation$7,136,70012 12010–2021 MY HERO PROJECT INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$4,636,56435 92014–2024 LOWELL MILKEN CENTER FOR UNSUNG HEROES INC; CARPINTERIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; JEWISH WORLD WATCH; BELVEDERE-TIBURON LIBRARY FOUNDATION and 5 more
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$4,299,37019 12009–2024 M STREET CENTER
KIANI FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,850,0002 12015–2020 PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,309,09156 262019–2025 CHRISTA MCAULIFFE PARENT-FACULTY GROUP; STARSHIP ORION; EMPOWERING SUCCESS NOW; DOST EDUCATION and 22 more
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,147,94841 132010–2024 CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING INC; ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE; CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION; SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC PRESS and 9 more
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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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $428,168 spent · pay $202,327 · grants $0 · events $30,941
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $189,639 44.3%
Occupancy $115,191 26.9%
Other expenses $64,454 15.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $30,941 7.2%
Pension plans and employee benefits $12,688 3.0%
Fees: other professional $7,451 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $5,054 1.2%
Fees: accounting $2,750 0.6%
Total$428,168100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $388,439 spent · pay $186,232 · grants $0 · events $21,960
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $155,787 40.1%
Occupancy $116,186 29.9%
Other expenses $52,653 13.6%
Pension plans and employee benefits $30,445 7.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $21,960 5.7%
Fees: accounting $5,800 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $2,889 0.7%
Fees: other professional $2,719 0.7%
Total$388,439100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $415,846 spent · pay $247,043 · grants $100 · events $12,276
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $218,074 52.4%
Occupancy $104,326 25.1%
Other expenses $45,655 11.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $28,969 7.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $12,276 3.0%
Fees: other professional $4,823 1.2%
Fees: accounting $1,600 0.4%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $100 0.0%
Fees: legal $23 0.0%
Total$415,846100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $354,669 spent · pay $209,836 · grants $0 · events $7,965
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $185,149 52.2%
Occupancy $88,726 25.0%
Other expenses $43,566 12.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $24,687 7.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $7,965 2.2%
Fees: other professional $4,425 1.2%
Interest $151 0.0%
Total$354,669100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $342,891 spent · pay $178,497 · grants $0 · events $3,377
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $159,210 46.4%
Occupancy $120,979 35.3%
Other expenses $35,088 10.2%
Pension plans and employee benefits $19,287 5.6%
Fees: other professional $4,875 1.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,377 1.0%
Fees: legal $75 0.0%
Total$342,891100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $304,383 spent · pay $162,338 · grants $0 · events $2,501
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $111,000 36.5%
Occupancy $78,496 25.8%
Pension plans and employee benefits $51,338 16.9%
Other expenses $50,995 16.8%
Fees: other professional $9,275 3.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,501 0.8%
Fees: legal $778 0.3%
Total$304,383100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $305,604 spent · pay $166,868 · grants $0 · events $2,653
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $137,529 45.0%
Occupancy $93,808 30.7%
Other expenses $40,067 13.1%
Pension plans and employee benefits $29,339 9.6%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,653 0.9%
Fees: legal $2,008 0.7%
Fees: other professional $200 0.1%
Total$305,604100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$1,000$02
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$1,000

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