Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc
The Buddhist Digital Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to seeking out, preserving, organizing, and disseminating buddhist literature. Joining digital technology with scholarship, bdrc ensures that the ancient wisdom and cultural treasures of the buddhist literary tradition are not lost, but are made available for future generations.
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,283,361
- -13.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $790,046
- -63.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $60,458
- -41.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,063,709
- -50.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc gives
- Giving grew 106% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $215K (2021) to $664K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $442K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | Usaid subgrantee to catalogue and incorporate buddhist text into a digital library. | $442,391 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,283,361 | $790,046 | $1,063,709 | — | — | $60,458 |
| 2024 | $3,783,976 | $2,180,474 | $2,147,535 | $442,391 | 1 | $102,829 |
| 2023 | $3,475,885 | $2,988,936 | $2,234,100 | $663,541 | 1 | $52,148 |
| 2022 | $2,708,774 | $1,098,723 | $1,954,853 | $288,565 | 1 | $8,447 |
| 2021 | $3,689,467 | $1,606,114 | $2,271,775 | $214,683 | 1 | $904 |
| 2020 | $4,363,445 | $3,780,474 | $2,477,790 | $315,405 | 1 | $15,654 |
About Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc
Based on IRS filings
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $60K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc is led by Jann Ronis, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jann Ronis
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$122K (2020) → $109K (2025)
Lauran Hartley
President
Director → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Quintman
Director
President → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Aitken
Director
Treasurer → Director & Former Treasurer, 2021
Director & Former Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Lopez
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lama Jabb
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Bingenheimer
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Lipman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Birgit Kellner
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Berthe Jansen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nikko Odiseos
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Lief
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gedun Sabsel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luciana Novaes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sebastian Nehrdich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kurtis Schaeffer
Clerk
Board Member → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Schubert
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: D. Christian Lammerts (2020–2024) — Former Clerk
- Former: Huanhuan He (2020–2024) — Former Director
- Former: James Robson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: John Canti (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michele Martin (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kyle Courtney (2020) — Former Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to Jann Ronis (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc
How large is Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc?
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $790K.
What is Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc?
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Boston, MA. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc operate?
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc's EIN?
Buddhist Digital Resource Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3491680. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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