Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Pomona, CA EIN: 27-0890454

Community center for meditation, classes, retreats, special events for buddhists

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center at a glance

In short: Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$40,000
Median grant
$40,000
Total assets
$975,381
-0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Phap Luan Temple: $40KPhap Luan Temple$40K

The largest 2025 recipient was Phap Luan Temple ($40K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Houston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2020) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Phap Luan Temple Houston, TX—$40,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$975,381$111,165$112,967$40,0001
2024$977,183$70,799$85,786——
2023$992,170$117,639$70,239——
2022$959,770$245,963$115,849——
2021$839,656$123,889$76,547——
2020$792,314$104,123$62,312$17,475Total only

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center

Based on IRS filings

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center is a public charity focused on religion, based in Pomona, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $975K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tinh Trung Huynh

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ven Hien Dinh Nguyen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mansfield Hellen To

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center

How much does Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center give each year?

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center?

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center reported $975K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $111K.

What is Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center?

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center is a public charity focused on religion, based in Pomona, CA. It holds $975K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center operate?

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center's EIN?

Phap Van Buddhist Culture Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0890454. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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