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DHARMADATTA COMMUNITY
Peekskill, NY · EIN 853167871 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE X50 · Religion-Related · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$416K
expenses
$171K
net assets
$789K
employees
2
volunteers
200
program ratio
76%
mission · from form 990

A Buddhist organization providing spiritual retreats courses pastoral care and religious instruction in Spanish online and residentially.

profile · synthesized from sources

DHARMADATTA COMMUNITY is a Buddhist organization based in Peekskill, NY, offering spiritual retreats, meditation instruction, and religious services entirely in Spanish. It serves a lay congregation of over 35,000 members through online platforms, residential programming, and an annual teaching tour. The organization provides free religious education, weekly homilies via YouTube, and a seven-year study program, with additional offerings through Moodle-based courses and online meditation halls.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $42K
    An important new accomplishment in this area is the creation of a project to develop a three-year program to train advanced students to guide meditation to support our ongoing programming and as a preliminary step in training of future pastoral teachers.
  2. #2 $28K
    We continued to offer residential monastic training to a Buddhist nun including over a month of intensive instruction in the Buddhist monastic code.
named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

Annual Teaching Tour
Two-month yearly outreach providing in-person retreats, courses, and pastoral care to congregants across locations
FaceBuda YouTube Channel
Weekly live webcast of homilies and religious services; reaches thousands of viewers weekly with over 190,000 subscribers
Instituto Budadharma
Online platform for theological and meditation instruction, delivering trimester-based courses to 500–700 students via Moodle
Online Meditation Hall
Virtual space for group meditation and spiritual practice hosted at budismoenlinea.ning.com, accessible to global Spanish-speaking congregation
Residential Monastic Training
Intensive residential training in Buddhist monastic code offered to ordained nuns
Seven-Year Study and Meditation Program
Comprehensive training for advanced students in meditation and Buddhist teachings, serving approximately 500 participants; includes online coursework via Moodle platform
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Spiritual Development & Meditation Programs 3 activities
    • Deliver structured study and meditation programs
      Runs a seven-year study and meditation program for 500 members and offers online courses to 500–700 participants each trimester via a Moodle platform.
    • Develop advanced teacher training program
      Launched a project to develop a three-year program to train advanced students to guide meditation and prepare future pastoral teachers.
    • Provide residential monastic training
      Offers residential monastic training, including over one month of intensive instruction in the Buddhist monastic code, as demonstrated through the training of a Buddhist nun.
  • Christian Leadership & Discipleship Training 1 activity
    • Conduct annual teaching and retreat tours
      Organizes an annual two-month teaching tour during which teachers deliver retreats, courses, and pastoral care to congregants.
  • Regular Religious Worship Services 1 activity
    • Provide religious services and instruction in Spanish
      Offers ritual services, group prayer, meditation, and religious instruction in Spanish to a congregation of over 35,000 members through online platforms.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Webcast religious homilies and services
      Live webcasts religious homilies every Sunday on the FaceBuda YouTube channel, which has over 190,000 subscribers, with regular participation from over 500 congregants and thousands of weekly viewers.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$416K
Contributions & grants$393K94%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$24K6%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$171K
Program expenses76%
Admin / overhead24%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$83K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$789K
Cash$88K
Investments$681K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$789K
Liquid reserves53.8 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +114.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Dr Diana Finnegan President 40 $51K
Susan Crowley Treasurer 10 $4K
relationships · 2

Who they work with

  • FaceBuda YouTube channel Partner — Uses the FaceBuda YouTube channel to webcast religious homilies and services.
  • Instituto Budadharma Partner — Collaborates with Instituto Budadharma for theological and meditation instruction.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Language-Specific Religious Delivery
    methodology: language-specific_online_religious_delivery
    By delivering religious services in Spanish through online platforms, we increase accessibility and spiritual engagement for Spanish-speaking Buddhists because language-congruent ministry strengthens cultural connection and lowers participation barriers.
  • Train-the-Trainer Spiritual Development
    methodology: train-the-trainer_spiritual_development
    By training advanced students to guide meditation, we build a sustainable pipeline of pastoral leaders because peer-led formation fosters deeper spiritual ownership and expands programmatic reach.