SHANTA FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: SHANTA FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-4246752)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2024-05-09
IRS object ID: 202411309349305456
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-05-09T21:22:47-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	872097940	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jamie Matthews CPA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 2996	AddressLine1Txt
City	Durango	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81302	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	204246752	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Shanta Foundation Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SHAN	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1603	AddressLine1Txt
City	Durango	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81302	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Dennis Griffith	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Direc	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9707491198	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-04-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	false	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Dennis	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Griffith	PersonLastNm

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jamie Matthews	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01899878	PTIN
Phone	9704608575	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-05-09	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification	00	OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Arlen Weiner	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$684,028	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.shantafoundation.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To partner with underserved rural villages in Myanmar and Zambia to develop healthy communities. Through a collaborative process, we empower local leadership to make effective, sustainable change focusing on education, quality health care, and economic opportunities	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	27	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$930,454	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$663,379	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$11,091	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$18,829	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$890	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,820	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$940,655	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$684,028	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$269,721	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$263,267	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$226,887	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$211,951	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$4,140	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$94,225	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$94,546	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$80,171	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$591,154	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$559,529	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$349,501	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$124,499	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$626,878	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$788,868	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$10,854	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$42,237	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$616,024	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$746,631	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	To partner with underserved rural villages in Myanmar and Zambia to develop healthy communities. Through a collaborative process, we empower local leadership to make effective, sustainable change focusing on education, quality health care, and economic opportunities	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$258,563	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$186,684	GrantAmt
Desc	Village Development Project MyanmarShanta Foundation is pioneering a holistic, community-led, sustainable development model (Village Partnership Model VPM) that equips local people to permanently solve local problems; this approach fosters independency rather than dependency. Moreover, by placing local villagers in control of the partnership, the vestiges of colonialism (so ubiquitous in how international development is commonly implemented) are erased and the voices, choices, and sovereignty of local people are centered in the project design.When Shanta partners with a village (usually for six years), we begin by facilitating a process whereby the entire village elects a Village Development Team that will design and oversee the implementation of their villages development path. Our approach is not prescriptive. Rather, we believe that the villagers themselves know their context, complete with its opportunities, resources, and challenges, better than we ever will. As such, we facilitate a process whereby the villagers set their development priorities, actually choosing what projects will or wont be pursued. The VDT leads this work and begins by establishing a community bank. The community bank offers low interest loans to villagers, and they usually borrow to buy agricultural inputs. This accomplishes two things: first, each family s farming efforts are more profitable because their cost of capital is usually cut in half; second, with each successive loan cycle interest accumulates in the community bank, eventually growing to the point that villagers can withdraw money the funds needed to implement a new project or maintain an existing project.Once these core projects are established, we offer villagers a menu of additional projects (alternate agriculture, womens empowerment, clean water, school improvement teacher housing, healthcare, etc.), but villagers can also choose projects that are not It is their village, so the choices are 100% theirs to make.These are some of our accomplishments in Myanmar in 2023In 2023, Shanta began five new village partnerships, and 105 projects from 19 different project types were implemented across 15 villages in Southern Shan State, Myanmar. These 19 project types fall under five main programs: Leadership, Womens Empowerment, Education and Health, Income Generation, and Infrastructure programs.1202 households and 5438 population were beneficiaries of 2023 annual projects and programs.In both regions, there are 179 Village Development Team members (67 women and 112 men) throughout 2023.mAll of these VDT members volunteer their time, energy, and commitment to various projects. VDT meetings are held three times a year on average in each village. In 2023, project teams can help VDT improve in the following areas:oTransparency in information, finances, and action plans oInvolvement of all villagers in decision-making for priority selection and problem-solving.oEnhancing womens leadership participation and self-confidence among female leadersoAdding new members and supervision, along with leading other village development projectsoCoordination between VDT and village leadership in project management, as well as coordination with the local authority.The Community Bank (revolving fund) was established in five new partnership villages and the total fund in all 15 villages is $ 54,453 until the end of December 2023. The funds growth varies by village due to payment pattern, interest rate, receiving an additional extension of the fund, and using interest for village development activities. A minimum of 3% to a maximum of 41% of interest has been used for village development activities such as building schools, school maintenance and purchasing school furniture, teacher house maintenance, village road repair, water system repair, and adding new books to the school library. The total amount of interest earned is $ 30,093 spent on village development activities is $ 9,237.Under the Women Empowerment Program, (1) Women Self-Help Group (SHG) project, (2) Women Group Discussion about Child Nutrition & Immunization, and Reproductive Health Knowledge sharing, and (3) Women Group Business projects were accomplished, which benefited 791 women and 3378 of their families members in 12 villages.oThe SHG saving project has been instrumental in empowering women in various communities. Currently, 20% of SHG members actively participate in village development teams, health committees, Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR), rice banks, scholarship programs, pig farming, community banking, accounting, finance, meeting note-taking, auditing, and village health education. oTen villages are part of the VHE (Village Health and Education) projects in Southern Shan State. There are 34 VHE members and 24 health committee members. The number of members selected per village varies depending on the size of the village. 97% of eligible reproductive women received coverage for reproductive health topics. As for the Immunization, Child, and Nutrition topic, 82% of eligible women aged 14-60 participated in small group discussions. The health committees of nine villages (90%) have established a strong relationship with sub-center midwives, allowing them to access health services on a regular basis.oIn Southern Shan State, Shanta provided technical assistance for small business management. They coached five SHGs in developing business plans and supported each group with ~$1,000. There are eight self-help groups in both townships, and 114 women participate in small businesses. Three out of the eight groups are doing group businesses with their own funds without support from Shanta.oThere are 8 group businesses and two individual businesses. Four group businesses have already started generating profits in a short period of time, while the individual and the remaining 3 group businesses are still in the investment process. The 8 SHG group members possess knowledge of small business management, profit generation, and investment fund management. They also maintain proper records of their businesses. Moreover, doing business together promotes group harmony, transparency, and lively discussions among the members.For Income Generation & Economic Development, (1) the Soy Bean project, (2) the Ginger project, and (3) the Pig Farming project were accomplished in 7 villages and benefited 128 farmers with 397 of their family members. oThe soybean pilot project was initiated in 2023, with a total of 28.5 acres of land owned by 31 initial farmers from three different villages. oThe ginger project is currently operating smoothly in two villages with 31 farmers. As of December 2023, the farmers have earned $4,272 and profited $1,642. The farmers are expected to gain more profit after the final harvest.oThe pig farming project is being effectively managed in two villages with 50 farmers. In 2023, the project generated an income of $36,727 and a profit of $13,203.In 2023, three infrastructure projects, two road renovations, and one primary school building were completed, which directly benefited 650 people, including students, and indirectly benefited 893 individual communities. In all projects, villagers contributed not only cash but also labor like digging drainage, spreading red ground, and carrying materials and sand. The VDT and construction committee of three villages can manage the whole process of construction and they are able to organize the villagers and check the quality and other procedures. In 2023, our Education Program benefitted 202 students and 553 community members through 3 school libraries, 1 preschool, 2 summer English classes, and 2 scholarship funds. Shanta provided scholarships to 15 exceptional high school students, enabling them to board at a private school in the city and pursue professional pathways in the future.Two villages, named Htee Phoo and Htee Whr Mue, have successfully completed their six-year partnership with Shanta. As a result, they have graduated and are now capable of leading community development efforts independently. They have secured sustainable sources of funding, developed strong and skillful leadership, and fostered full participation with the entire community.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$153,402	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$76,139	GrantAmt
Desc	Village Development Project ZambiaZambia is our newest operational area and has four active village partnerships. We are currently implementing our Village Partnership Model (VPM) there in a similar fashion as we do in Myanmar. The difference is that we are intentionally adapting it to better fit the village context in southern Zambia. For example, child marriage is a significant problem in Zambia and contributes to a host of other social ills like extreme poverty, gender-based violence, high drop-out rates, etc. As such, and at the behest of our village partners, this issue has been centered in the Zambian adaptation of our VPM. Similar to Myanmar, in Zambia Shanta Foundation is pioneering a holistic, community-led, sustainable development model that equips local people to permanently solve local problems; this approach fosters independency rather than dependency. Moreover, by placing local villagers in control of the partnership, the vestiges of colonialism (so ubiquitous in how international development is commonly implemented) are erased and the voices, choices, and sovereignty of local people are centered in the project design.When Shanta partners with a village (usually for six years), we begin by facilitating a process whereby the entire village elects a Village Development Team that will design and oversee the implementation of their villages development path. Out approach is not prescriptive. Rather, we believe that the villagers themselves know their context, complete with its opportunities, resources, and challenges, better than we ever will. Our job is to equip them to change their reality in whatever way they choose. AS such, we facilitate a process whereby the villagers set their development priorities, actually choosing what projects will or wont be pursued. The VDT leads this work and begins by establishing a community bank. The community bank offers low interest loans to villagers, and they usually borrow to buy agricultural inputs. This accomplishes two things: first, each family s farming efforts are more profitable because their cost of capital is usually cut in half; second, with each successive loan cycle interest accumulates in the community bank, eventually growing to the point that villagers can withdraw money the funds needed to implement a new project or maintain an existing project.Once these core projects are established, we offer villagers a menu of additional projects (alternate agriculture, womens empowerment, clean water, school improvement, teacher housing, healthcare, etc.), but villagers can also choose projects that are not on this list. It is their village, so the choices are 100% theirs to make. These are some of our accomplishments in Zambia in 2023In 2023, Shanta Foundation partnered with Peoples Action Forum (PAF) and initiated community-led development projects in the Siyowi region of Mazabuka to promote the development and empowerment of the local communities. These projects are being executed in three villages: Nachili, Siyowi, and Kabanje. The combined number of households in these three villages is 171, and the total population is 1038.After May 2023, a six-year partnership process was conducted, and the community selected 33 village development team members, including 14 women (42%), and identified the communitys needs. The leadership project and Community Bank project were completed in 2023.The Community Bank (CB) is a core community-led development project being implemented in Siyowi as part of the PAF/Shanta initiative. It was launched in June 2023 to prepare and disburse loans to community members. Shanta contributed 150,000 Kwacha ($6,000), and the villages contributed 45,000 kyats ($1,800) to establish a community bank, which amounts to 30% of the required funds.The project directly benefits 166 households and indirectly benefits 814 people through loans managed by village development teams. In the first year of the Community Bank, it was able to reach 88% of the total population, which provided the opportunity to lend.The borrowers borrowed to invest in livestock such as Goats, cows, and Chickens, farming investments, bicycles, and solar panels. The beneficiaries who received loans from the CB are now able to make profits from their businesses, which was previously difficult due to minimal capital. The loans have empowered women to run their businesses more effectively, and they are now participating in meetings and voicing their opinions as women. Shanta has provided capacity-building training to PAF about the Village Partnership Model, Six Guiding Principles, and Project Cycle Management in a Result-Based approach.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Sustainable Development Partnership with the Village Aid Project (VAP) at Fort Lewis CollegeShanta Foundation continues to work closely with VAP to bring water, road, bridges, and sanitation solutions to remote villages. VAP is a collective of FLC engineering students, engineering faculty, and other community members in Durango, Colorado. Relying on Shantas village selection process, VAP slots into Shantas more holistic model by bringing funding and expertise to bear on difficult infrastructure problems. In retrun Shantas provides an overarching sustainability framework, ensuring that villagers are trained, equipped and empowered to contribute time and money to project implementation and project administration and maintenance. Given the ubiquity of abandoned or broken development projects, Shanta and VAP are perfect partners. VAP brings the technical expertise needed to address critical infrastructure needs, and Shanta organizes the village to invest in and maintain these projects.This year, Shanta and VAP will be implementing a large infrastructure project in Zambia. The project will include two borehole wells, a residential water distribution system, and two bridges	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$411,965	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jamie Matthews CPA	PersonNm
Phone	9707491198	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 2996	AddressLine1Txt
City	Durango	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81302	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Dennis Griffith
Executive Director	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$118,578	$0	$0
Tapati Dutta
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Katherine Sinton
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Meg Foley
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tami Duke
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Harmon
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anna Pool
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Hoffman
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Arlen Weiner
President	7.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Zachary Ray
Co-Chair	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
David Peters
Treasurer	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$118,578	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising	$8,362	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$655,017	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$27,398	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$663,379	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,829	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,829	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$1,820	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$8,362	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,820	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,820	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$684,028	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$20,649	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$263,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$263,267	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,477	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,921	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,542	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,313	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,060	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,975	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,830	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,919	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$343	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$343	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,905	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,981	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,962	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,140	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$4,140	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,971	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,971	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,252	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,306	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,202	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,486	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,218	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,921	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$2,102	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$920	TotalAmt
Management And General	$911	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,952	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,952	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$138	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,686	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,742	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,610	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,334	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Bank fees	$2,892	$1,446	$1,446
Recruiting	$557	$195	$362

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$559,529	TotalAmt
Program Services	$411,965	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$94,225	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$317,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$213,727	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19	BOYAmt
EOY	$148	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,462	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,825	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,257	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,650	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,145	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,145	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$277	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$487,518	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$626,878	BOYAmt
EOY	$788,868	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,237	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,237	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$425,469	BOYAmt
EOY	$429,733	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$190,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$316,898	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$616,024	BOYAmt
EOY	$746,631	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$626,878	BOYAmt
EOY	$788,868	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$124,499	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$5,108	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$554,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$197,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$692,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$930,454	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$665,199	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,039,236	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$554,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$197,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$692,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$930,454	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$665,199	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,039,236	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,392,370	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,646,866	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,255	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,091	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,695	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,349	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,076,585	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.53530	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.66890	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$31,598	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,174	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$33,772	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$31,004	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,690	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$1,096	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$31,598	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$24,596	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,300	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,108	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$31,004	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$26,422	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$1,826	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$24,596	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$25,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,422	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$26,422	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$4,145	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,145	DepreciationAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	1	Program services	Health & Livelihood	$263,267
Sub-Saharan Africa	1	Program services	Health & Livelihood	$153,402

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	2	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Total Office	2	TotalOfficeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$416,669	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$416,669	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
East Asia and the Pacific	Health & Livelihood	$186,684	Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	health and livelihood	$76,139	wire

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	General Explanation Attachment	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Shanta Foundation keeps records on all program expenses incurred. The organization continually monitors activities by performing on-site visits and conference calls. All of these accomplishments and goals are done in collaboration with our partner organizations. The respective organizational leaders in turn partner with villagers to fund and accomplish projects that villagers identify as priority needs to improve and sustain quality life. The foundation and its partner organizations operate as related entities but do not consolidate their financial statments as the criteria for financial consolidation (significant influence and economic interest have not been met).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Dennis Griffith	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	Executive Director	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	Downpayment Asst	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan From Organization	Yes (X)	LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$65,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$62,825	BalanceDueAmt
Default	false	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (true)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (true)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$62,825	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Supplemental Information for Schedule L	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Shantas Executive Director relocated from Alabama where housing is very inexpensive. The housing costs in Durango, which had increased approximately 40% in the past three years, made it impossible for him to buy a home. The board decided to offer him a loan with an interest rate tied to the market to assist in buying a home. As news reports attest, this is becoming a common occurence in resort towns across Colorado.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$25,398	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	All board members are given copies of the draft Form 990 and accompanying schedules to review. They are encouraged to ask questions. The draft Form 990 is discussed and approved in a board meeing prior to filing.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c	Board members review and certify understanding and compliance by signing the conflict of interest policy when they join the board. Annually, the policy is reviewed at a board meeting and the board members are required to initial and recertify that they are in compliance. Additionally, if and when such a conflict arises, the member must report the conflict to the Board President withing five days. The President consults the board to determine if any action is needed to minimize the conflict. During this time, the members authority and participation are determined by the board through open discussion, until a decision is made regarding the conflict.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a	Compensation of the executive director is discussed at least twice per year, during board meetings. Data considered when determining compensation includes job description, qualifications of staff memer, comparable salaries in the region, and cost of living.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	The Shanta Foundation offers to receive requests via telephone, mail, or electronic mail for copies of its Form 990, governing documents, conflict of interest policy, document retention policy, and summary financial statements. Such requests are honored with either paper or electronic read-only copies.