2024-11-13T17:57:14-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 930845103 MAHAKARUNA FOUNDATION MAHA 7076325629 PO Box 83 Cazadero CA 95421 Dave Picciotto Treasurer 7076325629 2024-11-13 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X www.mahakaruna.org X X 94763 X 94167 0 0 596 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94763 253446 0 0 2707 0 1882 238 258273 -163510 406938 0 243428 X 406938 268428 0 0 0 0 406938 268428 0 25000 406938 243428 The organization's primary exempt purpose is to assist the old, sick, undernourished, and undereducated peoples of Buddhist Asia, and to help preserve the ancient Buddhist heritage and culture of Tibet. Akshobhya meditation practice and mantra recitation by monastics holding vows of poverty was done for 1,234 beings, and 96 sacred images of the Buddha Akshobhya were created. 114824 X 114824 Support for the education, training, housing, medical and physical care, and food for Tibetan Buddhist lamas. 90753 X 90753 The lives of 366 yaks were ransomed in Tibet so that these animals can live out their lives in peace, while supporting Tibetan nomadic families with milk and hair (they will now not be slaughtered for meat or used as beasts of burden). 33312 X 33312 General support of monastics holding vows of poverty (food, clothing, housing) 14377 X 14377 Support for monastics holding vows of poverty to conduct religious ceremonies for a deceased person 180 X 180 253446 Jigme Tromge President and Director 0.5 0 0 0 Jane Tromge Vice President and Director 0 0 0 0 David Picciotto Secretary, Treasurer, and Director 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Picciotto PO Box 83 Cazadero CA 95421 7076325629 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 103729 89220 90521 77830 94167 455467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103729 89220 90521 77830 94167 455467 13219 442248 39 28 28 102 596 793 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456260 0 0.96929 0.93668 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 45 for wire fee charged by bank, 50 for annual report filing fee, 82 for PO Box rental, 61 for new paper checks for checking account Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Short term interest free loan for 25,000