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CHOPRA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
CHOPRA FOUNDATION (EIN 36-4793898)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2022-04-04
IRS object ID
202230949349300233
Schema version
2020v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-04-04T15:06:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN203985546PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON OCONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 EDGEWATER DRIVE SUITE 210AddressLine1Txt
CityWAKEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01880ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN364793898EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHOPRA FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O TAG MANAGEMENTBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHOPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8589223986PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL JOHNSONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8589223986PhoneNum
Signature2022-04-02SignatureDt
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Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPAULPersonFirstNm
Person LastJOHNSONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEPHEN FERONPreparerPersonNm
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Phone7819143400PhoneNum
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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Website AddressWWW.CHOPRAFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CHOPRA FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL BEING, CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS, AND PROMOTING WORLD PEACE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Expenses$1,241,413CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$524,634PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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MissionTHE CHOPRA FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL BEING, CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS, AND PROMOTING WORLD PEACE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.MissionDesc
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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AJAY K GUPTA
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FRANCOIS FERRE PHD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYMOND G CHAMBERS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT HARRIS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED MATSER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEXPLORER'S JOURNEYDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,963TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,100TotalAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,235EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$605,400BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,500BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,266BOYAmt
EOY$240,042EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255,736BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$590,981EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$530,692CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$134,647CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$731,796CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,522,035TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$384,950CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$716,115CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,783,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$215,605CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,462,875TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,871,392CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,246,807CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,918,252CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$947,401CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,984,910TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$174,602CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$49,518CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$324,135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$165,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$894,355TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$484,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$605,847CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$728,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,490CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,993,484TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$655,365CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,052,325CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$222,490CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,887,839TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$5,097,071PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$10,044CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,485TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$10,044CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,485TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,689CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,884CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$238,257CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,008CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$256,885TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,873,081CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,260,691CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,164,950CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$958,453CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,260,280TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.61710PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.55500PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00220InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00090InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,826OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,826DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$958,453TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$958,453RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$958,453TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,241,413TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,241,413ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,241,413TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION IS A QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION UNDER THE FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE AND NEW YORK CODE ARTICLE 9-A. THE FOUNDATION, HOWEVER, MAY OCCASIONALLY BE SUBJECT TO TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE FOUNDATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RELATED TO THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS PART OF THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, WHEN APPLICABLE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND THEREFORE NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ACCRUED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionINDIARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantTHIS IS A MONTHLY STANDING DONATION VIA THE CHOPRA FOUNDATION AS PART OF OBJECTIVE #3 WHICH IS TO COLLABORATE WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH THE FOUNDATION'S VISION.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$7,095CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGOBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19500 GILMAN DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLA JOLLACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92093ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN956006144RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$166,868CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of GrantFELLOWSHIP RESEARCH GRANT & TRIPHALA SYMBIOTIC CLINICAL TRIALPurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CHOPRA FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS, AND PROMOTING WORLD PEACE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND VARIOUS HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS. THE CHOPRA FOUNDATION ADVANCES SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SEEKING SPECIFIC BRAIN MECHANISMS UNDERLYING MIND/BODY AND SPIRITUAL AWARENESS, AS WELL MEDITATIVE, ALTERED AND NON-LOCAL STATES. THESE ARE ALL DESCRIBED EXPERIENTIALLY IN MANY CULTURES INCLUDING ANCIENT VEDIC WRITINGS, BUT HAVE ELUDED CLASSICAL SCIENCE. NOW, NEW DISCOVERIES IN QUANTUM BIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE, PHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY SUGGEST FINER SCALE QUANTUM ACTIVITIES WITHIN BRAIN NEURONS MAY SOMEHOW PRODUCE UNIFIED CONSCIOUS AWARENESS, CONNECTED TO DEEPER LEVELS OF THE UNIVERSE. THIS GENERAL FRAMEWORK IS CONSISTENT WITH ANCIENT WISDOMS, AND AN IMPORTANT AREA OF RESEARCH. GRANTEES ARE AWARDED BY COMMITTEES BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS AND ARE RANKED USING A SCORING SYSTEM. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONSIST PRIMARILY OF VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO EVALUATE THE MERITS OF THE GRANT APPLICATIONS. ONCE SELECTED, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT INTERIM ACCOUNTING REPORTS AS WELL AS A FINAL ACCOUNTING OF ALL EXPENDITURES, DELIVERABLES AND RESULTS, DURING AND, AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE GRANT. REFER TO WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: HTTPS://CHOPRAFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS/OVERVIEW/ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2AJAY GUPTA, RAY CHAMBERS, MATTHEW HARRIS, AND ALICE WALTON HAVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, SENIOR STAFF MEMBER AND EMPLOYEE AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. EACH NEW DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS ADVISED OF THE POLICY UPON JOINING THE FOUNDATION. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SIGNS AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FOR THE FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BPOONACHA MACHAIAH'S COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED IN THIS MANNER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTIONS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNT

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
ISHAR LLC
2013 COSTA DEL MAR RDCARLSBADCA92009471603074OPERATING AN ONLINE ACADEMIC LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL ARCHIVE.CA$0$0CHOPRA FOUNDATION
CHOPRA MIND BRAIN INSTITUTE LLC
2013 COSTA DEL MAR RDCARLSBADCA92009352602432RESEARCH & EDUCATION RELATING TO CONSCIOUSNESS, MIND, BRAIN HEALTH & RELATEDCA$0$0CHOPRA FOUNDATION