GANGAJI FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
GANGAJI FOUNDATION (EIN 84-1239976)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-12
IRS object ID
202233169349302018
Schema version
2021v4.1
Source
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Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$367,926CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$440,907CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$359,515CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$257,240CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$308,846CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,734,434TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$803,937CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$967,168CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$718,986CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$804,046CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$961,861CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,255,998TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$76,132CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,932CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,599CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$82,270CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$116,040CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$392,973TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$76,132CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,932CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,599CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$82,270CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$116,040CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$392,973TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,863,025PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,338CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,510CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,916TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,338CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,510CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,916TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$1,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,274TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$820,275CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$984,678CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$718,996CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$804,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$963,176CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,291,188TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.90020PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90180PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00790InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01830InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$247,840OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$247,840BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$252,104OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,841DepreciationAmt
Book Value$159,263BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$33,703OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,677DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,026BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$190,479OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$158,540DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,939BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,551OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,551DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$466,068TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPFI INVESTMENT RECOVERYDesc
Book Value$331,834BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$331,834TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCUSTOMER EVENT DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$13,250Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$13,250TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonA VARNERPersonNm
TitleCHAIR/TEACHERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$195,245BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$10,750OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$57,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$262,995TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEARPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSEE BELOWRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$644TransactionAmt
TransactionLF sales to GFTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJAXON-BEAR, THE CHAIR FOR LEELA FOUNDATION (LF) IS HUSBAND TO A. VARNER CHAIR-PERSON FOR THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION (GF)ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Prison Program: The Prison Program offers a course by mail and a correspondence program to incarcerated individuals, and also provides books, audios and videos by request, free-of-charge to prisoners across the country. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Scholarship Program:The Gangaji Foundation scholarship program serves those who have a deep calling to be with Gangaji, but do not have the financial means to attend a retreat or weekend with Gangaji. In 2021, scholarships were awarded to 71 people for a one-year membership to the Gangaji on-line subscription program. Scholarships were also awarded to 38 applicants for attendance to online weekend and online small group retreats.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of MeetingsTHE GANGAJI FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER COMMITTEES
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessA COPY OF THE TAX RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO REVIEW IT PRIOR TO FILING
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED COMPENSATION FOR GANGAJI (ANTOINETTE VARNER) AND FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BARBARA DENEMPONT) USING INFORMATION FROM THE FOUNDATION'S NON-PROFIT ATTORNEY, FROM THE MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYER'S COUNCIL REPORTING, AND FROM GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT. GANGAJI AND BARBARA RECUSED THEMSELVES FROM ANY CONVERSATIONS AND DECISION-MAKING REGARDING THEIR COMPENSATION
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableFINANCIAL INFORMATION AND TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AND AT GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOUNDATION'S OFFICE UPON REQUEST.

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