2022-11-12T13:01:13-08:00 2021-12-31 202124886 VM ACCOUNTING SERVICES 1101 COLLEGE AVE SUITE 240 SANTA ROSA CA 95404 990 2021-01-01 841239976 THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION GANG 5414823100 364 HELMAN ST ASHLAND OR 97520 B DENEMPONT VP - ED 2022-11-12 true B DENEMPONT 999009999 VICTORIA MWANGI P00129278 7075424465 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z B DENEMPONT 364 HELMAN ST ASHLAND OR 97520 963176 false X WWW.GANGAJI.ORG X 1993 CO THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION SERVES THE TRUTH OF UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RECOGNITION OF PEACE INHERENT IN THE CORE OF ALL BEING. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION TO FORTHRIGHTLY AND RESPECTFULLY PRESENT THE TEACHING AND TRANSMISSION OF GANGAJI, THROUGH THE GRACE OF SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI AND SRI H.W.L. POONJA. 6 4 8 0 1546806 653015 257151 308846 5058 41 1676 1274 1810691 963176 200000 0 0 903293 845455 0 50675 178613 168659 1281906 1014114 528785 -50938 1752799 1533211 539447 370564 1213352 1162647 X THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION SERVES THE TRUTH OF UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RECOGNITION OF PEACE INHERENT IN THE CORE OF ALL BEING. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION TO FORTHRIGHTLY AND RESPECTFULLY PRESENT THE TEACHING AND TRANSMISSION OF GANGAJI, THROUGH THE GRACE OF SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI AND SRI H.W.L. POONJA. false false 313929 308588 WEB-BASED PROGRAMS: The online event and community subscription program, Gangaji Live, continued to see substantial growth during the 2nd year of the pandemic, serving 742 participants with monthly meetings using Zoom calls, recordings and interactive content. Online Meetings and Retreats with Gangaji continued to replace in-person events in 2021 and were attended by participants from all over the world. Five online Small Group Retreats were attended by 225 participants. The Foundation hosted 2 Open Weekend online retreats that were attended by 260 participants. Three online Public Meetings were offered for an optional donation and attended by over 1600 people.The Streaming Video Library served over 200 monthly subscribers with video content from the current year and the video archives.Streaming video and audio downloads of event recordings were made available to event attendees through the Gangaji Foundation website.The website received 111,227 users from 181 countries in 2021. Articles and excerpts from Gangaji's talks are available for free on the website. Audio and video clips of satsang teachings continue to be made available free of charge. 178735 Gangaji Media: Downloads of the podcast programs, Being Yourself, A Conversation with Gangaji, and Epiphany are free to all. In 2021, approximately 131,148 episodes were downloaded. Work on digitizing the analog recording library continued, as did global translations of Gangajis words. 166181 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. 188140 846985 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 4 false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false true true false CA OR X X B DENEMPONT 5414823100 364 HELMAN ASHLAND OR 97520 A VARNER CHAIR/TEACHER 40.00 0.00 X X 205995 0 57000 B DENEMPONT VP - ED 40.00 0.00 X X 97030 0 44695 S PREGERSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 M NORTHCROSS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 L WILSON board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 L DRUMHELLER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 303025 101695 1 false true false 0 223758 429257 2956 653015 PROGRAM INCOME 308846 308846 308846 41 41 0 1274 1274 0 0 0 0 0 0 963176 308846 1315 0 0 0 0 290442 262024 19154 9264 0 274580 218908 39731 15941 0 235975 200855 24593 10527 44458 37842 4633 1983 0 0 16103 16103 0 0 0 0 0 48611 44206 3879 526 18948 17148 1240 560 0 25382 21466 2698 1218 0 0 906 767 96 43 0 0 31288 26461 3326 1501 9164 8737 294 133 FUNDRAISING COSTS 8660 8660 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS 8069 7043 707 319 GANGAJI MEDIA EXP 1330 1330 RETREAT EXPENSES 198 198 0 1014114 846985 116454 50675 883805 640466 50012 0 0 0 0 0 30163 24941 11901 13277 730677 264609 491672 466068 335258 6613 0 0 0 331834 1752799 1533211 99046 83858 293501 273456 116000 30900 13250 539447 370564 X 1213352 1162647 1213352 1162647 1752799 1533211 -50938 233 X false false false X 436011 526261 359471 546806 653015 2521564 367926 440907 359515 257240 308846 1734434 0 0 0 803937 967168 718986 804046 961861 4255998 76132 50932 67599 82270 116040 392973 0 76132 50932 67599 82270 116040 392973 3863025 16338 17510 10 17 41 33916 0 16338 17510 10 17 41 33916 0 1274 1274 820275 984678 718996 804063 963176 4291188 0.90020 0.90180 0.00790 0.01830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 247840 247840 252104 92841 159263 33703 6677 27026 190479 158540 31939 6551 6551 466068 PFI INVESTMENT RECOVERY 331834 331834 CUSTOMER EVENT DEPOSITS 13250 13250 true true X false false false false false false false false false A VARNER CHAIR/TEACHER 195245 10750 57000 262995 LEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEAR SEE BELOW 644 LF sales to GF false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information JAXON-BEAR, THE CHAIR FOR LEELA FOUNDATION (LF) IS HUSBAND TO A. VARNER CHAIR-PERSON FOR THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION (GF) Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER 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 Meetings THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER COMMITTEES Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A 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 Management THE 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 Available FINANCIAL 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.