2021-11-11T08:55:18-08:00 2020-12-31 202124886 VM ACCOUNTING SERVICES 1101 COLLEGE AVE SUITE 240 SANTA ROSA CA 95404 990 2020-01-01 841239976 THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION GANG 5414823100 364 HELMAN ST ASHLAND OR 97520 B DENEMPONT VP - ED 2021-11-11 true B DENEMPONT 999009999 VICTORIA MWANGI P00129278 7075424465 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z B DENEMPONT 364 HELMAN ST ASHLAND OR 97520 1810828 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 7 0 1765421 1546806 324942 257151 2069 5058 26835 1676 2119267 1810691 125000 200000 0 856769 903293 0 78688 308874 178613 1290643 1281906 828624 528785 1800328 1843647 354757 539447 1445571 1304200 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 361273 WEB-BASED PROGRAMS: The online event and community subscription program, Gangaji Live, grew substantially during the pandemic to over 650 participants with monthly meetings using conference calls, webcasts and interactive content. Online meetings and retreats with Gangaji replaced most of the in-person events.The Streaming Video Library served over 250 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 via the Gangaji Foundation website.The website received 38,941 unique visitors from 159 countries in 2019. 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. 283891 ** Gangaji Media EXPENSES = $141,280 Downloads of the podcast programs, "Being Yourself", "A Conversation with Gangaji", and "Epiphany" are free to all. In 2020, approximately 244,447 copies of the monthly episodes were downloaded.** Scholarship Program EXPENSES = $55,561The Gangaji Foundation scholarship program serves those who have a deep calling to be with Gangaji, but do not have the financial means. In 2020, scholarships were awarded to 108 people for a one-year membership to the Gangaji on-line subscription programs. Total scholarships were also awarded to 51 people for attendance at online weekend and online small group retreats. ** Global Translations Program EXPENSES = $27,344A global team of volunteers are working to translate Gangaji's work in their native languates. ** Archive Project EXPENSES = $59,706A team of staff and volunteers are digitizing and archiving thousands of analog tapes from the 1990s. 245087 Prison Program: TOTAL EXPENSES = $208,762The Prison Program offers a course by mail and correspondence program to incarcerated individuals, and also provides books, audios and videos by requested, free-of-charge to prisoners across the countryBookstore: Expense $36,325 INCOME - $DVDs, CDs, and books were made available through wholesale outlets such as Amazon. 203561 1093812 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 4 false false false true 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 191186 0 0 B DENEMPONT VP - ED 40.00 0.00 X X 99956 0 13757 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 291142 13757 1 false true false 0 1546806 2819 1546806 PROGRAM INCOME 257151 257151 257151 17 17 0 1724 1724 0 541 4500 541 4500 5041 5041 0 0 89 137 -48 -48 0 1810691 257103 6782 200000 200000 0 0 0 291142 242074 29073 19995 0 264895 220251 26452 18192 0 305456 253976 30503 20977 41800 34755 4174 2871 0 520 520 2400 2400 0 0 0 4000 3393 360 247 0 53199 46854 5280 1065 20350 18082 1271 997 0 32329 26425 3308 2596 5677 5677 0 1455 1188 150 117 0 0 32019 26386 3156 2477 9002 6840 2057 105 FUNDRAISING COSTS 8498 8498 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS 7867 6614 702 551 RETREAT EXPENSES 880 880 GANGAJI MEDIA EXP 417 417 0 1281906 1093812 109406 78688 308481 883805 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 28978 30163 17793 11901 717822 226150 468052 491672 976979 426106 0 0 0 0 1800328 1843647 21428 99046 268938 293501 116000 64391 30900 354757 539447 X 1445571 1304200 1445571 1304200 1800328 1843647 X 528785 308 -36441 -634023 X false false false X 289459 436011 526261 359471 546806 2158008 427659 367926 440907 359515 257240 1853247 0 0 0 717118 803937 967168 718986 804046 4011255 49300 76132 50932 67599 82270 326233 0 49300 76132 50932 67599 82270 326233 3685022 41093 16338 17510 10 17 74968 0 41093 16338 17510 10 17 74968 0 0 758211 820275 984678 718996 804063 4086223 0.90180 0.85380 0.01830 0.02910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 247840 247840 252104 87532 164572 30917 5813 25104 180410 126254 54156 6551 6551 491672 CUSTOMER EVENT DEPOSITS 30900 30900 false LEELA FOUNDATION PO BOX 1321 ASHLAND OR 97520 900344383 100000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT OREGON FOOD BANK 7900 NE 3RD DR PORTLAND OR 97211 930785786 37500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT THE SACRED SPACE 1471 FRESH DRIVE DUNEDIN FL 34698 823834777 20000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITE OREGON 27 N VY ST MEDFORD OR 97501 743098100 37500 0 FIRE VICTIMS 3 1 true true X false false false false false false false false false A VARNER CHAIR/TEACHER 189800 1386 191186 LEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEAR SEE BELOW 15817 GF rec'd to co-teach false LEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEA SEE BELOW 56 GF sales to LF 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: TOTAL EXPENSES = $208,762The Prison Program offers a course by mail and correspondence program to incarcerated individuals, and also provides books, audios and videos by requested, free-of-charge to prisoners across the countryBookstore: Expense $36,325 INCOME - $DVDs, CDs, and books were made available through wholesale outlets such as Amazon. Form 990, Part VI, Line 5: Description of Material Diversion of Assets Gangaji Foundation was the holder of a straight note receivable of $956,705 from a private financial firm. In 2020 the financial firm declared bankcruptcy. The assets within the investment firm might not be adequate to cover its obligations to the Foundation and all the other payees. Management has assessed the probability of recovering the invested assets and determined that 50% of the assets will be uncollectible. 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. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases WRITE OFF BAD INVESTMENTS = -$634023