GARRISON INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
GARRISON INSTITUTE (EIN 01-0597067)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202133199349328993
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-15T19:17:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN133628255PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN010597067EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE GARRISON INSTITUTE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGARRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8454244800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 532AddressLine1Txt
CityGARRISONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10524ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJONATHAN FP ROSEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8454244800PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJONATHANPersonFirstNm
Person LastFP ROSEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES J REILLYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00183769PTIN
Phone2126617777PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
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)
Principal OfficerJONATHAN FP ROSEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 532AddressLine1Txt
CityGARRISONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10524ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,791,615GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website AddressWWW.GARRISONINSTITUTE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$324PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$135CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$70,300PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescRETREATS AT THE GARRISON INSTITUTE: WE HOSTED MORE THAN 5500 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ATTENDED RETREATS WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST NOTED CONTEMPLATIVE MASTERS. THESE TEACHERS EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION. WE BELIEVE THAT BY FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON LEADERSHIP & CONTEMPLATION IN THE WORKPLACE; SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY & RELATIONSHIPS; ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; EDUCATION; CAREGIVERS; THE ARTS; AND END OF LIFE OR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND BY CONNECTING THEM WITH A COMMON THREAD OF CONTEMPLATION WE CAN UNCOVER THE WISDOM THAT IS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR HUMANITY TO UNDERSTAND, ACT, AND FLOURISH IN THE COMPLEX TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE.Desc

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Expense$258,301ExpenseAmt
DescCARE FOR THE CAREGIVERS: THE GARRISON INSTITUTE OFFERS RESILIENCE TRAININGS FOR DIRECT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS THROUGH OUR CONTEMPLATIVE BASED RESILIENCE (CBR) PROJECT. THESE EVIDENCE-BASED TRAININGS GIVE SOCIAL WORKERS, HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS, JOURNALISTS, LAWYERS, SOCIAL ACTIVISTS, AND SENIOR MANAGERS IN THESE FIELDS THE CHANCE TO DECOMPRESS WHILE LEARNING PRACTICAL SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE CHRONIC STRESS AND AVOID BURNOUT.Desc

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Expense$65,436ExpenseAmt
DescTRANSFORMATIONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE ECOLOGY: CLIMATE, MIND AND BEHAVIOR WHILE LEARNING PRACTICAL SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE PATHWAYS TO PLANETARY HEALTH.PATHWAYS TO PLANETARY HEALTH IS OUR TRANSFORMATIONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE ECOLOGY SIGNATURE PROGRAM. OUR PATHWAYS TO PLANETARY HEALTH PROGRAM CONVENES LEADING THINKERS AND PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELDS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, NEURO-, BEHAVIORAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL NETWORKING, POLICY-MAKING, AND INVESTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO WORK TOGETHER ON WAYS TO SHIFT BEHAVIOR ON A LARGE ENOUGH SCALE TO REALIZE SUBSTANTIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone8454244800PhoneNum

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Address Line1PO BOX 532AddressLine1Txt
CityGARRISONCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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JONATHAN FP ROSE
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DIANA CALTHORPE ROSE
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DANIEL SIEGEL
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SHARON SALZBERG
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JONATHAN WIESNER
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MARC WEISS
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JEANNE ENGLERT
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VALERIE BELANGER
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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MVP HEALTH CARE INC
GPO BOX 26864NEW YORKNY10087HEALTH INSURANCE$216,215
DOLLY'S LLC
PO BOX 187GARRISONNY10524CATERING$177,091
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$2,000RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$2,000RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$1,134OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Management And General$51,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,115FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$168,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,708FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$1,276FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$233,097ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$41,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,722FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$2,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,258FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$13,379ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,683FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$6,400FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$16,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$30,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$116,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,440FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$281,745TotalAmt
Program Services$239,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,751FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$7,640TotalAmt
Program Services$7,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$382ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$38,355TotalAmt
Program Services$26,617ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,511FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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FOOD SERVICES$145,254$145,254
COMMUNICATIONS$75,837$9,726$61,713$4,398
HOUSEKEEPING$68,140$67,433$707

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Management And General$6,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,691FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$2,679,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$448,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$189,134FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$466,445BOYAmt
EOY$91,256EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$376,714BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$124,878BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$48,212BOYAmt
EOY$34,500EOYAmt

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BOY$2,000BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$995,084LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$702,460LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,813BOYAmt
EOY$292,624EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$440,230EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$108,121BOYAmt
EOY$163,005EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$785,402BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$582,751EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$893,523BOYAmt
EOY$745,756EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,711BOYAmt
EOY-$335,903EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,828BOYAmt
EOY$30,377EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,539BOYAmt
EOY-$305,526EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,113,062BOYAmt
EOY$440,230EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$525,065ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,265,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,055,593CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,150,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$895,319CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,589,334CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,956,369TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,247,096CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,670,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,094,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,200,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,060,539TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,113,829CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,302,689CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,820,761CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,990,149CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,789,480CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,016,908TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$865,532CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$295,611CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$697,404CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$436,880CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$496,502CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,791,929TotalAmt

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$865,532CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$295,611CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$697,404CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$436,880CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$496,502CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,791,929TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$17,224,979PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,994CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,824CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,964CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,135CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,968TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,994CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,824CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,964CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,135CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,968TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,610CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,460CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$915CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,134CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,119TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,139,490CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,322,143CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,843,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,997,113CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,792,749CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,094,995TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.85720PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.85550PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00230InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00210InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$75,828BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$33,693ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$79,144OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$30,377EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$45,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$75,828ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$45,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$75,828EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$45,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$45,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$45,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$45,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$45,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$45,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$25,000OtherExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$443,134OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$196,979DepreciationAmt
Book Value$246,155BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$448,276OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$401,807DepreciationAmt
Book Value$46,469BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$103,674OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$103,674DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$292,624TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SBA PPP LOAN$291,615
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES$291,136
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$582,751TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,191,615TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$400,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$400,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,791,615RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,791,615TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,716,680TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$400,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$400,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,316,680ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,316,680TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INSTITUTE REPORTS GIFTS OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS AS SUPPORT WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THEY ARE RECEIVED WITH DONOR IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS THAT LIMIT THE USE OF THE DONATED ASSETS. WHEN A DONOR RESTRICTION EXPIRES, THAT IS, WHEN A STIPULATED TIME RESTRICTION ENDS OR PURPOSE RESTRICTION IS ACCOMPLISHED, NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS ARE RECLASSIFIED TO NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND REPORTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS. THE BALANCE IN THE INSTITUTE'S NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS HAVE TIME AND PURPOSE RESTRICTIONS AND WILL BE USED TO FUND THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JONATHAN WIESNER
CEO$191,522$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$191,522$0$0$0
MARC WEISS
MANAGING DIRECTOR$145,352$0$0$0$400$0$0$0$9,495$0$155,247$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III - LINE 1THE MISSION OF THE GARRISON INSTITUTE (THE "INSTITUTE") IS TO APPLY THE WISDOM THAT ARISES FROM CONTEMPLATION AND INSIGHTS DERIVED FROM SCIENCE TO TODAY'S PRESSING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO CREATE A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND RESILIENT FUTURE. WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH THE RECOGNITION OF INTERDEPENDENCE AND THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ALTRUISM CULTIVATED BY CONTEMPLATION AND SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE GENERATES SYSTEMIC SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. THE GARRISON INSTITUTE HOSTS SELECT RETREATS WITH PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE LED BY NOTED CONTEMPLATIVE MASTERS AND TEACHERS. THE GARRISON INSTITUTE ALSO CONDUCTS PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES IN THE AREAS OF 1) CONTEMPLATIVE BASED RESILIENCE WORKING WITH FRONT LINE WORKS, INCLUDING SOCIAL WORKERS AND HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS TO PROVIDE TOOLS TO MANAGE VICARIOUS TRAUMA. 2) CARE FOR TEACHERS, TO HELP TEACHERS, OTHER EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS LEARN NOW TO REDUCE STRESS AND ENLIVEN THEIR TEACHING, 3) PATHWAYS TO PLANETARY HEALTH WHICH EXPLORES AND PROMOTES A REGENERATIVE PARADIGM THAT NURTURES THE HEALTH OF THE WHOLE, SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZING HUMAN-WELL-BEING AND PRESERVING THE BIOSPHERE. 4) THE GARRISON INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP, A CONTEMPLATIVE-BASED LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM GROUNDED BY FOUR CORE PILLARS: AWARENESS-BASED CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM, THE SCIENCE OF INTERCONNECTION, GENERATIVE ACTION, AND COLLECTIVE HEALING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2THE GARRISON INSTITUTE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM INITIATIVE AREA, THE GARRISON INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP WHICH IS CURRENTLY A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CONTEMPLATIVE-BASED LEADERSHIP LED BY DIRECTOR, DR. ANGEL ACOSTA. THE INAUGURAL COHORT OF ELEVEN FELLOWS INCLUDES ACTIVISTS, RESEARCHERS, HEALERS, ARTISTS, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE PRACTITIONERS, AND CONTEMPLATIVE TEACHERS WHO REPRESENT THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE LEADERSHIP IN OUR MOVEMENT FOR A MORE COMPASSIONATE, RESILIENT FUTURE. THIS INITIAL COHORT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CO-CREATED METHODOLOGY AND CURRICULUM THAT WILL SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE COHORTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JONATHAN F.P. ROSE AND DIANA CALTHORPE-ROSE, BOTH OF WHOM ARE CO-FOUNDERS OF THE INSTITUTE, ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAN ANNUAL UPDATE AND REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURES ARE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE. BOARD MEMBERS MUST DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AWARE OF THEM. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD IMMEDIATELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE INSTITUTE UTILIZES AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM WHO PROVIDES COMPARABILITY DATA FOR THE CEO'S COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE INSTITUTE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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