WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization: WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 83-1593634)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-04-29
IRS object ID: 202141199349201104
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-04-29T12:31:34-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	831593634	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WELL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2407784465	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9812 FALLS ROAD NO 114288	AddressLine1Txt
City	POTOMAC	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20854	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KATHLEEN ROWAN	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2407784465	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-04-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KATHLEEN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	ROWAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00288314	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Address	WWW.WELLBEINGINL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$197,473	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$197,473	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue	$197,473	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$45,675	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$59,608	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$8,000	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total	$29,881	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$143,164	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$54,309	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$24,800	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$79,109	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,313	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,172	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,422	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$127,965	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,735	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,626	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$79,109	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL SEEKS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL WELL-BEING FOR PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, DIRECT CARE AND SCIENCE.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT & POLICY - WBI PRODUCED 22 NEWSLETTERS IN 2020, 11 OF THE MORE TECHNICAL WELLBEING NEWS & 11 TALES OF WELLBEING AND CONTINUED TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM OF SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. WBI SPOKE AT TWO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES IN AFRICA AND EUROPE. THE NEW WELLBEING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES REPOSITORY HAD OVER 500,000 FULL TEXT DOWNLOADS IN 2020. THE WEBSITE RECORDED 30,000 USERS AND 94,000 PAGEVIEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA HAD OVER 1.7 MILLION REACHES AND 281,000 ENGAGEMENTS. (DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $274,450)	$0	$41,873
HEALTHY, HUMANE COMMUNITIES - WBI IS CHAMPIONING GLOBAL HUMANE DOG MANAGEMENT, FOCUSING ON APPROACHES THAT ARE AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN IMPROVING ROAMING DOG WELL-BEING AND COMMUNITY LIVABILITY WITH FLAGSHIP PARTNERS IN INDIA, COSTA RICA AND AFGHANISTAN. IN 2020, WBI PARTNERS STERILIZED AND VACCINATED OVER 30,000 DOGS. WBI DELIVERED A REPORT ON DOG SUPPLY & DEMAND IN THE USA AND LAUNCHED A GLOBAL DOG CAMPAIGN WEBSITE FEATURING ITS FLAGSHIP PARTNERS IN INDIA, COSTA RICA AND AFGHANISTAN. WBI RECEIVED AND TRANSMITTED A GRANT TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS FOR THE MAYHEW, A FLAGSHIP PARTNER. (DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $103,700)	$43,125	$77,710
SUSTAINABILITY - PEOPLE, ANIMALS & ENVIRONMENT. WBI GAVE A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION AT THE 4TH AFRICAN ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCE IN AFRICA FEATURING THE NEED TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION AND POPULATION GROWTH TO ENSURE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY. WBI FEATURED SUSTAINABILITY IN MANY OF ITS REPORTS DISTRIBUTED VIA ITS NEWSLETTERS AND BOOSTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. WBI CONTINUES TO DEVELOP A PROJECT TO LIMIT PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE OCEANS. (DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $13,900)	$2,500	$12,546
PARTNER SUPPORT & COLLABORATION - WBI IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THREE PARTNERS - ASOCIACION HUMANITARIA PARA LA PROTECCION ANIMAL DE COSTA RICA (AHPPA) IN COSTA RICA, GREYTON FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY (GFAS) IN GREYTON, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE CENTER FOR LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION (CLLC) IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA. WBI ASSISTED IN A SUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATION FOR AHPPA AND PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT FOR AHPPA STERILIZATION PROJECTS IN 2020. (DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - $4,400)	$50	$1,090

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$133,219	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DR ANDREW ROWAN
PRESIDENT & CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	60.00	$0	$0	$0
DR S CHINNEY KRISHNA
VICE PRESIDENT	15.00	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN ROWAN
SECRETARY & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	60.00	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM VOORHEES
TREASURER	15.00	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr	$0	TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization	$0	TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KATHLEEN ROWAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9812 FALLS ROAD NO 114288	AddressLine1Txt
City	POTOMAC	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20854	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2407784465	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (1)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,540	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,135	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$197,473	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$282,148	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,540	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,135	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$197,473	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$282,148	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$209,889	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$72,259	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$282,148	TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID	ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GRANTS. GRANTEE NAME: ASOCIACION HUMANITARIA PARA LA PROTECCION ANIMAL GRANTEE NAME: ASOCIACION HUMANITARIA PARA LA PROTECCION ANIMAL. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 2 KM BEFORE "CLUB CAMPESTRE EL CASTILLO" HEREDIA PROVINCE, SAN RAFAEL, COSTA RICA. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. DATE OF GIFT: 11/04/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 9,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID	ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GRANTS. GRANTEE NAME: MAYHEW. GRANTEE ADDRESS: TRENMAR GARDENS, KENSAL GREEN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM NW10 6BJ. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. DATE OF GIFT: 12/14/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 34,125. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 43,125.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 25,823. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 380. DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. AMOUNT: 992. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 845. DESCRIPTION: SMALL EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 960. DESCRIPTION: SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 881. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 29,881.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS	DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,217. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 14,932. DESCRIPTION: CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 64,118. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 645. DESCRIPTION: FIXED ASSETS - SOFTWARE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,127. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,135. DESCRIPTION: INTANGIBLE ASSET - TRADEMARK. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,710. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,710.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES	DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 18,165. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 800. DESCRIPTION: REFUNDABLE ADVANCES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 85,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 103,826.

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