SHANTA FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: SHANTA FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-4246752)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-04
IRS object ID: 202043099349301844
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-04T14:44:59-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	208019714	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JDS PROFESSIONAL GROUP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10303 E DRY CREEK RD STE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	ENGLEWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80112	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	204246752	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHANTA FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SHAN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9707491198	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1603	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81302	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVE C PETERS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9709467948	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-10-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LORI B BAUER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01260252	PTIN
Phone	3037710123	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-11-04	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVE C PETERS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1603	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81302	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$647,669	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SHANTAFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PARTNER WITH UNDERSERVED RURAL VILLAGES IN MYANMAR TO DEVELOP HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, WE EMPOWER LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO MAKE EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE CHANGE FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, QUALITY HEALTH CARE, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$517,125	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$554,328	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,564	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,195	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$78,539	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$16,019	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$604,228	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$577,542	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$229,721	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$270,377	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$266,357	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$224,554	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$126,284	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$72,538	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$62,991	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$568,616	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$557,922	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$35,612	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$19,620	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$298,521	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$312,817	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,894	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$59,623	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$289,627	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$253,194	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PARTNER WITH UNDERSERVED RURAL VILLAGES IN MYANMAR TO DEVELOP HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, WE EMPOWER LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO MAKE EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE CHANGE FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, QUALITY HEALTH CARE, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$224,038	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$160,501	GrantAmt
Desc	EDUCATION & VILLAGE LEADERSHIP 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -CONSTRUCTED TEACHER HOUSING IN FOUR VILLAGES. -BUILT TWO PRESCHOOLS AND PROVIDED TOYS AND TRAINING TO TEACHERS IN TWO VILLAGES. 83 CHILDREN ATTEND THESE PRESCHOOLS -ESTABLISHED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IN TWO VILLAGES -SUPPORTED 42 STUDENTS TO ATTEND SPECIAL BOARDING SCHOOL -HELD ENGLISH SUMMER CLASSES IN SIX VILLAGES FOR 192 STUDENTS -ESTABLISHED SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN FOUR VILLAGES AND SUPPORTED READING ACTIVITIES IN PARTNER VILLAGES REACHING 800 STUDENTS -LAUNCHED VILLAGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SIX NEW VILLAGES, BEGAN TRAINING 78 NEW VILLAGE LEADERS . HEALTH & WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -ESTABLISHED WOMEN SAVINGS GROUPS IN FOUR VILLAGES -HELD WOMEN'S DISCUSSION GROUPS WHICH OVER 400 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN DISCUSSING VARIOUS TOPICS -HELD YEARLY DENTAL CLINIC FOR 1306 CHILDREN	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$54,072	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$36,888	GrantAmt
Desc	CAPACITY BUILDING AND OPERATIONS 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -EXPANDED AND CONDUCTED PROGRAMMING IN 22 PARTNER VILLAGES -ONE VILLAGE GRADUATED FROM SIX-YEAR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM -CONTINUED WORKING CLOSELY WITH MYANMAR MANAGERS TO MANAGE FINANCIAL CONTROLS, PROGRAM PROCEDURES, AND OPERATIONS IN MYANMAR -HIRED A PROGRAM MANAGER IN US OFFICE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN EVALUATION AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$53,312	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$39,407	GrantAmt
Desc	INFRASTRUCTURE 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -BUILT CLEAN-WATER SYSTEMS IN THREE VILLAGES -CONSTRUCTED A THREE-MILE ROAD TO GIVE VILLAGE ACCESS TO MARKETS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$46,336	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$33,581	GrantAmt
Desc	LIVELIHOOD (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY LOAN FUNDS IN SIX NEW VILLAGES AND EXPANDED THE LOAN FUND IN FOUR OTHER VILLAGES, OFFERING LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO AN ESTIMATED 1600 INDIVIDUALS -ASSISTED 40 FAMILIES IN ESTABLISHING THEIR OWN PIG FARM -PROVIDED 64 FAMILIES WITH SEEDLINGS TO START THEIR COFFEE FARMS -ASSISTED NINE HOUSEHOLDS TO ESTABLISH CHILI FARM AND DEVELOPED A CONTRACT WITH AN EXPORTER FOR THEIR HARVEST -18 FARMERS PARTICIPATED IN TRAININGS TO MAKE ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND TO RESTORE THEIR SOIL QUALITY IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS ARE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MYANMAR-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATION, MUDITAR. MUDITAR AND SHANTA LEADERS IN TURN PARTNER WITH VILLAGERS TO FUND AND ACCOMPLISH PROJECTS THAT VILLAGERS IDENTIFY AS PRIORITY NEEDS TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN QUALITY OF LIFE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$46,336	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$33,581	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$377,758	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE ORGANIZATION	PersonNm
Phone	9707491198	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1603	AddressLine1Txt
City	DURANGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81302	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANNA POOL
PRESIDENT	7.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVE C PETERS
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARLEN WEINER
SECRETARY	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZACHARY RAY
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TODD STARR
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA KARPFEN
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK MASTALSKI
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY SINTON
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURIE MEININGER
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$86,887	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$86,887	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$554,328	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$554,328	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,818	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,818	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$65,361	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$64,984	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$377	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$377	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$377	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$21,162	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$5,143	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,019	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,019	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$577,542	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$23,214	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$270,377	TotalAmt
Program Services	$270,377	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,887	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,013	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,487	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,096	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,086	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50,540	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$454	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$149	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$414	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,495	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,644	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,059	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,537	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,074	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,074	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,130	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,987	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,941	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,535	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,844	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,761	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,694	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$6,067	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,603	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,782	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$829	TotalAmt
Program Services	$414	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$415	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,119	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,119	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISC	$4,743	-$581	$2,929	$2,395
BANK FEES	$2,719	$631		$2,088

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$557,922	TotalAmt
Program Services	$377,758	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,880	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$126,284	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,296	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,892	BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$86,590	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$674	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$786	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,582	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,852	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,503	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,349	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$127,260	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,326	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,386	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$298,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$312,817	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,894	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,417	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$16,206	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,894	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,623	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,950	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,893	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,244	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,627	BOYAmt
EOY	$253,194	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$298,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$312,817	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$19,620	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$7,658	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$63,711	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd

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 Minus4 Years	$357,641	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$374,087	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$465,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$517,125	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$554,328	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,268,658	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$357,641	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$374,087	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$465,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$517,125	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$554,328	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,268,658	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$526,056	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,742,602	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,048	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,818	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,203	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,297,861	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$131,982	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.75840	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98750	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	$25,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,422	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$26,422	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,852	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,503	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,349	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,349	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REFUNDABLE ADVANCE	Desc
Amt	$16,206	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$16,206	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$585,200	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$7,658	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$7,658	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$577,542	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$577,542	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$621,633	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Prior Year Adjustments	$63,711	PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$63,711	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$557,922	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$557,922	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4

THE FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES OR GENERAL OPERATING USE.

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X

THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH REQUIRES THE FOUNDATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A TAX POSITION (AND THE RELATED TAX BENEFIT) IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT, PRESUMING THAT THE TAX POSITION IS EXAMINED BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY THAT HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE FOUNDATION'S MANAGEMENT EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF UNCERTAINTIES, AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN AFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RegionTxt
Offices	1	OfficesCnt
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$270,377	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	1	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$270,377	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$270,377	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EDUC & LEADERSHIP	$160,501	WIRE
INFRASTRUCTURE	$39,407	WIRE
HLTH & LIVELIHOOD	$33,581	WIRE
CAP BLDG & OPERATION	$36,888	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 270,377 0

SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V

SHANTA FOUNDATION KEEPS RECORDS ON ALL PROGRAM EXPENSES INCURRED. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUALLY MONITORS ACTIVITIES BY PERFORMING ON-SITE VISITS AND CONFERENCE CALLS. . ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS ARE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MYANMAR-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATION, MUDITAR. MUDITAR AND SHANTA LEADERS IN TURN PARTNER WITH VILLAGERS TO FUND AND ACCOMPLISH PROJECTS THAT VILLAGERS IDENTIFY AS PRIORITY NEEDS TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN QUALITY OF LIFE. . THE FOUNDATION AND MUDITAR OPERATE AS RELATED ENTITIES BUT DO NOT CONSOLIDATE THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THE CRITERIA FOR FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATION (SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE AND ECONOMIC INTEREST) HAVE NOT BEEN MET.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	FALL FUNDRAISER	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$21,162	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$21,162	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$5,143	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$21,162	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$21,162	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$5,143	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$5,143	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$16,019	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MIKE KARPFEN	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	FORMER BOD MBR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$2,816	TransactionAmt
Transaction	CONSULTING	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE L, PART V	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIKE KARPFEN RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR CONSULTING IN 2019, AND IS ALSO THE SPOUSE OF BOARD MEMBER PATRICIA KARPFEN.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO PARTNER WITH UNDERSERVED RURAL VILLAGES IN MYANMAR TO DEVELOP HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, WE EMPOWER LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO MAKE EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE CHANGE FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, QUALITY HEALTH CARE, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	EDUCATION & VILLAGE LEADERSHIP 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -CONSTRUCTED TEACHER HOUSING IN FOUR VILLAGES. -BUILT TWO PRESCHOOLS AND PROVIDED TOYS AND TRAINING TO TEACHERS IN TWO VILLAGES. 83 CHILDREN ATTEND THESE PRESCHOOLS -ESTABLISHED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IN TWO VILLAGES -SUPPORTED 42 STUDENTS TO ATTEND SPECIAL BOARDING SCHOOL -HELD ENGLISH SUMMER CLASSES IN SIX VILLAGES FOR 192 STUDENTS -ESTABLISHED SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN FOUR VILLAGES AND SUPPORTED READING ACTIVITIES IN PARTNER VILLAGES REACHING 800 STUDENTS -LAUNCHED VILLAGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SIX NEW VILLAGES, BEGAN TRAINING 78 NEW VILLAGE LEADERS . HEALTH & WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -ESTABLISHED WOMEN SAVINGS GROUPS IN FOUR VILLAGES -HELD WOMEN'S DISCUSSION GROUPS WHICH OVER 400 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN DISCUSSING VARIOUS TOPICS -HELD YEARLY DENTAL CLINIC FOR 1306 CHILDREN
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	LIVELIHOOD (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) 2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY LOAN FUNDS IN SIX NEW VILLAGES AND EXPANDED THE LOAN FUND IN FOUR OTHER VILLAGES, OFFERING LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO AN ESTIMATED 1600 INDIVIDUALS -ASSISTED 40 FAMILIES IN ESTABLISHING THEIR OWN PIG FARM -PROVIDED 64 FAMILIES WITH SEEDLINGS TO START THEIR COFFEE FARMS -ASSISTED NINE HOUSEHOLDS TO ESTABLISH CHILI FARM AND DEVELOPED A CONTRACT WITH AN EXPORTER FOR THEIR HARVEST -18 FARMERS PARTICIPATED IN TRAININGS TO MAKE ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND TO RESTORE THEIR SOIL QUALITY IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS ARE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MYANMAR-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATION, MUDITAR. MUDITAR AND SHANTA LEADERS IN TURN PARTNER WITH VILLAGERS TO FUND AND ACCOMPLISH PROJECTS THAT VILLAGERS IDENTIFY AS PRIORITY NEEDS TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN QUALITY OF LIFE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2	PATRICIA KARPFEN ARLEN WEINER BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER AUNT/NIECE
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN COPIES OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES TO REVIEW. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED IN A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND CERTIFY UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE BY SIGNING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD. ANNUALLY, THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AT A BOARD MEETING AND THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO INITIAL AND RECERTIFY THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONALLY, IF AND WHEN SUCH A CONFLICT ARISES, THE MEMBER MUST REPORT THE CONFLICT TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS. THE PRESIDENT CONSULTS THE BOARD TO DETERMINE IF ANY ACTION IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE THE CONFLICT. DURING THIS TIME, THE MEMBER'S AUTHORITY AND PARTICIPATION ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD THROUGH OPEN DISCUSSION, UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE REGARDING THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DISCUSSED, AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR, DURING BOARD MEETINGS. DATA CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCLUDES JOB DESCRIPTION, QUALIFICATIONS OF STAFF MEMBER, COMPARABLE SALARIES IN THE REGION, AND COST OF LIVING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE SHANTA FOUNDATION OFFERS TO RECEIVE REQUESTS VIA TELEPHONE, MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MAIL FOR COPIES OF ITS FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY, AND SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SUCH REQUESTS ARE HONORED WITH EITHER PAPER OR ELECTRONIC READ-ONLY COPIES.