2020-03-21T02:20:13-00:00 2019-06-30 Sawyer LLC 1310 MASS MoCA Way North Adams MA 01247 990 2018-07-01 262852923 Buddhist Global Relief BUDD 2018959977 55 Pease Terrace Lee MA 01238 Tom Spies Treasurer 2020-03-21 true Billie Jo Sawyer 4136646777 2020-03-21 74.76.225.15 2020-03-21 18:14:27 ED P 41E02B187894F751AA47031065D74DC8C80B961F 41E02B187894F751AA47031065D74DC8C80B961F 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Thomas J Spies 55 Pease Terrace Lee MA 01238 1303688 false X www.buddhistglobalrelief.org X 2008 NJ To alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression through direct aid, economic and technical assistance, education and other forms of charitable assistance to people in need throughout the world. 10 10 1 100 0 712018 1288013 0 154 -250 5860 -6562 718032 1281201 592762 738122 0 32544 32530 0 51231 56937 48674 682243 819326 35789 461875 92067 551668 67222 64948 24845 486720 X To alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression through direct aid, economic and technical assistance, education and other forms of charitable assistance to people in need throughout the world. false false 64316 64316 BGR awarded a 64,316 grant to Moanoghar for the construction of a dormitory to provide shelter to children of the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh affected by conflict or living in remote areas of the country. The grant will sponsor the construction of a three-story building with each floor providing accommodation to 40 children. This years grant will also supply furnishings and school supplies. The dormitory will be built from bricks on a solid foundation. When the building is complete, it will accommodate 120 children in total-a permanent solution to the problem of accommodation for the students. 31550 31550 BGR awarded a 31,550 grant to Bodhicitta Foundation. A portion of the grant sponsors the education and training of 30 teenage girls, providing school fees, clothes, shelter, books and all their other expenses. The girls come from some of the poorest regions in India, are in danger of child marriage or unable to finish high school and university due to poverty, and are being instructed in nursing, social work, and law as well as in job training so they can become agents of change and help others when they return to their villages. A portion supports a womens social services center benefiting roughly 2000 people per year that offers legal help to women facing divorce, domestic violence, and land disputes as well as job training to poor women in sewing, computers, English, beauty therapies, and so on. The legal service is offered for free by the previous batch of girls trained as lawyers and social workers. A portion of the grant supports a food program 6000 meals per year for undernourished slum children, youth groups, counseling, health and human rights workshops interventions. 30000 30000 BGR awarded a 30,000 grant to Hellen Keller International HKI to support their work in Western Kenya to improve access, delivery, and utilization of essential nutrition related services within a framework of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health MNCH programs. With this grant, HKI is working with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to deliver proven programs to reach mothers, infants, and children in need of nutritional assistance at critical developmental stages. The project will improve delivery of nutrition health services, as well as offer access and training at the community level. HKI is also working with the Kakamega County Health Management Team to assess and act on the results of a baseline survey they are designing and implementing. Together these programs will have a direct impact on 55,000 adults 40,000 women and 200,000 children, and will provide indirect benefits to an additional 380,000 community members. 612256 612256 738122 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 1 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false AL AZ CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD OH X X Thomas J Spies 2018959977 55 Pease Terrace Lee MA 01238 Bhikkhu Bodhi Chairman 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles Elliott Director 001.50 X 0 0 0 George Clapp Director 004.00 X 0 0 0 Marcie Barth Secretary 000.70 X X 0 0 0 Sylvie Sun Director 006.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Price Director 003.00 X 0 0 0 W David Braughton Vice Chairman Treasurer 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Roehm Director 000.70 X 0 0 0 Patricia Brick Director 004.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Blake Secretary 003.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim Behan Program Director 025.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas J Spies Executive Director 030.00 X X 30000 0 0 30000 false false false 96962 1191051 13567 1288013 158 158 11721 12129 -408 -408 3796 96962 10358 -6562 1281201 158 738122 738122 0 0 0 30000 15000 15000 0 0 0 0 2530 1265 1265 0 300 300 8000 8000 0 0 0 1550 1550 1200 487 713 2030 1126 904 0 0 2133 2133 0 0 0 0 0 905 905 Registration and filing fees 7830 107 7723 Bank charges and Processing fees 4571 625 3946 Printing 8011 8011 12144 25 12119 819326 738122 29973 51231 74864 154026 12606 12740 3572 384002 1025 900 92067 551668 50000 64316 17222 632 67222 64948 X 24845 298201 188519 24845 486720 92067 551668 461875 X false true X true false X 0 0.00000 543613 588301 627664 712018 1288013 3759609 3427 1105 18256 9522 3796 36106 547040 589406 645920 721540 1291809 3795715 3795715 260 190 167 198 158 973 0 260 190 167 198 158 973 0 0 547300 589596 646087 721738 1291967 3796688 0.99970 0.99970 0.00030 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 819326 819326 147899 36975 false Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Credit Card Payable 332 Payroll Taxes Payable Other Payable 300 632 X 1291559 10358 10358 1281201 1281201 829684 10358 10358 819326 819326 XI 2d This amount represents fundraising expenses that are reported in the revenue on the 990 and the expenses on the financial statements. XII 2d This amount represents fundraising expenses that are reported in the revenue on the 990 and the expenses on the financial statements. X 2 The Organization adopted Financial Accounting Standard Board FASB Accounting Standard Codification 740 effective January 1, 2009. For the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Organization has determined it did not have a material tax liability for uncertain tax positions. true East Asia and the Pacific Grants to recipients 76805 South Asia Grants to recipients 157866 Sub-Saharan Africa Grants to recipients 66000 South America Grants to recipents 35537 336208 336208 South Asia Childrens Education 64316 wire South Asia Womens Educ/Training 31550 wire South America Commun Farm Dev 10000 wire South America Womens Education 9922 wire South Asia Commun Food Relief 12000 wire Sub-Saharan Africa Vocat Train Women 15000 wire Sub-Saharan Africa Childrens Education 10000 wire South America Commun Farm Dev 8665 wire South Asia Vocat Train women 10000 wire Sub-Saharan Africa Childrens Education 30000 wire South America Commun Food Relief 6950 wire East Asia and the Pacific Commun Farm Dev 10000 wire East Asia and the Pacific Maternal/Child Nutrition 10000 wire South Asia Childrens Education 10000 wire South Asia Childrens Education 10000 wire East Asia and the Pacific Childrens Education 12305 wire South Asia Commun Farm Dev 20000 wire East Asia and the Pacific Commun Farm Dev 14500 wire Sub-Saharan Africa Childrens Education 11000 wire East Asia and the Pacific Commun Food Relief 10000 wire East Asia and the Pacific Childrens Education 10000 wire East Asia and the Pacific Childrens Education 10000 wire 22 false false false false false false Part I Line 2 All Grantees are required to submit a detailed application indicating its legitimacy, financial history, references, and layout of how funds are to be used. 1. Within 30 days, the recipient organization must send a letter to Buddhist Global Relief confirming receipt of funds. 2. A biannual report of the projects progress is required. 3. Upon project completion a grant final report is submitted explainng how funds were used, and noting the successes and challenges encountered, including a related human interest stories and photos. Walk to feed hunger 96962 96962 9183 Concert 3313 3313 770 1 483 483 405 100758 96962 3796 405 9953 10358 -6562 true Helen Keller International One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Floor 2 New York NY 10017 135562162 30000 Maternal/Child Nutrition Action Against Hunger USA 1 Whitehall St New York NY 10004 133327220 30000 Commun Farm Dev. Arts Creation Foundation for Children 6346-65 Lantana Rd 137 Lake Worth FL 33463 651196151 10000 Childrens Education Burma Humanitarian Mission 2985 S 800 E Salt Lake City UT 84106 263268421 9216 Childrens Education CARE 1515 Ellis St Atlanta GA 30303 131685039 25000 Vocat Train Women Ecology Action 5798 Ridgewood Rd Willits CA 95490 941733299 6250 Commun Farm Dev. Ecology Action 5798 Ridgewood Rd Willits CA 95490 941733299 6250 Commun Farm Dev. Ecology Action 5798 Ridgewood Rd Willits CA 95490 941733299 8094 Commun Farm Dev. Helen Keller International One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Floor 2 New York NY 10017 135562162 27000 Maternal/Child Nutrition Jamyang Foundation 5998 Alcala Pk San Diego CA 92110 330386414 10000 Womens Education Joan Rose Foundation 432 S Washington no 1703 Royal Oak MI 48067 273057377 10000 Childrens Education Keep Growing Detroit 1445 Adelaide St Detroit MI 48207 800892277 10000 Commun Farm Dev. Lotus Outreach International 1104 N Signal St Ojai CA 93023 800013909 26858 Woment Education Lotus Outreach International 1104 N Signal St Ojai CA 93023 800013909 25000 Childrens Education Lotus Outreach International 1104 N Signal St Ojai CA 93023 800013909 10000 Maternal/Child Nutrition North Country Mission of Hope 3452 NY22 Peru NY 12972 100000800 24800 Womens Education Oxfam America 226 Causeway St 5th floor Boston MA 02114 237069110 25000 Commun Farm Dev. Reciprocity Foundation 151 W 19th St New York NY 10011 201959280 10000 Commun Food Relief Trees That Feed 1200 Hill Rd Winnetka IL 60093 262780427 10000 Childrens Education What If Foundation - Haiti - Lamanjay Food Program 1569 Solano Ave no 192 Berkeley CA 94707 912121669 20000 Commun Food Relief What If Foundation - Father Jeri School 1569 Solano Ave no 192 Berkeley CA 94707 912121669 20000 Childrens Education World Food Program USA 1725 I St NW no 510 Washington DC 20006 133843435 8000 Famine Relief- Yemen 22 Part I Line 2 Additional information - See Schedule F, Part V Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 612,256, Grants and allocations 612,256, Revenue 0 BGR has made grants to various partner organizations for 1 Emergency relief for a flood and landslide victims in India Vietnam, b hurricane victims in Mozambique c famine victims in Yemen and Sahel Region of Africa, d refugees from Myanmar, and e earthquake victims in Indonesia 2 Programs to promote economic and social empowerment of women through access to vocational training and sustainable livelihoods in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cote dlvoire, Kenya, Nicaragua, India, Peru, and Sri Lanka, 3 Assistance to organizations providing meals and nutritional education to the homeless and poor in communities in Bangladesh, Brazil, the United States, Haiti, and Vietnam 4 Community farm development with instruction on sustainable and ecological farming methods to provide increased yields and self empowerment in Brazil, Cambodia,India, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Sudan, United States, and Vietnam, 5 Education programs for children in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cameroon, Haiti, Mongolia, Peru,Thailand Burmese Refugees, Uganda and Viet Nam. 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