RAMAKRISHNA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
RAMAKRISHNA FOUNDATION (EIN 95-4587617)
Tax period
2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30
Filed
2020-07-10
IRS object ID
202011929349302621
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2019-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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NANDITA PAL
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PRASENJEET SARKAR
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KOKILA CHAUDHURI
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6THE MEMBERS ARE SERVING ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aMEMBERS ARE ADDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS BY OTHER MEMBERS
Governing body decisions Part VI line 7bTHE ORGANIZATION IS GOVERNED BY NON PAID MEMBERS AND NON PAID OFFICIERS. ALL WORK ON AN VOLUNTARY BASIS. THE BOARD OF MEMBERS MAKE THE DECISIONS WHICH THE OFFICERS CARRY OUT.
Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8aMEMBERS KEEP MEETING DOCUMENTS
Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8bTHERE ARE NO FORMAL COMMITTEE
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THERE ARE NO GOVERNING BODY THERE ARE NO REVIEW OF THE GOVERNIG BOARD
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC

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