BUDDHIST GLOBAL RELIEF: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BUDDHIST GLOBAL RELIEF (EIN 26-2852923)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-01-24
IRS object ID
201930249349301003
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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DescBGR awarded a 50,000 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 accomodation to 40 children. It will be built from bricks on a solid foundation. When the building is complete, it will accomodate 120 children in total - a permanent solution to the problem of accomodation for the students.Desc

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Total$2,895,525TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99970PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99940PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00030InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00060InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$682,243FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$682,243FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$127,336FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$31,834FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Credit Card Payable$15,117
Payroll Taxes Payable$1,833
Other Payable$272
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$17,222TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$718,032TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$718,032RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$718,032TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$682,243TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$682,243ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$682,243TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceX 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization adopted Financial Accounting Standard Board FASB Accounting Standard Codification 740 effective January 1, 2009. For the years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Organization has determined it did not have a material tax liability for uncertain tax positions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the PacificGrants to recipients$52,326
South AsiaGrants to recipients$122,794
Sub-Saharan AfricaGrants to recipients$21,365
South AmericaGrants to recipents$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$206,485SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$206,485TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
South AsiaChildrens Education$50,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaWomens Educ/Training$30,500Wire Transfer
South AmericaCommun Farm Dev$10,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaCommun Food Relief$12,000Wire Transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaVocat Train Women$11,365Wire Transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens Education$10,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaVocat Train Women$10,294Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificCommun Farm Dev$10,026Wire Transfer
South AsiaCommun Farm Dev$12,300Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificCommun Farm Dev$10,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificChildrens Education$10,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificChildrens Education$10,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaCommun Farm Dev$20,000Wire Transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org13Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAll 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. 2. Upon project completion a grant final report is submitted explaining how funds were used, and noting the successes and challenges encountered, including related human interest stories and photos.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Walk to feed hungerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$109,199GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$109,199CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2ConcertEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$6,105GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$6,105GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$500RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$350EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$3,417GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,417GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$2,812RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$118,721GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$109,199CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$9,522GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,312RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$350EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$3,662DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$5,860NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (23 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
What If Foundation
1569 Solano Avenue no 192BerkeleyCA94707912121669$30,000Childrens Education
Action Against Hunger USA
1 Whitehall StNew YorkNY10004133327220$20,000Commun Farm Dev.
Arts Creation Foundation for Children
6346-65 Lantana Rd no 137Lake WorthFL33463651196151$10,000Childrens Education
Burma Humanitarian Mission
2985 S 800 ESalt Lake CityUT84106263268421$9,105Childrens Education
Ecology Action
5798 Ridgewood RdWillitsCA95490941733299$6,250Commun Farm Dev.
Ecology Action
5798 Ridgewood RdWillitsCA95490941733299$6,250Commun Farm Dev.
Ecology Action
5798 Ridgewood RdWillitsCA95490941733299$7,500Commun Farm Dev.
Helen Keller International
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Floor 2New YorkNY10010135562162$17,000Maternal/Child Nutrition
Helen Keller International
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Floor 2New YorkNY10010135562162$30,000Maternal/Child Nutrition
Helen Keller International
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Floor 2New YorkNY10010135562162$10,000Commun Farm Dev.
Jamyang Foundation
5998 Alcala PkSan DiegoCA92110330386414$10,000Womens Education
Joan Rose Foundation
432 S Washington no 1703Royal OakMI48067273057377$10,000Childrens Education
Keep Growing Detroit
1445 Adelaide StDetroitMI48207800892277$7,000Commun Farm Dev.
Lotus Outreach International
1104 N Signal StOjaiCA93023800013909$25,000Womens Education
Lotus Outreach International
1104 N Signal StOjaiCA93023800013909$25,000Womens Education
Lotus Outreach International
1104 N Signal StOjaiCA93023800013909$5,022Childrens Education
North Country Mission of Hope
3452 NY 22PeruNY12972100000800$20,300Womens Education
Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street 5th FloorBostonMA02114237069110$25,000Commun Farm Dev.
Reciprocity Foundation
151 W 19th StreetNew YorkNY10011201959280$10,000Commun Food Relief
Trees that Feed
1200 Hill RoadWinnetkaIL60093262780427$10,000Childrens Education
What If Foundation Haiti Lamanjay Food Program
1569 Solano Avenue no 192BerkeleyCA94707912121669$20,000Commun Food Relief
World Food Progran
1725 I Street NW no 510WashingtonDC20006133843435$14,000Rohingya Refugee Relief
World Food Progran
1725 I Street NW no 510WashingtonDC20006133843435$9,000Famine Relief - Yemen
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org23Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAdditional information - See Schedule F, Part VExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 484,364, Grants and allocations 482,262, Revenue 0 BGR has made grants to various partner organizations for 1Emergency relief for a flood and landslide victims in Bangladesh, b hurricane victims in Houston and Puerto Rico, USA c famine victims in South Sudan, and d refugees from Syria 2Programs to promote economic and social empowerment of women through access to vocational training and sustainable livelihoods in Cameroon, Cote dIvoire, Kenya, Nicaragua, Peru, and Sri Lanka, 3Assistance to organizations providing meals and nutritional education to the homeless and poor in communities in Bangladesh, the United States, Haiti, and Vietnam 4Community farm development with instruction on sustainable and ecological farming methods to provide increased yields self empowerment in Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Sudan, South Darfur, United States, and Vietnam, 5 Childrens education programs in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Haiti, Mongolia, Thailand Burmese Refugees and Viet Nam, and education programs specifically for women and girls vulnerable to being forced into the sex trade in Cambodia.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11bOrganizations process to review the form 990. Form 990 for the fiscal year end is prepared by the Organizations certified public accountant. It is reveiwed by the Executive Director who is knowledgeable in tax preparation and certain other members of the Board of Directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12b 12cEnforcement of Conflicts of Interest Policy - Financial transactions are reviewed annually by the Executive Director and certain members of the Board of Directors. Potential conflicts of interest are brought forward and made subject to the organizations conflict of interest procedures, as enumerated in Article III of the organizations conflict of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 17Other states where copy of the return is filed Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents disclosure explanation. The Organizations financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and the governing documents are available to the public upon request.

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