2018-11-15T09:53:32-07:00 2017-12-31 421554086 Pamela M Pinkett CPA 13612 Cedar Creek Lane Silver Spring MD 20904 990 2017-01-01 030377568 Machik Corp MACH 2025364858 1440 G Street NW Washington DC 20005 Losang Rabgey Executive Director 2025364858 2018-11-15 1 Pamela Pinkett P01366575 3013844412 2018-11-12 X 199.223.129.4 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Machik Losang Rabgey 1440 G Street NW Washington DC 20005 737304 0 X machik.org X 2005 DE Machik's primary purpose is to strengthen communities and incubate social innovation through programs for sustainable communities, summer enrichment program, women's empowerment, social entrepreneurship and governance. The organization prioritizes community-based initiatives that draw on socially innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to education, environmental protection, women's empowerment, economic development and health issues. Machik also engages in research that serves the purpose of the overall mission of the organization. 5 3 4 10 0 0 480913 728595 26708 7688 1094 1021 0 0 508715 737304 194607 100600 0 0 247915 207308 0 0 28368 167881 159714 610403 467622 -101688 269682 1029351 1296717 34956 32640 994395 1264077 MACHIK'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO INCUBATE SOCIAL INNOVATION for TIBET AND TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, GENDER EMPOWERMENT, SOCIAL INNOVATION AND GOVERNANCE. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT DRAW ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. MACHIK ALSO ENGAGES IN RESEARCH THAT SERVES THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. 0 0 84465 50000 52370 EDUCATION PROGRAM---MACHIK CORP (OR MACHIK) FOUNDED THE AWARD WINNING RUTH WALTER CHUNGBA PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF CHUNGBA IN EASTERN TIBET. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES FREE EDUCATION AND BOARDING FOR ABOUT 800 RURAL TIBETAN CHILDREN IN BOTH PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE CHILDREN'S PARENTS ARE PRIMARILY ILLITERATE FARMERS AND PASTORALISTS. THESE STUDENTS ARE THE FIRST LITERATE GENERATION IN THE HISTORY OF THIS REMOTE COMMUNITY. SINCE THE SCHOOL FIRST OPENED IN 2002, THESE RURAL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN THE TOP PERFORMERS IN THE REGION, ESPECIALLY IN TIBETAN. GRADUATES OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACE HIGHLY IN BOTH TIBETAN AND CHINESE LANGUAGE TESTING, THEREBY SHOWING THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF MOTHER-TONGUE BASED BILINGUAL EDUCATION. MACHIK ALSO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL IN OTHER SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO ATTEND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. SOME EARLY GRADUATES ARE ALREADY ENGAGED IN SERVICE THROUGH TEACHING IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF TIBET. 95730 55000 0 TIBET GOVERNANCE PROGRAM (TGP) ---WE CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH GWU ON GOVERNANCE AS IT RELATES TO RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INNOVATION IN TIBET AS THIS AFFECTS OUR PROGRAMS WITH THE TIBET GOVLAB. THIS PROGRAM CONVENED TIBETANS FROM TIBET AND DIASPORA AS WELL AS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO CREATE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF TIBETAN INNOVATION, COMMUNITY NEEDS AND POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD. 104322 0 3688 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM---MACHIK CONTINUED TO GROW PUBLIC EDUCATION TO A BROAD COMMUNITY OF TIBETANS, CHINESE AND AMERICANS ABOUT THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGEMENT FOR TIBET THROUGH A NUMBER OF INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES SUCH AS MACHIK WEEKEND, MACHIK RETREAT, AND A NUMBER OF LECTURES IN THE USA. THE 11TH ANNUAL MACHIK WEEKEND IN NEW YORK CITY WAS WELL-ATTENDED WITH OVER 400 PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS SEEKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOCIAL INNOVATION, ENGAGEMENT FOR TIBET, AND BUILDING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AMONG DIVERSE GROUPS. 53863 0 0 COMMUNITY OUTREACH--MACHIK HAS GROWN TO BECOME A DYNAMIC PLATFORM FOR SYNERGISTIC PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS NON-PROFITS, BUSINESSESS, FOUNDATIONS, CIVIC LEADERS AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE TIBETAN REGION. 43522 600 0 INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY--MACHIK FIRST INNOVATED THE EFFORT TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN TIBET. WE CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT TIBETAN INNOVATORS BY WORKING TO HEAR THEIR VISIONS AND TO CONNECT THESE TIBETAN INNOVATORS TO NEW NETWORKS AND TO GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS, WE CREATE NEW PLATFORMS FOR THEIR STORIES WHICH GENERATE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF TIBETAN LIVES TODAY. IN 2017, WE CONTINUED TO BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING BY FEATURING THE INNOVATIVE WORK OF TIBETAN FILMMAKERS FROM TIBET AT EDUCATIONAL SCREENINGS. 15589 0 0 YOUTH---WE ALSO CONTINUED WITH OUR LONG-STANDING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN TIBET IN HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGH THE MACHIK MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. MENTEES IN TIBET WERE PROVIDED ONGOING GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND IDEAS AS THESE STUDENTS FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF MOVING TO CITIES AND ENTERING UNIVERSITIES. AS WELL, WE LAUNCHED THE GLOBAL LEAP PROGRAM BY SUPPORTING A RURAL TIBETAN STUDENT IN UNIVERSITY TO GAIN TRAINING IN SOCIAL INNOVATION IN ORDER TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES IN TIBET 19524 0 0 GENDER EMPOWERMENT--MACHIK WAS FOUNDED ON A CORE COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING WOMEN'S EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT. ONE OF OUR OVERARCHING PROGRAM PRIORITIES HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS THAT REDUCE THE STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES FACING TIBETAN WOMEN TODAY. IN ALL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE BOARD, WE PRIORITIZE WOMEN'S ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND TO LEADERSHIP ROLES. MACHIK FOUNDED THE MOTHER'S WISH FOUNDATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN'S EDUCATION. WE WORK TO ENSURE WOMEN AND GIRLS REPRESENTATION IN ALL OUR PROGRAMS. WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE AT LEAST 50% ENROLMENT OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. CURRENTLY, MORE THAN 50% ARE FEMALE. AS WELL, MACHIK RETREATS AND MACHIK WEEKEND STRONGLY FEATURE WOMEN'S VOICES AND WOMEN IN LEADING ROLES IN ORGANIZING PROGRAMS. MACHIK WEEKEND PUBLICLY HIGHLIGHTS KEY TOPICS SUCH AS GENDER BASED VIOLENCE INTO THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY. 132498 600 0 417015 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DC X X Losang Rabgey 2025364858 1440 G Street NW Washington DC 20005 Rebecca Martin Chair of Board of Directors 2 0 X 0 0 0 Gillian Walker Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Tim Ward Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Losang Rabgey President/ Treasurer 40 0 X X X X 59000 0 0 Tashi Rabgey Vice President/ Secretary 15 0 X X 0 0 0 59000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 728595 0 728595 SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 928120 4000 4000 0 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 928120 3688 3688 0 0 0 0 0 0 7688 1021 1021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 737304 8709 0 0 50000 50000 0 0 50600 50600 0 0 59000 50150 2360 6490 0 0 0 0 116655 104270 5250 7135 0 0 0 0 19265 16936 835 1494 12388 10890 537 961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20700 18198 897 1605 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30162 26570 1276 2316 6296 5535 273 488 0 0 0 0 39266 34519 1701 3046 27184 22062 1361 3761 0 0 0 0 5333 3133 1128 1072 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1158 0 1158 0 4681 0 4681 0 PROGRAM TRAVEL, FOOD AND SUPPLIES 24152 24152 0 0 CORPORATE FILING FEES 782 0 782 0 467622 417015 22239 28368 288131 569112 710960 709173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 5000 2415 19117 17450 2824 1667 20436 14350 1029351 1296717 34956 32640 34956 32640 X 994395 1264077 0 0 0 0 994395 1264077 1029351 1296717 269682 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 1034333 573682 604111 480913 728595 3421634 48296 41734 45347 26708 7688 169773 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1082629 615416 649458 507621 736283 3591407 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3591407 1370 1245 1180 1094 1021 5910 0 0 0 0 0 0 1370 1245 1180 1094 1021 5910 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1083999 616661 650638 508715 737304 3597317 0.99836 0.99815 0.00164 0.00185 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19117 0 17450 1667 0 0 0 0 1667 1 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking MACHIK FUNDS CHUNGBA SCHOOLS WITH EDUCATION GRANTS TO FUND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TUITION, TEACHER SALARIES, COMPUTERS, SUPPLIES AND HEALTHCARE. 50000 0 0 50000 East Asia and the Pacific CHUNGBA SCHOOLS -EDUCATION GRANTS TO FUND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TUITION, TEACHER SALARIES, COMPUTERS, SUPPLIES AND HEALTHCARE. 50000 WIRE 0 US DOLLARS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 MACHIK EMPLOYEES MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OPERATIONS THAT ARE FUNDED BY GRANTS, ON SITE AND BY PHONE. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PERIODIC REPORTS AND AN ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. GRANTEES ARE SELECTED BASED ON A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: (1) LOCALLY RUN GROUPS, (2) GROUPS WITH A RECORD OF HIGH QUALITY WORK BENEFITING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, (3) GROUPS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED AND COMMITTED TO LONG-TERM COMMUNITY WORK AND (4) GROUPS THAT ARE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ACCOUNT FOR THE FUNDS RECEIVED. 1 George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs 2121 I Street NW Washington DC 20052 530196584 50000 0 US Dollars SUPPORT FOR THE TIBET GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE FORUM 0 1 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 MACHIK EMPLOYEES MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OPERATIONS THAT ARE FUNDED BY GRANTS, ON SITE AND BY PHONE. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PERIODIC REPORTS AND AN ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 MACHIK WAS CO-FOUNDED BY SISTERS-DR. LOSANG RABGEY AND DR. TASHI RABGEY. DR. LOSANG RABGEY CURRENTLY SERVES AS MACHIK'S PRESIDENT / TREASURER. LOSANG RABGEY OVERSEES DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF MACHIK. SHE HOLDS A PhD IN GENDER AND ANTHROPOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES. DR. TASHI RABGEY SERVES AS VICE PRESIDENT / SECRETARY. SHE IS A RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S ELLIOTT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. TASHI RABGEY HOLDS A PhD FROM HARVARD AS WELL AS LAW DEGREES FROM OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE, WHERE SHE WAS A RHODES SCHOLAR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b MACHIK'S ACCOUNTING RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA). THE CPA MEETS PERIODICALLY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REPORT THE FINANCIAL RESULTS AND PROVIDE ADVICE. THIS INDIVIDUAL PREPARES YEAR-END FINANCIAL REPORTS AND THE FORM 990. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THROUGH OUT THE YEAR, MACHIK'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CPA FINANCIAL CONSULTANT REVIEW TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTIGATE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 MACHIK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SOLE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. THE BOARD COMPARES THE COMPENSATION TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2015. MACHIK'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ PRESIDENT HAS SOLE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS' COMPENSATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL SALARIES AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MERIT INCREASES. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 MACHIK PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESULTS IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT. ITS FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. ANY DESIRED REPORTS OR POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.