BUDDHIST GLOBAL RELIEF: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BUDDHIST GLOBAL RELIEF (EIN 26-2852923)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-01-09
IRS object ID
201820099349300807
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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DescBGR Awards a 55,150 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 permenant solution to the problem of accomodation for the students.Desc

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$390,804CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$547,300CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$589,596CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$646,087CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,532,169TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99940PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99950PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00060InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$698,463FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$698,463FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$129,769FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$32,442FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
I-A 1None
II-AExplanation of Four Year Averaging - No lobbying expenses incurred for 2013 through 2016

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 (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Credit Card Payable$5,129
Payroll Taxes Payable$2,133
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,262TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$637,337TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$637,337RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$637,337TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$698,463TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$698,463ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$698,463TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2016 and 2015. 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 (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the PacificGrants to recipients$55,014
South AsiaGrants to recipients$152,650
Sub-Saharan AfricaGrants to recipients$21,892
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$229,556SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$229,556TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (17 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
South AsiaChildrens Education$55,150Wire Transfer
South AsiaWomens Education and Training$30,500Wire Transfer
South AsiaCommunity Food Relief$12,000Wire Transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaVocational Training Women$10,545Wire Transfer
Sub-Saharan AfricaChildrens Education$11,347Wire Transfer
South AsiaVocational Training Women$10,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificCommunity Farm Development$10,014Wire Transfer
South AsiaWomens Education$10,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificCommunity Food Relief$5,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaEmergency Landslide Relief$5,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaEmergency Relief-Flood$5,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaCommunity Farm Development$20,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificCommunity Farm Development$10,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificCommunity Food Relief$10,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificChildrens Education$10,000Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificChildrens Education$10,000Wire Transfer
South AsiaChildrens Education$5,000Wire Transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org17Total501c3OrgCnt
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 Quarterly or biannual report of the projects progress is required. 3. Upon project completion a grant final report is submitted explaining how funds were used, and noting the success and challenges encountered, including related to human interest stories and photos.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Walk to feed hungerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$107,300GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$107,300CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2Climate MarchEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$12,270GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$12,270GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$6,425RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$5,986GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,986GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$1,357RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$27FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$750EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$177OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$125,556GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$107,300CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,256GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$7,782RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$27FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$750EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$177OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$8,736DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$9,520NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (26 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
What If Foundation
1569 Solano Avenue no 192BerkeleyCA94707912121669$30,000Childrens Education
Arts Creation Foundation for Children
4020 South 57th AvenueLake WorthFL33463651196151$10,000Childrens Education
Burma Humanitarian Mission
2985 S 800 ESalt LakeUT84106263268421$9,021Childrens Education
CARE
151 Ellis StreetAtlantaGA30303131685039$10,000Famine Relief-East Africa
CARE
151 Ellis StreetAtlantaGA30303131685039$5,000Emergency Relief-Hurrican Matt
CARE
151 Ellis StreetAtlantaGA30303131685039$10,000Emergency Relief- Syrian Refugees
Ecology Action
5798 Ridgewood RoadWillitsCA95490941733259$12,905Community Farm Development
Helen Keller International
352 Park Avenue SNew YorkNY10010135562162$10,000Maternal/Child Nutrition
Helen Keller International
352 Park Avenue SNew YorkNY10010135562162$30,000Maternal/Child Nutrition
Helen Keller International
352 Park Avenue SNew YorkNY10010135562162$10,000Community Farm Development
Joan Rose Foundation
432 S Washington No 1703Royal OakMI48067273057377$10,000Childrens Education
Keep Growing Detroit
76 East Forest AvenueDetroitMI48201800892277$7,000Community Farm Development
Lotus Outreach International
1104 N Signal StreetOjaiCA93023800013909$25,000Womens Education
My Good Deed 911 Day
5151 California Avenue Suite 100IrvineCA92617450491886$5,000Community Food Relief
North County Mission of Hope
239 New York RoadPlattsburgyNY12903100000800$21,078Womens Education
Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street 5th floorBostonMA02114237069110$10,000Famine Relief-East Africa
Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street 5th FloorBostonMA02114237069110$5,000Emergency Relief-Syrian Refugees
Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street 5th FloorBostonMA02114237069110$20,000Community Farm Development
Sarvodoya USA
1127 University AvenueMadisonWI53715133358148$7,000Emergency Relief-Sri Lanka Flood
Trees That Feed
1200 Hill RoadWinnetkaIL60093262780427$10,000Community Farm Development
What If Foundation
1563 Solano AvenueBerkeleyCA94707912121669$20,000Community Food Relief
What if Foudation
1563 Solano AvenueBerkeleyCA94707912121669$5,000Emergency Relief- Hurrican Matt
World Food Program USA
1725 I Street NWWashingtonDC20006133843435$20,000Famine Relief - East Africa
World Food Program USA
1725 I Street NWWasingtonDC20006133843435$5,000Emergency Relief - Syrian Refugees
Lotus Outreach International
1104 N Signal StreetOjaiCA93023800013909$25,098Womens Education
Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street 5th FlrBostonMA02114237069110$25,000Community Farm Development
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org26Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III Line Part IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAddtional 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 485,018, Grants and allocations 485,018, Revenue 0 BGR has made grants to various partner organizations for 1 Emergency relief to women children in prisons in Cambodia flood victims in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh refugees from Syria Hurrican Matthew victims and for East African famine victims 2 Programs to promote economic and social empowerment of women through access to vocational training and sustainable livelihoods in Cameroon, India, Nicaragua, and Sri Lanks, 3 Assistance to organizations providing meals and nutritional education to the homeless and poor in communities in the United States, Bangladesh, Cote dIvoire, Kenya, Cambodia, and Haiti 4 Community farm development with instruction on sustainable and ecological farming methods to provide increased yields and self empowerment in Haiti, Malawi, Viet Nam, Camboida, United States, Jamaica, Kenya, Sudan, and India 5 Childrens education programs in Cameroon, Haiti, India, Bangladesh, Thailand Burmese Regugees and Viet Nam, and education programs specifically for women and girls vulnerable to being forced into the sex trade in Cambodi and Nicaragua
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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