2025-11-17T23:21:50-07:00 2024-12-31 421554086 Pamela M Pinkett CPA 13612 Cedar Creek Lane Silver Spring MD 20904 990 2024-01-01 030377568 MACHIK CORP MACH 7712506865 1203 K Street NW Washington DC 20005 Losang Rabgey Executive Director 2025364858 2025-11-10 1 1 Pamela Pinkett P01366575 3013844412 2025-11-17 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Machik Losang Rabgey 1203 K Street NW Washington DC 20005 293539 0 X machik.org X 2005 DE MACHIK'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO GROW A GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR A STRONGER FUTURE FOR TIBET THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, GENDER EQUITY, SOCIAL INNOVATION, AND RESEARCH ON GOVERNANCE. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES AND PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT DRAW ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. MACHIK ALSO ENGAGES IN RESEARCH THAT SERVES THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL FORMATS. 5 3 2 10 0 0 263495 255837 1801 0 36820 37702 0 0 302116 293539 60000 68465 0 0 142116 145098 0 0 18131 85207 138239 287323 351802 14793 -58263 983866 927146 17230 18773 966636 908373 MACHIK'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO GROW A GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR A STRONGER FUTURE FOR TIBET THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SOCIAL INNOVATION. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED APPROACHES AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. MACHIK ALSO ENGAGES IN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL FORMATS. 0 0 111781 0 0 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM--MACHIK CONTINUED TO GROW PUBLIC EDUCATION TO A BROAD AUDIENCE OF TIBETANS, AMERICANS AND GLOBAL CITIZENS ABOUT THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGEMENT FOR TIBET THROUGH A NUMBER OF INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES SUCH AS MACHIK WEEKEND, AND MACHIK ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT. THE 18TH ANNUAL MACHIK WEEKEND WAS WELL-ATTENDED WITH APPROXIMATELY 270 PEOPLE ATTENDING. THE PARTICIPANTS LEARNED MORE ABOUT SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENGAGEMENT FOR TIBET, AND BUILDING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AMONG PARTICIPANTS. THE MACHIK ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT ONCE AGAIN CONVENED TIBETANS AND SUPPORTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF EDUCATION. 150449 0 0 GOVERNANCE PROGRAM--WE CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ON GOVERNANCE AS IT RELATES TO RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INNOVATION IN TIBET AS THIS AFFECTS OUR PROGRAMS WITH THE TIBET GOVERNANCE PROJECT. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED RESEARCH AND A WORKSHOP IN SOUTH TYROL FOR A BROAD AUDIENCE DEDICATED TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CONDITIONS FOR TIBETANS AND POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD FOR TIBET. 44660 0 0 SOCIAL INNOVATION PROGRAM--MACHIK FIRST INNOVATED THE EFFORT TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SOCIAL INNOVATORS IN TIBET. WE CONTINUED TO CREATE PLATFORMS FOR TIBETAN INNOVATORS GLOBALLY TO CONNECT TO GLOBAL AUDIENCES FOR THEIR STORIES AND VISIONS WHICH IN TURN GENERATE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF TIBETAN LIVES AND SOCIO-CULTURAL REALITIES TODAY. IN 2024, TIBETAN INNOVATORS SPOKE AT THE 18TH ANNUAL MACHIK WEEKEND. THE MACHIK FILM SCREENING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN MANY CITIES ABOUT TIBETAN LANGUAGE RESILIENCE DESPITE CHALLENGES AND SHARED KEY VIEWPOINTS THROUGH STORIES TOLD THROUGH TIBETAN STANDPOINTS. 0 0 0 HEALTH SCREENINGS PROGRAM - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS, WE OFFERED FREE MAMMOGRAMS FOR 160 TIBETANS IN RURAL REFUGEE POPULATIONS SUCH AS BYLAKUPPE, HUNSUR AND MUNDGOD IN KARNATAKA, INDIA. 0 0 0 306890 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 2 1 0 0 0 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 1203 K Street NW Washington DC 20005 X Losang Rabgey President/ Treasurer 40 0 X X X 64900 0 5000 Tashi Rabgey Vice President/ Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Rebecca Martin Chair of Board of Directors 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Barbara Kelley Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Tim Ward Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 64900 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255837 0 255837 0 37702 37702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 293539 37702 0 0 60000 60000 0 0 8465 8465 0 0 65399 54790 3869 6740 0 0 0 0 50384 41500 5384 3500 0 0 0 0 19567 16828 1174 1565 9748 8383 585 780 0 0 0 0 2500 0 2500 0 20250 17415 1215 1620 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22591 16732 4809 1050 2366 2035 142 189 0 0 0 0 20884 17960 1253 1671 43430 42818 0 612 0 0 0 0 8688 8098 186 404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3785 0 3785 0 PROGRAM COSTS MACHIK WEEKEND 11866 11866 0 0 BUSINESS FILING FEES 1879 0 1879 0 351802 306890 26781 18131 144251 101863 832551 815928 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1564 3855 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5500 5500 983866 927146 17230 18773 17230 18773 X 966636 908373 0 0 966636 908373 983866 927146 -58263 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 119954 215287 161039 263495 255837 1015612 4817 4271 4928 1800 0 15816 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124771 219558 165967 265295 255837 1031428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1031428 4925 491 12646 36820 37702 92584 0 0 0 0 0 0 4925 491 12646 36820 37702 92584 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129696 220049 178613 302115 293539 1124012 0.91763 0.94922 0.08237 0.05078 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED CASH GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO VARIOUS FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR SCHOLARLY ENDEAVORS. South Asia 5 8465 WIRE 0 US DOLLARS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ELLIOTT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 2121 I STREET NW WASHINGTON DC DC 20052 520196584 60000 0 US DOLLARS NONE SUPPORT FOR THE TIBET GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE FORUM 1 0 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 2021. 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'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. ANY DESIRED REPORTS OR POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST MACHIK HAS SUCESSFULLY FILED ITS INFORMATION RETURNS IN A TIMELY MANNER SINCE 2006, WITH ONE EXCEPTION WHICH WAS BEYOND MANAGEMENT'S CONTROL. FOR 2024 THE VOLUME OF TRANACTIONS AND SOURCE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MORE TIME TO SUMMARIZE THAN INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES ALSO SLOWED DOWN THE ABILITY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE ON TIME. THE ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES WILL BE REVISED TO PREVENT A REOCCURENCE IN THE FUTURE.