2016-01-22T08:01:14-06:00 2015-06-30 221866743 GERMAN VREELAND & ASSOCIATES LLP 2 RIDGEDALE AVE SUITE 300 CEDAR KNOLLS NJ 079271119 990 2014-07-01 262852923 BUDDHIST GLOBAL RELIEF BUDD 2018959977 2020 ROUTE 301 CARMEL NY 10512 THOMAS J SPIES TREASURER 2018959977 2016-01-19 KEVIN O'CONNOR CPA P00045800 9736052777 2016-01-19 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z X BHIKKHU BODHI 2020 ROUTE 301 CARMEL NY 10512 547300 false X WWW.BUDDHISTGLOBALRELIEF.ORG X 2008 NJ TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, POVERTY AND OPPRESSION THROUGH DIRECT AID, ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND OTHER FORMS OF CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 13 13 0 100 0 390735 547040 0 69 260 0 390804 547300 390957 430990 0 0 6297 5438 31160 28801 42435 426055 478863 -35251 68437 87925 158117 1810 3565 86115 154552 X TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, POVERTY AND OPPRESSION THROUGH DIRECT AID, ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND OTHER FORMS OF CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. false false 30500 30500 BGR AWARDED A 30,500 GRANT TO BODHICITTA FOUNDATION TO ESTABLISH A GIRLS HOSTEL FOR THIRTY GIRLS AGED 1420, WHO ARE BEING TRAINED AS SOCIAL AND HEALTH WORKERS OR TO QUALIFY IN A VOCATION. THE GIRLS, CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR DEDICATION TO THEIR STUDIES, COME FROM THE POOREST REGIONS IN INDIA: 10 GIRLS FROM BIHAR, 10 FROM RURAL MAHARASHTRA, AND 10 FROM URBAN NAGPUR SLUMS. THE GIRLS ARE BEING TRAINED FOR THREE YEARS, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL RETURN TO THEIR VILLAGES WITH THE SKILLS TO EMPOWER OTHER YOUNG GIRLS. THE OTHER PORTION OF THE BGR GRANT TO BODHICITTA SUPPORTS A WOMENS JOB TRAINING AND COMMUNITY CENTER, WHERE WOMEN RECEIVE EDUCATION, LOANS, AND BUSINESS TRAINING TO EMPOWER THEM TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND GAIN INCOME THAT WILL DIRECTLY INCREASE THE WELL-BEING OF THEIR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES, LIFTING THEM OUT OF POVERTY. 25000 25000 BGR AWARDED A 25,000 GRANT TO OXFAM AMERICA TO SUPPORT ITS SYSTEM OF CROP INTENSIFICATION PROGRAM(SCI), WHICH AIMS AT INCREASING FOOD PRODUCTION IN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE WAYS. THE EFFORT, FOCUSED ON ETHIOPIAS CENTRAL RIFT VALLEY, SEEKS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY, ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, AND CLIMATE-SMART AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AMONG SMALL-SCALE FARMERS BY INCREASING THE UPTAKE OF THE SCI METHODOLOGY. OUR PARTNERS WILL IDENTIFY 250 TARGET FARMERS WILLING TO ADOPT SCI (40% FEMALE); TRAIN 20 EXPERTS; TRAIN FARMERS IN SCI; PROVIDE TRIAL INPUTS (SEEDS, FERTILIZER); ORGANIZE FARMER-TO-FARMER LEARNING AND SHOWCASING EVENTS; PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO FARMERS; AND DOCUMENT PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED. OXFAM WILL BE WORKING WITH A LOCAL PARTNER IN ETHIOPIA, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ACTION (SEDA). 20000 20000 BGR AWARDED A 20,000 GRANT TO LOTUS OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RICE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF AT-RISK GIRL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE GIRL'S ACCESS TO EDUCATION (GATE) SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT IN CAMBODIA. THE GATE PROGRAM CURRENTLY PROVIDES PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. THE GRANT WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO 89 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE GATEWAYS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMAN EXTENSION OF GATE FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO GO ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION. LOTUS OUTREACH SPECIFICALLY TARGETS GIRLS WHO ARE VICTIMS OR VULNERABLE TO ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSI.E., GIRLS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT ATTEND OR REMAIN IN SCHOOL. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS NOT ONLY COVER THE INDIRECT COSTS OF EDUCATION SUCH AS MATERIALS, UNIFORMS, AND TRANSPORTATION, BUT ENSURE THE POOREST FAMILIES HAVE ENOUGH RICE TO EAT SO THE GIRLS WILL NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOL AND PUT TO WORK. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE GIRLS QUALIFY FOR RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT IN PROTECTIVE HOUSING. GATE ALSO FEATURES A COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY PROCESS OF BUILDING CHILD PROTECTION NETWORKS. THROUGH ENGAGING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND BUILDING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT PREVENTION PROGRAMS, GATE IS ABLE TO FURTHER STEM THE TIDE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE. 355490 355490 BGR HAS MADE GRANTS TO VARIOUS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR: (1) EMERGENCY RELIEF TO AIDS VICTIMS IN CAMBODIA, EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN NEPAL, AND REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR, (2) PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH ACCESS TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS IN INDIA, CAMBODIA, CHINA, BANGLADESH, AND SRI LANKA, (3) ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MEALS AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION TO THE HOMELESS AND POOR IN COMMUNITIES THE UNITED STATES AND HAITI, (4) COMMUNITY FARM DEVELOPMENT WITH INSTRUCTION ON SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICAL FARMING METHODS TO PROVIDE INCREASED YIELDS AND SELF EMPOWERMENT IN HAITI, MALAWI, ETHIOPIA, RWAWANDA, VIET NAM, CAMBODIA, CTE D'IVOIRE, UNITED STATES, BANGLADESH, JAMAICA, AND INDIA, (5) CHILDRENS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CAMEROON, HAITI, BANGLADESH AND VIET NAM, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS VULNERABLE TO BEING FORCED INTO THE SEX TRADE IN CAMBODIA, (6) FOOD RELIEF TO POVERTY STRICKEN HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN VIET NAM. 355490 355490 430990 true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false AK AZ AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VA WV WI X X THOMAS J SPIES 2018959977 55 PEASE TERRACE LEE MA 01238 X BHIKKHU BODHI CHAIRMAN 6.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES ELLIOTT DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 GEORGE CLAPP DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEN FU DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARCIE BARTH SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 SYLVIE SUN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA PRICE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J SPIES TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 W DAVID BRAUGHTON VICE CHAIRMA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS MORITZ DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROEHM DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 SISTER SANTUSSIKA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL BLAKE DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KIM BEHAN EXECUTIVE DI 25.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 134672 412368 547040 260 260 134672 547300 260 252465 252465 178525 178525 12490 12490 5438 5438 1967 1967 1977 1977 1131 563 568 REGISTRATIONS AND FILING 5495 150 5345 ADVERTISING 5363 5363 BANK CHARGES 4576 690 3886 PRINTING 3965 248 3717 5471 595 4876 478863 430990 16713 31160 13409 56495 74516 98622 3000 87925 158117 1810 3565 1810 3565 X 86115 154552 86115 154552 87925 158117 68437 X false true X true false X 175912 363930 357555 378243 543613 1819253 12492 3427 15919 175912 363930 357555 390735 547040 1835172 1835172 34 827 69 260 1190 34 827 69 260 1190 175912 363964 358382 390804 547300 1836362 0.99940 0.99930 0.00000 0.00000 X SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1 NONE CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 3565 3565 547300 547300 547300 478863 478863 478863 true EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 59300 SOUTH ASIA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 109225 OTHER GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 10000 178525 178525 VIETNAM COMMUN FARM DEVEL 11500 SRI LANKA VOCAT TRAIN WOMEN 10000 CAMBODIA COMMUN FARM DEVEL 12800 BANGLADESH CHILDREN'S EDUCATION 15225 BANGLADESH COMMUN FARM DEVEL 10000 INDIA VOCAT TRAIN WOMEN 30500 BANGLADESH WOMEN'S EDUCATION 12500 BANGLADESH COMMUN FOOD RELIEF 11000 INDIA COMMUN FARM DEVEL 20000 CHINA VOCAT TRAIN WOMEN 10000 VIETNAM COMMUN FOOD RELIEF 10000 VIETNAM CHILDREN'S EDUCATION 15000 13 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC 59,300 0 SOUTH ASIA 109,225 0 OTHER 10,000 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A DETAILED APPLICATION INDICATING ITS LEGITIMACY, FINANCIAL HISTORY REFRENCES, AND LAYOUT OF HOW FUNDS ARE TO BE USED. 1. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B DEVELOPMENT ACTION (SEDA). FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C TRANSPORTATION, BUT ENSURE THE POOREST FAMILIES HAVE ENOUGH RICE TO EAT SO THE GIRLS WILL NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOL AND PUT TO WORK. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE GIRLS QUALIFY FOR RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT IN PROTECTIVE HOUSING. GATE ALSO FEATURES A COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY PROCESS OF BUILDING CHILD PROTECTION NETWORKS. THROUGH ENGAGING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND BUILDING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT PREVENTION PROGRAMS, GATE IS ABLE TO FURTHER STEM THE TIDE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D BGR HAS MADE GRANTS TO VARIOUS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR: (1) EMERGENCY RELIEF TO AIDS VICTIMS IN CAMBODIA, EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN NEPAL, AND REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR, (2) PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH ACCESS TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS IN INDIA, CAMBODIA, CHINA, BANGLADESH, AND SRI LANKA, (3) ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MEALS AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION TO THE HOMELESS AND POOR IN COMMUNITIES THE UNITED STATES AND HAITI, (4) COMMUNITY FARM DEVELOPMENT WITH INSTRUCTION ON SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICAL FARMING METHODS TO PROVIDE INCREASED YIELDS AND SELF EMPOWERMENT IN HAITI, MALAWI, ETHIOPIA, RWAWANDA, VIET NAM, CAMBODIA, CTE D'IVOIRE, UNITED STATES, BANGLADESH, JAMAICA, AND INDIA, (5) CHILDRENS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CAMEROON, HAITI, BANGLADESH AND VIET NAM, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS VULNERABLE TO BEING FORCED INTO THE SEX TRADE IN CAMBODIA, (6) FOOD RELIEF TO POVERTY STRICKEN HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN VIET NAM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR END IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. IT IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN TAX PREPARATION, AND CERTAIN OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE TREASURER AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT FORWARD AND MADE SUBJECT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCEDURES, AS ENUMERATED IN ARTICLE III OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. NO LOBBYING EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 6.30.15