GANGAJI FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
GANGAJI FOUNDATION (EIN 84-1239976)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-06
IRS object ID
201513109349302406
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionTHE GANGAJI FOUNDATION SERVES THE TRUTH OF UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RECOGNITION OF PEACE INHERENT IN THE CORE OF ALL BEING. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION TO FORTHRIGHTLY AND RESPECTFULLY PRESENT THE TEACHING AND TRANSMISSION OF GANGAJI, THROUGH THE GRACE OF SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI AND SRI H.W.L. POONJA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE GANGAJI FOUNDATION SERVES THE TRUTH OF UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RECOGNITION OF PEACE INHERENT IN THE CORE OF ALL BEING. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION TO FORTHRIGHTLY AND RESPECTFULLY PRESENT THE TEACHING AND TRANSMISSION OF GANGAJI, THROUGH THE GRACE OF SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI AND SRI H.W.L. POONJA.MissionDesc
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DescMEETINGS WITH GANGAJI: In the USA, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Australia the Foundation held 18 public meetings with a total attendance of approximately 2450 people.Five retreats were held in the USA,The Netherlands and Germany, attended by over 500 people. Six weekend retreats were held in the USA, and Germany, which were attended by over 600 people. Seven small group events were held, attended by approximately 280 people.Desc

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DescWEB-BASED EVENTS AND WEB OUTREACH: The online event and community subscription program, With Gangaji, served over 450 people with monthly meetings using conference calls, webcasts and interactive content. The website received 85,151 unique visitors from 186 countries in 2014. Articles and excerpts from Gangaji's talks are available for free on the website in English, French, German, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish. Audio and video clips of satsang teachings continue to be made available free of charge.Desc

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DescBOOKSTORE: DVD, CD,VIDEO ON DEMAND,AUDIO DOWNLOADS AND BOOKS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO EVENT ATTENDEES AND THROUGH THE GANGAJI FOUNDATION WEBSITE TO PEOPLE REQUESTING THESE MATERIALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.Desc
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$779,817CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$385,789CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,580,725TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$792,223CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$652,561CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$843,087CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,509,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$595,221CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,393,065TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$106,100CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$115,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$161,100CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$694,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,900CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,117,600TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$106,100CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$115,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$161,100CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$694,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,900CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,117,600TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,275,465PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,641CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,438CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,753CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,575CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$170,043TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,641CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,438CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,753CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,575CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$170,043TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,256CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$128CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$3,384TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$836,120CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$676,127CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$874,723CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,550,726CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$628,796CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,566,492TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.71730PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.73580PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03720InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03210InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$499,944OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,638DepreciationAmt
Book Value$474,306BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,910OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,194DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,716BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$291,409OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$280,022DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,387BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$510,409TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCUSTOMER EVENT DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$19,787Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$19,787TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonA VARNERPersonNm
TitleCHAIR/TEACHERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$185,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$535OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$50,994DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,136NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$238,665TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
LEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEAR
SEE BELOW$968CO-TEACHING PAYMENTSfalse
LEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEAR
SEE BELOW$59,499CO-TEACHING RECEIPTSfalse
LEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEA
SEE BELOW$395PURCHASED ITEMSfalse
LEELA FDN-CHAIR JAXON-BEA
SEE BELOW$1,120SOLD ITEMSfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJAXON-BEAR, THE CHAIR FOR LEELA FOUNDATION IS HUSBAND TO A. VARNER CHAIR-PERSON FOR THE GANGAJI FOUNDATIONExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ** Scholarship Program The Gangaji Foundation scholarship program serves those who have a deep calling to be with Gangaji, but do not have the financial means to attend a retreat or weekend with Gangaji. In 2014 scholarships were awarded to 114 people for attendance at residential retreats, weekend events, small group retreats and participation in the "With Gangaji on-line subscription program". OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: ** Public Access Television ProgramThe Public Access Television (PATV) Program currently supports more than 35 volunteers in bringing specially formatted Meetings with Gangaji videos to their hometown public access television stations. A complete listing of PATV channels currently showing Meetings with Gangaji is available on the Gangaji website. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: ** Prison ProgramThe Prison Program sponsors in-prison visits, a correspondence program with prisoners, and provides books, audios and videos free of charge to prisoners across the country. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: ** Local Video Groups ProgramAll around the world people are gathering together in small groups to support each other in bringing their attention to the possibility of peace within, with each other, and with the world. These groups meet on a weekly or monthly basis to watch a video of one of Gangajis recent meetings and share in a myriad of ways. For a complete and current listing of USA and International Video Groups, please see the Gangaji Foundation website. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: GANGAJI RADIO: Downloads of the internet radio program, A Conversation with Gangaji, are free to all. In 2014, over half a million copies of the monthly episodes were downloaded. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: NEW WEBSITE DEVELOPMENTIn 2014 The Gangaji Foundation continued working on development of a new website that was implemented in Spring of 2014. The site better serves the needs of the global community in making the teachings more available to all.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtBOARD MEMBERS B. MCCONNELL AND M. ANDERSON ARE MARRIED
Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of MeetingsTHE GANGAJI FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE OTHER COMMITTEES
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessA COPY OF THE TAX RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO REVIEW IT PRIOR TO FILING
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED COMPENSATION FOR GANGAJI (ANTOINETTE VARNER) AND FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BARBARA DENEMPONT) USING INFORMATION FROM THE FOUNDATION'S NON-PROFIT ATTORNEY, FROM THE MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYER'S COUNCIL REPORTING, AND FROM GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT. GANGAJI AND BARBARA RECUSED THEMSELVES FROM ANY CONVERSATIONS AND DECISION-MAKING REGARDING THEIR COMPENSATION
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableFINANCIAL INFORMATION AND TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AND AT GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOUNDATION'S OFFICE UPON REQUEST.

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