TERTON SOGYAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
TERTON SOGYAL FOUNDATION (EIN 27-1221733)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-13
IRS object ID
201413179349305406
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2014-11-13T15:31:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1GETTRY MARCUS CPA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line188 FROEHLICH FARM BLVD 3RD FLOORAddressLine1
CityWOODBURYCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11797ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN271221733EIN

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Phone9174340223PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line172 READE STREET - 6TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code100071809ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonPEDRO BEROYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9174340223PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonROBIN ROKUSONCPAPreparerPersonNm
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Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address Line172 READE STREET - 6TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
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Gross Receipts$226,205GrossReceiptsAmt
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Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR EXCLUSIVELY RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, SPECIFICALLY THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION WORLDWIDE. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT FURTHER THE PRESERVATION, STUDY, AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM. EXAMPLES OF SUCH INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE MONASTERIES, NUNNERIES, SCHOOLS, STUDY COLLEGES, LIBRARIES, RETREAT CENTERS, AND SHRINES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE PRESERVATION OF OBJECTS AND IMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$7,500TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR EXCLUSIVELY RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, SPECIFICALLY THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION WORLDWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT FURTHER THE PRESERVATION, STUDY, AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM. EXAMPLES OF SUCH INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE MONASTERIES, NUNNERIES, SCHOOLS, STUDY COLLEGES, LIBRARIES, RETREAT CENTERS, AND SHRINES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF OBJECTS AND IMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM.MissionDesc
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DescPROGRAM SERVICES FOCUS ON THREE MAJOR AREAS: 1. THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF PRACTITIONERS, SCHOLARS, TRANSLATORS AND TEACHERS WHO WILL CONTINUE THE TRADITIONS OF STUDY AND PRACTICE ESTABLISHED BY SOGYAL RINPOCHE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.2. THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF RIGPA'S PRINCIPAL DHARMA CENTERS AROUND THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR THOSE DEDICATED TO RETREAT, AND TRANSMISSION OF THE TEACHINGS, AND CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, SICK AND DYING.3. THE CREATION OF RETIREMENT CENTERS FOR SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE RIGPA SANGHA WHO HAVE OFFERED MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO SOGYAL RINPOCHE'S WORK.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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Total$2,900TotalAmt
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FILING FEES$110$110
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EOY$2,900EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$539,151BOYAmt
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EOY$13,471EOYAmt

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EOY$557,321EOYAmt

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EOY$560,221EOYAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$113,471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,780CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$649,907TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$113,471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,780CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$649,907TotalAmt
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Public Support Total170$649,907PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,649CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,112CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,224CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,570TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total$5TotalAmt
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Total Support$695,482TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (9 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ISHARES MSCI ALL COUNTRY ASIA$30,155F
SPDR S & P 500$48,938F
SPDR GOLD$20,097F
PIMCO TOTAL RETURN$99,689F
TEMPLETON GLOBAL$74,559F
DOUBLELINE$24,854F
ISHARES MSCI JAPAN$17,310F
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS$25,814F
SPDR INDEX SHARES FUNDS$25,953F
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Total Book Value Securities$367,369TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2PHILIP PHILLIPPOU AND MICHELE PHAMTAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. THEY ARE BOTH EMPLOYEES OF THE CONGREGATION RIGPA LERAB LING, WHICH IS A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO PRESENT THE BUDDHIST TRADITION OF TIBET IN A WAY THAT IS BOTH AUTHENTIC AND AS RELEVANT AS POSSIBLE TO THE LIVES AND NEEDS OF MODERN MEN AND WOMEN. MR. PHILLIPPOU IS THE SUPERIOR OF THE CONGREGATION AND MS. PHAMTAN IS THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE DIRECTOR. PEDRO BEROY, PHILIP PHILLIPPOU, AND MICHELE PHAMTAN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. THEY WILL ALL SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AN INVESTMENT FUND THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED SHORTLY. THE FUND'S SOLE PURPOSE WILL BE TO JOINTLY MANAGE THE ASSETS OF THE TERTON SOGYAL FOUNDATION AS WELL AS THOSE OF THREE OTHER CHARITIES (BASED IN GERMANY, FRANCE, AND THE UK) THAT ALL HAVE SIMILAR PURPOSES. NONE OF THE DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES. THE FUND WILL HIRE A PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGER WITH NO RELATIONSHIP TO ANY OF THE DIRECTORS TO MANAGE THE INVESTMENTS IN A PRUDENT MANNER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHO THEN SENDS IT TO THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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