2014-11-14T18:00:10-06:00 2013-12-31 CROWE HORWATH LLP 15233 VENTURA BOULEVARD NINTH FLOOR SHERMAN OAKS CA 914032250 990 2013-01-01 264237620 WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL WORD 8054352581 4607 Lakeview Canyon Road Westlake Village CA 91361 ERIC REINEMER OFFICER 2014-11-14 true Kristin Ficker P01254056 8185015200 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ERIC REINEMER 4607 Lakeview Canyon Road Westlake Village CA 91361 2476070 false X WWW.WOPINTL.ORG X 2009 CA WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTES AND DISSEMINATES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE MESSAGE OF PEACE OF PREM RAWAT THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA AND FORUMS. 3 3 0 500 0 0 2321858 2435225 131391 38586 0 0 16600 2259 2469849 2476070 1108260 1918000 0 0 347944 0 0 0 48864 1161620 598547 2617824 2516547 -147975 -40477 186192 154204 20174 28663 166018 125541 X THE MISSION OF WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL ("WOPI") IS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE MESSAGE OF PEACE AS ARTICULATED BY PREM RAWAT, KNOWN ALSO AS "MAHARAJI." IN 2013, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY CONDUCTING EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES (SEE SCHEDULE O) false false 1945917 1918000 40467 WOPI RAISED FUNDS AND MADE CHARITABLE PROJECT GRANTS TO WORDS OF PEACE GLOBAL ("WOPG") TO SUPPORT WOPG'S ONGOING MEDIA PRODUCTIONS ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDE DEVELOPING, CREATING, PRODUCING AND PUBLISHING LITERATURE, AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL WORKS WHICH SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF PEACE, AND TO SUPPORT WOPG'S LIVE EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD WHICH DISSEMINATE MR. RAWAT'S MESSAGE OF PEACE. 348949 WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL ("WOPI") ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTED CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, SEMINARS AND LECTURES IN THE U.S. AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION TO DISSEMINATE THE MESSAGE OF PEACE OF PREM RAWAT. 2294866 true true false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true false false false CA X Keena Hatjiyannis 8054352581 4607 Lakeview Canyon Road Westlake Village CA 91361 X BARBARA BROGAN PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC REINEMER TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD GRODEN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 2435225 33417 2435225 TRAINING INCOME 900099 9873 9873 WEBSITE SALES 900099 8445 8445 DISTRIBUTION REVENUE 900099 20268 20268 0 0 0 0 0 0 38586 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 378 378 378 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1881 1881 0 0 0 0 0 0 1881 2476070 40467 0 378 0 0 1918000 1918000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3594 3594 17561 17561 0 0 0 119117 500 118617 0 237 237 34097 20281 9266 4550 6695 5034 49 1612 0 5584 5584 19473 19473 0 0 0 0 65611 65611 0 STAGE AND AUDIO VISUAL COSTS 25738 25738 VENUE RENTAL FOR EVENTS 172265 172265 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION 5374 5374 AUDIENCE SERVICES 33792 33792 89409 28561 18146 42702 2516547 2294866 172817 48864 0 32619 12511 38693 6324 0 0 0 0 4381 4255 221523 150882 79104 70641 0 0 0 0 31395 60473 186192 154204 20174 28663 0 0 0 0 20174 28663 X 166018 125541 166018 125541 186192 154204 -40477 0 X false true X true false X 223342 8112915 2876713 2321858 2435225 15970053 1275 10239 84144 131391 38586 265635 0 0 0 224617 8123154 2960857 2453249 2473811 16235688 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16235688 8 972 1123 0 2103 0 8 972 1123 0 0 2103 0 0 27188 12731 16600 2259 58778 224625 8151314 2974711 2469849 2476070 16296569 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12, Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - 27188, COLUMN C - 12731, COLUMN D - 16600, COLUMN E - 1881, COLUMN F - 58400; DESCRIPTION - GROSS SALES OF INVENTORY (10A), COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - 378.000000, COLUMN F - 378.000000; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 221523 150882 70641 0 70641 CLEARING ACCOUNT 60473 60473 0 0 X 2476070 0 0 2476070 0 0 2476070 2516547 0 0 2516547 0 0 2516547 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2, FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") WITH RESPECT TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AS OF JANUARY 1, 2009. A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. THE ADOPTION HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012. DUE TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX OR STATE INCOME TAX. THE TAX YEARS WHICH REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION ARE DECEMBER 31, 2011 TO DECEMBER 31, 2013 FOR THE FEDERAL RETURN AND CALIFORNIA RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. true EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1918000 0 0 1918000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) PROGRAM EXPENSE 1918000 CASH FMV 1 0 false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2, Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SIMILAR MISSION AND PURPOSE AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THESE ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3, Method to account for expenditures on org.'s financial statements EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND): ACCRUAL Schedule F, Part I, Line 3, Method to account for expenditures on org.'s financial statements EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND): ACCRUAL X 2 33417 MARKET VALUE 0 false true false Schedule M, Part I, Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions SECURITIES - PUBLICLY TRADED: NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Schedule M, part I, column (b), Line 9, Number of contributions or items contributed. NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, MISSION STATEMENT (CONTINUED FROM PART III LINE 1) AT WHICH PREM RAWAT SPOKE OR HIS MESSAGE OF PEACE WAS COMMUNICATED AND BY PUBLISHING LITERATURE, AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL WORKS WHICH SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF PEACE. COMMENCING IN 2012, WOPI SHIFTED ITS FOCUS TO FURTHERING ITS CHARITABLE MISSION BY RAISING FUNDS AND MAKING CHARITABLE PROJECT GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF WORDS OF PEACE GLOBAL ("WOPG") AND OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE PROMOTING AND DISSEMINATING PREM RAWAT'S MESSAGE OF PEACE. WOPG IS AN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION (STICHTING) ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE NETHERLANDS, WHICH SHARES THE SAME CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AS WOPI. GRANTS TO WOPG AND OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE DISCRETION AND CONTROL OF WOPI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS Form 990, Part VI, Sec A, Line 7a, Members or stockholders electing members of governing body UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, ALVARO PASCOTTO SERVES IN THE SPECIAL ROLE OF DESIGNATOR, A POSITION WHCH ENTITLES HIM TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF WOPI'S BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Sec B, Line 11b, Review of form 990 by governing body THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED A COPY OF FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Sec B, Line 12c, Conflict of interest policy THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCLOSES ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY AND HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN FORCE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15, PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANY OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS , THEREFORE, THESE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY MARKED NO. Form 990, Part VI, Sec C, Line 19, Required documents available to the public FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE NOT REQUIRED DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 6104. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME.