2013-11-13T15:45:24-06:00 2012-12-31 CROWE HORWATH LLP 15233 Ventura Boulevard Ninth Floor Sherman Oaks CA 914032250 990 2012-01-01 264237620 WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL WORD 8054352581 4607 Lakeview Canyon Road Westlake Village CA 91361 ERIC REINEMER 2013-11-13 true Kristin Ficker P01254056 8185015200 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ERIC REINEMER 4607 Lakeview Canyon Road Westlake Village CA 91361 2469849 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 8 500 0 0 2876713 2321858 84144 131391 1335 0 12731 16600 2974923 2469849 3159466 1108260 0 0 944406 347944 0 0 62032 2565701 1161620 6669573 2617824 -3694650 -147975 393477 186192 79484 20174 313993 166018 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 2012, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY CONDUCTING EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES (SEE SCHEDULE O) false false 1108260 1108260 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. 1097564 147991 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. 2205824 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 false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 8 true 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 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC REINEMER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD GRODEN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 2321858 17540 2321858 TRAINING INCOME 900099 11480 11480 WEBSITE SALES 900099 78264 78264 DISTRIBUTION REVENUE 900099 41647 41647 0 0 0 0 0 0 131391 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 16600 16600 0 0 0 0 0 0 16600 2469849 147991 0 0 0 0 1108260 1108260 0 0 0 347944 181853 166091 0 0 0 0 13213 13213 30265 30265 0 0 0 162313 67213 95100 0 783 783 53809 36370 11378 6061 7738 1320 6418 0 15281 15281 136925 136925 0 0 599 599 0 47957 47957 16116 16116 STAGE AND AUDIO VISUAL COSTS 186822 186822 VENUE RENTAL FOR EVENTS 291827 291827 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION 91319 91319 AUDIENCE SERVICES 35810 35810 70843 20685 605 49553 2617824 2205824 349968 62032 0 191087 32619 82708 38693 0 0 19215 4381 165497 86393 87798 79104 0 0 0 0 12669 31395 393477 186192 61947 20174 0 17537 0 0 79484 20174 X 313993 166018 313993 166018 393477 186192 -147975 0 X false true X true false X 223342 8112915 2876713 2321858 13534828 1275 10239 84144 131391 227049 0 0 0 0 224617 8123154 2960857 2453249 13761877 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13761877 8 972 1123 2103 0 0 8 972 1123 0 2103 0 0 0 27188 12731 16600 56519 0 224625 8151314 2974711 2469849 13820499 X OTHER INCOME, SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - 27188, COLUMN D - 12731, COLUMN E - 16600, COLUMN F - 56519;, RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 165497 86393 79104 0 79104 CLEARING ACCOUNT 31395 31395 0 0 X FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 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, 2012 AND 2011. 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, 2010 TO DECEMBER 31, 2012 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 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTMAKING CONFERENCE CENTER 35000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1073260 0 0 1108260 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) PROGRAM EXPENSES 1073260 CASH FMV EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC CONFERENCE CENTER 35000 CASH FMV 1 1 false false false false false false Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 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. Method used to account for expenditures on organization's financial statements Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: ACCRUAL EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND): ACCRUAL Method used to account for grants on organization's financial statements Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: ACCRUAL EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND): ACCRUAL Method used to account for expenditures on organization's financial statements Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: ACCRUAL EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND): ACCRUAL Method used to account for grants on organization's financial statements Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: ACCRUAL EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND): ACCRUAL MISSION STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 (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 Members or stockholders electing members of governing body Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a 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. Review of form 990 by governing body Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED A COPY OF FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. Conflict of interest policy Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCLOSES ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY AND HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN FORCE. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT COMPENSATE ANY OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS , THEREFORE, THESE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY MARKED NO. Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 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.