2013-08-08T13:03:32-07:00 2012-12-31 421554086 Pamela M Pinkett CPA 13612 Cedar Creek Lane Silver Spring MD 20904 990 2012-01-01 030377568 Machik Corp MACH 2025364858 1609 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20009 Losang Rabgey 2025364858 2013-08-08 1 Pamela Pinkett P01366575 3013844412 2013-08-07 X 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Machik Losang Rabgey 1609 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 400 Washington DC DC 20009 732580 0 X machik.org X 2005 DE Machik's primary purpose is to strengthen communities and incubate social innovation through programs for sustainable communities, summer enrichment program, women's empowerment, social entrepreneurship and governance. The organization prioritizes community-based initiatives that draw on socially innovative and entrepreneurial solutions to education, environmental protection, women's empowerment, economic development and health issues. Machik also engages in research that serves the purpose of the overall mission of the organization. 5 3 6 20 39 0 375198 632235 13910 98605 3055 1701 0 39 392163 732580 99050 204509 0 0 128730 164871 0 0 28607 196299 259038 424079 628418 -31916 104162 720201 818435 62151 56223 658050 762212 MACHIK'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND INCUBATE SOCIAL INNOVATION IN TIBET THROUGH PROGRAMS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GOVERNANCE. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT DRAW ON SOCIALLY INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SOLUTIONS TO EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES. MACHIK ALSO ENGAGES IN RESEARCH THAT SERVES THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. 0 0 159358 141920 30250 WOMEN'S INIATIVES--MACHIK WAS FOUNDED ON A CORE COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING WOMEN'S EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT. ONE OF OUR OVERARCHING PROGRAM PRIORITIES HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS THAT HELP LEVEL THE STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES FACING TIBETAN WOMEN TODAY. MACHIK FOUNDED AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE MOTHER'S WISH FOUNDATION AND TOGETHER WE HAVE HELPED SUPPORT HUNDREDS OF TIBETAN WOMEN AND GIRLS' EDUCATION. IT IS ONE OF OUR CORE PRINCIPLES TO PRIORITIZING GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT HOWEVER POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR PROGRAMS. 170898 39333 173202 TIBET GOVERNANCE PROGRAM--MACHIK'S TIBET GOVERNANCE PROGRAM WAS CO-CONVENOR OF ANOTHER CONFERENCE CALLED THE TIBET GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE FORUM (TGAP) ON A KEY POLICY ISSUE FOR TIBETANS WHICH IS EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE. IT WAS HELD IN MAY 2012 AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY IN CANADA WITH TIBETANS, CHINESE, AND GLOBAL PARTICIPANTS. THE EVENT BUILT ON PAST SUCCESS IN OPENING A NEW SPACE FOR TIBETANS, CHINESE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO GATHER TO DISCUSS URGENT ISSUES OF DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE IN TIBET. 95572 13256 48773 SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM--MACHIK FACILITATED THE ANNUAL SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED A UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR 70 TIBETAN CHILDREN, MOSTLY RURAL, FROM ACROSS THE TIBETAN PLATEAU TO LEARN ENGLISH, TIBETAN, MUSIC, ART, HEALTH, SOCIAL BUSINESS, THEATER, MATH, SCIENCE AND SO ON. SEP ALSO BROUGHT TOGETHER 23 TIBETAN, CHINESE, CANADIAN AND AMERICAN VOLUNTEER TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT THE STUDENTS AND CREATE AN INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT OF LEARNING, CARE AND SHARING. 36718 5000 74877 CHUNGBA PROJECTS--MACHIK CORP (OR MACHIK) FOUNDED THE AWARD WINNING RUTH WALTER CHUNGBA PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF CHUNGBA ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES FREE EDUCATION AND BOARDING FOR OVER 750 RURAL BOARDING CHILDREN, MOSTLY GIRLS, IN BOTH PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE CHILDREN'S PARENTS ARE ALMOST ALL SUBSISTENCE FARMERS AND NOMADS WHO ARE MOSTLY ILLITERATE. THESE CHILDREN WILL BE THE FIRST LITERATE GENERATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY. SINCE THE SCHOOL FIRST OPENED IN 2002, THESE RURAL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN THE TOP PERFORMERS IN THEIR COUNTY (LITANG) IN TIBET. GRADUATES OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL ARE PLACING FIRST IN BOTH TIBETAN AND CHINESE LANGUAGE STANDARDIZED TESTING. MACHIK ALSO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN NON-TEACHING STAFF SUPPORT, TEACHER SUPPORT AND SUPPORT FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATES TO ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL IN OTHER COUNTIES. 35549 0 2265 YOUTH LEADERSHIP--MACHIK CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION TO TIBETANS AND AMERICANS ABOUT THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGEMENT IN TIBETAN AREAS THROUGH OUTREACH INITIATIVES SUCH AS MACHIK WEEKEND. THE 6TH ANNUAL MACHIK WEEKEND GATHERED ABOUT 200 PEOPLE AND WAS A UNIQUE AND VITAL SPACE OF SHARING, EXPLORATION, LEARNING AND TRUST-BUILDING WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR VISION. 40726 0 0 COMMUNITY OUTREACH--MACHIK HAS GROWN TO BECOME A DYNAMIC PLATFORM FOR SYNERGISTIC PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS NON-PROFITS, BUSINESSESS, FOUNDATIONS, CIVIC LEADERS AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE TIBETAN REGION. 16529 5000 0 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP--MACHIK FIRST INNOVATED THE EFFORT TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU. WE CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT TIBETAN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS SUCH AS LEADING TIBETAN FILM-MAKERS BY CONNECTING THEM TO GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS SO THEY CAN FURTHER TELL THEIR STORIES AND GENERATE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF TIBETAN LIVES TODAY. WE ALSO FURTHER OFFERED AN INNOVATIVE COURSE ON SOCIAL BUSINESS TO THE RURAL TIBETAN STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. 129522 10000 77142 555350 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DC X X Losang Rabgey 2025364858 1609 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20009 Rebecca Martin 2 0 X 0 0 0 KC Choong 2 0 X 0 0 0 Gillian Walker 2 0 X 0 0 0 Losang Rabgey 40 0 X X 51698 0 2624 Tashi Rabgey 10 0 X X 3923 0 0 55621 0 2624 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5851 0 0 626384 0 632235 TIBET GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE FORUM SPONSORSHIPS 928120 83202 83202 0 0 SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS 611710 15403 15403 0 0 0 0 0 0 98605 1701 1701 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5851 39 0 39 0 39 732580 100306 39 0 44333 44333 0 0 160176 160176 0 0 55621 45085 6721 3815 0 0 0 0 84398 68415 8437 7546 0 0 0 0 13363 10824 1470 1069 11489 9306 1264 919 0 0 0 0 1004 0 0 1004 18900 16123 2189 588 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27608 20004 5753 1851 5862 4748 645 469 0 0 0 0 32593 26401 3585 2607 20069 9661 9513 895 0 0 0 0 13900 9254 4187 459 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3458 0 0 3458 3927 0 0 3927 CONFERENCE AIR, RAIL, TAXI, LODGING 86337 86337 0 0 CONFERENCE TRANSLATION SVCS. AND SUPPLIES 25782 25782 0 0 MEALS TGAP CONFERENCE 18901 18901 0 0 CORPORATE REGISTRATION FEES 697 0 697 0 0 0 0 0 628418 555350 44461 28607 47266 121599 656622 678986 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5325 6006 13697 6853 5988 6844 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 5000 720201 818435 62151 56223 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62151 56223 X 588176 682213 69874 79999 0 0 658050 762212 720201 818435 104162 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 774522 304266 508611 375198 715437 2678034 19748 14053 86246 13900 15403 149350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 794270 318319 594857 389098 730840 2827384 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2827384 8309 9855 4207 3055 1701 27127 0 0 0 10 40 50 8309 9855 4207 3065 1741 27177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 802579 328174 599064 392163 732581 2854561 0.99048 0.99137 0.00952 0.00863 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13697 6853 6844 0 0 0 0 6844 1 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services MACHIK PROVIDES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. THE LARGEST GRANTS WERE USED FOR A HEALTH CLINIC CREATED AFTER THE JYEKUNDO EARTHQUAKE AND THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM -SEP. 160176 0 0 160176 East Asia and the Pacific REGONG MOTHERS' WISH FOUNDATION - GRANT FOR HEALTH CARE CLINIC ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE JYEKUNDO EARTHQUAKE. 69874 WIRE 0 US DOLLARS East Asia and the Pacific SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - SEP IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LEARNING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS TIBETAN YOUTH A DYNAMIC AND STIMULATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR 4 WEEKS EVERY SUMMER. VOLUNTEER TEACHERS OFFER DAILY INSTRUCTION IN CLASSES RANGING FROM ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL ENTEPRENEURSHIP, TO PARTICIPATORY FILMMAKING, SCIENCE AND HEALTH. 66256 WIRES 0 US DOLLARS East Asia and the Pacific MOTHERS' WISH FOUNDATION - ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATION OF YOUNG WOMEN IN MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. 14046 WIRE 0 US DOLLARS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SchF_P01_S00_L02 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 MACHIK EMPLOYEES MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OPERATIONS THAT ARE FUNDED BY GRANTS ON SITE AND BY PHONE. GRANTEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PERIODIC REPORTS AND AN ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. GRANTEES ARE SELECTED BASED ON A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: 1. LOCALLY RUN GROUPS, 2. GROUPS WITH A RECORD OF HIGH QUALITY WORK BENFITTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, 3. GROUPS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED AND COMMITTED TO LONG-TERM COMMUNITY WORK, AND 4. GROUPS THAT ARE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ACCOUNT FOR THE FUNDS RECEIVED. 1 THE TIBET CENTER UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PO BOX 400126 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 229044126 540485595 501 (c) 6 39333 0 US DOLLARS MACHIK SUPPORTED THE TIBET CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (UVA) WITH TWO GRANTS--(1) $25,000 TO SUPPORT TIBETANS FROM CHINA COMING FOR STUDY VISITS AND COLLABORATIONS IN RESIDENCY AT UVA AND (2) $14,333 TO SUPPORT DIGITAL WORK RELATED TO TIBET SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE PROGRAM. 0 2 SchI_P01_S00_L02 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 MACHIK EMPLOYEES MONITOR OR PARTICIPATE IN OPERATIONS THAT ARE FUNDED BY GRANTS. F990_P06_S0A_L02 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 MACHIK WAS CO-FOUNDED BY SISTERS DR. LOSANG RABGEY AND DR. TASHI RABGEY. DR. LOSANG RABGEY OVERSEES DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF MACHIK. SHE HOLDS A PhD IN GENDER AND ANTHROPOLOGY FROM THE UNVERSITY OF LONDON SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES. LOSANG RABGEY WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2006 AS A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY EMERGING EXPLORER AND CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE SOCIETY'S LEGACY FUND STEERING COMMITTEE. DR. TASHI RABGEY IS CURRENTLY A RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S ELLIOTT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. SHE HOLDS A PhD FROM HARVARD AS WELL AS LAW DEGREES FROM OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE, WHERE SHE WAS A RHODES SCHOLAR. CURRENTLY TASHI RABGEY IS A PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL FELLOW AT THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON US-CHINA RELATIONS. DR. LOSANG RABGEY CURRENTLY SERVES AS MACHIK'S PRESIDENT/ TREASURER AND DR. TASHI RABGEY SERVES AS VICE PRESIDENT/ SECRETARY. F990_P06_S0A_L09 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 TASHI RABGEY, 625 Acker Place, NE, Washington, DC 20002 - REBECCA MARTIN, 1145 17th St, NW, Washington, DC 20036 - KC CHOONG, 570 Hood Road, #14, Markham, Ontario L3R4G7 - GILLIAN WALKER, 21 W 122 St, New York, NY 10027-5602 F990_P06_S0B_L11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b MACHIK'S ACCOUNTING RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT. THE CPA MEETS PERIODICALLY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REPORT THE FINANCIAL RESULTS AND PROVIDE ADVICE. THIS INDIVIDUAL PREPARES YEAR-END FINANCIAL REPORTS AND THE FORM 990. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. F990_P06_S0B_L12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ASKED ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THROUGH OUT THE YEAR MACHIK'S CPA FINANCIAL CONSULTANT REVIEWS TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTIGATES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. F990_P06_S0B_L15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 MACHIK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SOLE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR THE EXECTIVE DIRECTOR/ PRESDIENT'S COMPENSATION. THE BOARD COMPARES THE COMPENSATION TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2012. MACHIK'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ PRESDIENT HAS SOLE APPROVAL FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS' COMPENSATION.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL SALARIES AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MERIT INCREASES. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 MACHIK PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESULTS IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT. ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. ANY DESIRED REPORTS OR POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.