GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR TIBETAN MEDICINE

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Plain text GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR TIBETAN MEDICINE. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://furp.org/org/global-institute-for-tibetan-medicine-202970429. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR TIBETAN MEDICINE [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2021–2024]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/global-institute-for-tibetan-medicine-202970429

MLA “GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR TIBETAN MEDICINE.” furp.org, tax years 2021–2024, https://furp.org/org/global-institute-for-tibetan-medicine-202970429. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $72K · expenses $72K · assets $548

EIN
20-2970429
Address
31966 AVENIDA MALLARI, TEMECULA, CA 92591-2144
Website
http://www.globaltibetmed.org
NTEE code
H90 Medical Disciplines Research (Medical Research) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2019 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2019 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
LUVSANDONDOV SONOM (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The preservation and integration of Tibetan Medicine through research and education.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lobsang Dhondup Sonom Board Chair and Medical Director2023-2024 $25,700$25,833 1
Cynthia Husted PhD (former) Director of Research2021-2023 $2,000$120,439 1
Luvsandondov Sonom (former) Board Chairperson and Medical Director2021-2022 $4,312$24,812 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Didi Otterson Board member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jigden Dupurer Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 1
Greg Pennyroyal (former) Director of Materia Medica2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Lobsang Tsangrong (former) Board Secretary and Treasurer2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lobsang Dhondup Sonom Board Chair and Medical Director6 $0-$25,700 $25,7001
Didi Otterson Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Jigden Dupurer Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Cynthia Husted PhD Director of Research3 $2,000-- $2,0001
Lobsang Dhondup Sonom Board Chair and Medical Director6 $133-- $1331
Greg Pennyroyal Director of Materia Medica1 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $63K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Cynthia Husted Board President and Director of Research6 $58,439-- $58,4391
Luvsandondov Sonom Board Chairperson and Medical Director1 $4,312-- $4,3121
Greg Pennyroyal Board Member and Director of Materia Medica1 $0-- $01
Lobsang Tsangrong Board Secretary and Treasurer1 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $80K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Cynthia Husted Board President and Director of Research6 $60,000-$0 $60,0001
Luvsandondov Sonom Board Chairperson and Medical Director3 $20,500-$0 $20,5001
Greg Pennyroyal Board Member and Director of Materia Medica0 $0-$0 $01
Lobsang Tsangrong Board Secretary and Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,180$72,427 $548$548 $72,180$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,454$45,240 $795$795 $37,454$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,104$79,598 $8,581$8,581 $33,104$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,273$81,280 $54,895$54,895 $51,273$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $123,000 in all, tax years 2013 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $115,0002 $25,0002024 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $8,0001 $8,0002013 2013 DAF sponsor Exact
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RAY THOMAS EDWARDS FOUNDATION $3,315,7491 1Private foundation2022–2022 EDWARDS-YECKEL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $72,427 spent · pay $25,700 · grants $21,029 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,700 35.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,533 35.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $21,029 29.0%
Fees to independent contractors $165 0.2%
Total$72,427100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $45,240 spent · pay $2,133 · grants $17,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,099 46.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,000 37.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,390 7.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,133 4.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,500 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $118 0.3%
Total$45,240100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $79,598 spent · pay $62,751 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $62,751 78.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,427 20.6%
Fees to independent contractors $420 0.5%
Total$79,598100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $81,280 spent · pay $80,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $80,500 99.0%
Fees to independent contractors $600 0.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $180 0.2%
Total$81,280100%

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