BON FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $40K · expenses $5K · assets $95K

Also known as
JOANN CLOUGH
EIN
95-4275835
Address
2571 DAVIS RD, CORNING, NY 14830-9403
Website
WWW.BONFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
X50 Buddhism (Religion-Related) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 1990 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) 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))
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Mission

TO ASSIST TIBETAN BON PO REFUGEES WHO HAVE SETTLED IN INDIA AND HELP PRESERVE THE ANCIENT TRADITIONS OF BON, THE INDIGENOUSE CULTURE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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
Chelsea Ambrose OFFICER2011-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jonathan Kramer Md DIRECTOR2011-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jo A Morse-Clough OFFICER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Susan Newstead DIRECTOR2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Vicki Jenkins Phd DIRECTOR2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kit Sawyer DIRECTOR2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Lynn Winters DIRECTOR2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Joann Clough Lcsw (former) PRESIDENT2011-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Chelsea Ambrose Lcsw-R (former) SECRETARY/TREASURER2020 2 $0 reported 1
Karan Shelley President (former) 14326 S Park Blvd, Cleveland OH 441202011 0 $0 reported 1
Kit Sawyer Secretary (former) 2425 N Park Blvd, Cleveland, OH 441062011 0 $0 reported 1
Frances S Baker Treasurer (former) 14326 S Park Blvd, Cleveland OH 441202011 0 $0 reported 1
Cathy Granett (former) 411 Boxwood Rd., Rosemont, PA 191012011 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Granett Md (former) 411 Boxwood Rd., Rosemont, PA 191012011 0 $0 reported 1
Mary Lanier (former) PO Box 398, Falls Village, CT 060312011 0 $0 reported 1
Vasilka Nicolova (former) 120 Pickpocket Rd, Brentwood NH 038332011 0 $0 reported 1
Dixie O'Connor (former) 1422 Sheldon St., Lansing, MI 489062011 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHELSEA AMBROSE OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN KRAMER MD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JO A MORSE-CLOUGH OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN NEWSTEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
VICKI JENKINS PHD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KIT SAWYER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LYNN WINTERS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHELSEA AMBROSE OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN KRAMER MD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JO A MORSE-CLOUGH OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN NEWSTEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
VICKI JENKINS PHD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KIT SAWYER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LYNN WINTERS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHELSEA AMBROSE OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN KRAMER MD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JO A MORSE-CLOUGH OFFICER- $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN NEWSTEAD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
VICKI JENKINS PHD DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
KIT SAWYER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LYNN WINTERS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 14 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHELSEA AMBROSE OFFICER2 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN KRAMER MD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JO A MORSE-CLOUGH OFFICER2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN NEWSTEAD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
VICKI JENKINS PHD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KIT SAWYER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN WINTERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 14 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOANN CLOUGH LCSW PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
CHELSEA AMBROSE LCSW-R SECRETARY/TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
VICKI JENKINS PHD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN NEWSTEAD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KIT SAWYER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LYNN WINTERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN KRAMER MD DIRECTOR - PART YEAR1 $0$0$0 $01
2011 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARAN SHELLEY PRESIDENT 14326 S Park Blvd, Cleveland OH 441200 $0$0$0 $01
KIT SAWYER SECRETARY 2425 N Park Blvd, Cleveland, OH 441060 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCES S BAKER TREASURER 14326 S Park Blvd, Cleveland OH 441200 $0$0$0 $01
CHELSEA AMBROSE 218 Woods Edge Dr, Painted Post, NY 148700 $0$0$0 $01
JOANN CLOUGH 8 Lyons Dr., Horseheads, NY 148450 $0$0$0 $01
CATHY GRANETT 411 Boxwood Rd., Rosemont, PA 191010 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF GRANETT MD 411 Boxwood Rd., Rosemont, PA 191010 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN KRAMER MD 26 Paisley Terrace, Pittsfield, MA 012010 $0$0$0 $01
MARY LANIER PO Box 398, Falls Village, CT 060310 $0$0$0 $01
VASILKA NICOLOVA 120 Pickpocket Rd, Brentwood NH 038330 $0$0$0 $01
DIXIE O'CONNOR 1422 Sheldon St., Lansing, MI 489060 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $56K
2021 · 2 grants to organizations · $50K

Listed grants add up to $49,683; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $53,021. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,863$4,790 $95,459$95,459 $39,863$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,708$62,051 $60,386$60,386 $39,708$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,581$18,749 $82,729$82,729 $43,581$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,990$55,090 $57,897$57,897 $66,990$0 -014
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,369$39,747 $56,694$56,694 $55,369$0 $0014
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,199$93,096 $102,482$102,482 $136,657$503 -011

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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VIMUTTI RASA VIPASSANA ASSOCIATIONNYX50 $31,939$10,053 Director$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
LONG ISLAND BUDDHIST MEDITATION CENTERNYX50 $55,928$48,769 President$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
BROOKLYN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION JIKI SHIN KAN DOJONYX50 $44,887$43,132 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
BODHISATTVA WISH TEMPLE INCNYX50 $77,651$95,202 n/a$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
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GLOBAL ORGANIZATION FOR DHANANJAY NIMBARKA CONSCIOUSNESSNYX50 $53,360$42,574 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
NEW YORK TAO TEH BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA LTDNYX50 $21,174$39,161 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
NANDA THITSAR THERAVADA BUDDHISM AND MEDITATION CENTER INCNYX50 $40,622$22,001 Director$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
DAGOM GADEN TENSUNG LING BUDDHIST CULTURE CENTER INCNYX50 $32,986$37,400 President$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
KAREN BUDDHIST SOCIETY OF NEW YORKNYX50 $56,301$62 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION NEW YORKNYX50 $59,723$32,870 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
BUDDHA VIMUTTI DHAMMA CENTER INCNYX50 $28,500$115,626 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
TAMU PARIWAR NEW YORKNYX50 $57,970$53,534 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
TAI GUAN YAO TEMPLE INCNYX50 $29,750$30,369 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
DRUKPA NORTH AMERICA INCNYX50 $78,290$139,123 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code X50, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $216,10014 3DAF sponsor2016–2024 YOUTH BUDDHISM COMMUNICATIONS INC; DHAMMA JOTI MEDITATION CENTER; AMERICAN BUDDHIST STUDY CENTER INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $130,62511 1DAF sponsor2014–2024 KONCHOK FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC $30,5902 2DAF sponsor2020–2021 BUDDHA HEART FOUNDATION; PHUOC VIEN BUDDIST TEMPLE INC
BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI AMERICA INC $25,8006 1Private foundation2011–2024 AMERICAN BUDDHIST STUDY CENTER INC
FREDERICK P LENZ FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN BUDDHISM $15,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 SOTO ZEN BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND $13,0001 1DAF sponsor2025–2025 CENTER OF GONJANG LABRANG
JOHN HUNG FOUNDATION INC $11,0004 1Private foundation2014–2020 YOUTH BUDDHISM COMMUNICATIONS INC
CHOR CHAI MARIE & GREGORY TAN FAMILY FOUNDATION $10,5003 1Private foundation2020–2024 DHAMMA JOTI MEDITATION CENTER
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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 990 · $4,790 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $4,540$4,540-- 94.8%
Fees: accounting $250-$250- 5.2%
Total$4,790100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $62,051 spent · pay $0 · grants $56,171 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $56,171$56,171-- 90.5%
Office expenses $5,880$5,456$424- 9.5%
Total$62,051100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $18,749 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,771 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $7,771$7,771-- 41.4%
Other (as described)GENERAL EXPENSES $7,460-$7,460- 39.8%
Other (as described)MERCHANDISE SALES $3,056-$3,056- 16.3%
Office expenses $392-$392- 2.1%
Other (as described)STATE FILING FEES $70-$70- 0.4%
Total$18,749100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $55,090 spent · pay $0 · grants $53,021 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $53,021$53,021-- 96.2%
Fees: accounting $750-$750- 1.4%
Office expenses $395-$395- 0.7%
Other (as described)POSTAGE & DELIVERY $388-$388- 0.7%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $336$336-- 0.6%
Other (as described)STATE FILING FEES $200-$200- 0.4%
Total$55,090100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $39,747 spent · pay $0 · grants $32,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $32,000$32,000-- 80.5%
Fees: management $3,000-$3,000- 7.5%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $1,800-$1,800- 4.5%
Office expenses $1,342-$1,342- 3.4%
Fees: legal $896-$896- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.9%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $324-$324- 0.8%
Other (as described)STATE FILING FEES $35-$35- 0.1%
Total$39,747100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $93,096 spent · pay $0 · grants $84,174 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $84,174$84,174-- 90.4%
Fees: management $3,150$0$3,150$0 3.4%
Office expenses $1,767$0$1,767$0 1.9%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $1,720$0$1,720$0 1.8%
Other (as described)Postage and Delivery $1,009$0$1,009$0 1.1%
Fees: investment management $686$0$686$0 0.7%
Fees: accounting $350$0$350$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Taxes and Fees $240$0$240$0 0.3%
Total$93,096100%

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