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Tibetan Community Development Fund INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)International EIN 13-4104757Revenue $134K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1228 17th St Nw, 20036-3003 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To help Tibetan refugees establish themselve on both economic and cultural levels

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
20¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $404K a year · 76% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
20%
of spending
Concern: 20% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
110 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 109.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $825K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$790K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$134K
+276% vs prior year
Spent
$105K
To programs
20%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$134K
FY2024▲ +276%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$813K
FY2021$890K
FY2022$790K
FY2023$36K
FY2024$134K
Expenses
$105K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$105K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +1.0%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

20 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 20% · $21K Management & general 80% · $84K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bhuchung K Tsering
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tenzin Dorjee
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Howard
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ashish Kulshrestha
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps Tibetan refugees build stable economic and cultural lives.

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3 programs · $21K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Secular ethics and your leadership programs to reach out to youth and provide leadership skills

$15Kprogram expense
02

Teacher training seminar for 50 seminar for teachers who go back to their communities and traning hundreds was held in portland

$7Kprogram expense
03

Chineese outreach program one day confrence in DC attended by 30 particpants

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Tibet FundFY2022$750K
National Endowment for DemocracyFY2022$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$825K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$36K
Money outPt IX
$105K
Ln 25
Programscol B$21K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$960K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$790K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$931K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$960K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$790K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$883K$960K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$785K$790K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$28K$0$28K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$0$52K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$21K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$105K$21K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $134K$105K$29K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $36K$100K−$64K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $790K$141K$649K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $890K$108K$782K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $813K$188K$626K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $134,155 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,000$36,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,269$38,815
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,366$59,340
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,635$134,155
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,583$105,007
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $99,583$105,007
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$63,948$29,148
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $134,155 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$36,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$36,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,340$59,340
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,815 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,340$134,155
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,007 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,089 · Fundraising $0$2,089
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $27,593 · Fundraising $0$27,593
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $52,474 · Fundraising $0$52,474
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,370 · Management $1,481 · Fundraising $0$22,851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,370 · Management $83,637 · Fundraising $0$105,007
Part X · Balance sheet $3,051,118 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,608; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $883,394$29,290
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$931,047
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,138,644$2,086,173
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,024,584$3,051,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $784,917$789,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $784,917$789,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,239,667$2,261,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,024,584$3,051,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,261,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$134,155
XI-2 Total expenses$105,007
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,148
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,239,667
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,454
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,261,361

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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