Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 20-1419753)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$851K
FY2021	$808K
FY2022	$1.2M
FY2023	$2.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$348K
FY2021	$516K
FY2022	$680K
FY2023	$1.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.1M
FY2021	$5.8M
FY2022	$5.5M
FY2023	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $957K Management & general 2% · $22K Fundraising 3% · $28K

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

Bobo Harrison

Bod

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Esteban Hollander

Bod

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Owsley Brown

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Green

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Kunkel

Secretary

$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

Provides humanitarian aid and education to alleviate suffering worldwide.

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1 program · $957K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Tsoknyi humanitarian foundation raises funds and coordinates fundraising inernationally for ongoing support and education for approximately 220 tibetan buddhist nuns in nepal. THF has been raising funds since 2012 for a capital campaign to build tsoknyi gechak ling nunnery on chobhar hill outside of kathmandu, nepal.

$957Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2023$26K

Impactassets INCFY2023$25K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2023$7K

Montgomery Family FoundationFY2023$5K

Jonathan and Kathleen Altman FoundationFY2023$5K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$231

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$68K

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$710K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$957K

Managementcol C$22K

Fundraisingcol D$28K

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K

Investment incomeLn 3$710K

Gains on assetsLn 7$498K

Total revenueLn 12$2.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Total assetsLn 16	$5.5M	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$751	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$5.5M	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$905K	$905K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$19K		$19K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$348			$348
Investment management feesLn 11f	$41K	$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$15K			$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K			$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$905		$167	$738
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$156		$156
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$20K	$12K		$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$67			$67
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$957K	$22K	$28K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2023 Latest Viewing	$2.2M	$1.0M	$1.2M	$0	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.2M	$680K	$551K	$5.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$808K	$516K	$293K	$5.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$851K	$348K	$503K	$5.1M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $2,176,655 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,117,833$1,466,476

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $113,225$710,179

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,231,058$2,176,655

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $540,001$904,982

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $40,079$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,031$348

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,931$102,286

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $680,042$1,007,616

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $551,016$1,169,039

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $2,176,655 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,466,476

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,449

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,466,476

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $212,169$212,169

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $498,010$498,010

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $710,179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,176,655

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,007,616 across 11 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $904,982$904,982

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,000$19,000

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $348$348

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $40,814$40,814

IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $14,975$14,975

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,459$3,459

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $167 · Fundraising $738$905

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $156$156

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,974$2,974

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,615 · Fundraising $8,321$19,936

IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $67$67

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $957,411 · Management $22,297 · Fundraising $27,908$1,007,616

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,547,072$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $751$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,546,321$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,547,072$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,176,655

XI-2 Total expenses$1,007,616

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,169,039

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,546,321

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$156,432

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$6,871,792

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV