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Pureland Project FY2020 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 27-4042809Revenue $889K in FY2020

On file with the IRS5002 Ledesma Rd, 78721-2510 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide financialsupport to four schools located in the Nangchen, Yushu, Qinghai, China and run by the GarMonastery Charitable Foundation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$889K
Spent
$838K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$889K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$889K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$222K
Expenses
$838K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$838K
FY2021$93K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$140K
FY2025$171K
Net assets
$56K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$179K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $838K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Geoff Barstow
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Catherine Granett
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Abo Lama
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sue Darlington
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Victoria Imperioli
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Imperioli
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelllie Berns
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Funds four schools in China run by a charitable foundation.

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3 programs · $838K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Permanent health clinic to provide health services in isolated mountains of tibet. Eldercare, providing food, clothing and medicine

$760Kprogram expense
02

Schools to empower children with knowledge of three languages while teaching math science and offering skills needed to persue higher studies

$74Kprogram expense
03

To raise awareness about tibetans and demonstrate their unique and precious value. To raisefunds for the programs

$4Kprogram 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 · FY2024
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$25K
Trousil Family Foundation Fka Indiana Gump FoundationFY2024$8K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K
Globalgiving Foundation INCFY2024$5K
James K Ferguson Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$46K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$889K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$889K
Money outPt IX
$838K
Ln 25
Programscol B$838K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$889K
Total revenueLn 12$889K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$293$125K
Total assetsLn 16$5K$125K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$70K
Net assetsLn 32$5K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$834K$834K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$838K$838K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $222K$171K$51K$179K 990 PDF
FY2024 $145K$140K$5K$120K 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$222K−$48K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $123K$123K−$81$169K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$93K$122K$178K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $889K$838K$51K$56K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $888,675 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $888,591$888,675
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $84$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $888,675$888,675
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $833,705$833,705
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,023$4,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $837,728$837,728
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,947$50,947
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $888,675 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$888,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$888,675
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$888,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $837,728 across 2 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $833,705$833,705
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,023$4,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $837,728 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$837,728
Part X · Balance sheet $125,474 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $293$33,696
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$91,778
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,792$125,474
X-19 Deferred revenue$69,735
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$69,735
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,792$55,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,792$55,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,792$125,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$888,675
XI-2 Total expenses$837,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,947
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,792
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,739

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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