Maharishi Purusha Program FY2022 filing

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Romney, WV501(c)(3)EIN 56-1824160Revenue $2.5M in FY2022

On file with the IRSpurusha.org1000 Purusha Pl Apt 108, 26757-5016 · Romney, WVTax-exempt since Apr 2010Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We held our program for the development of consciousness with an average of 170 participants during the year. This large group focused on creating coherence, gaining a deeper understanding of Maharishi Vedic Science, and helping support world peace professionals around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 0.04% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $139K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2022▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2022▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2022▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $2.4M Management & general 1% · $26K Fundraising 2% · $44K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Trustee Assistant Secretary
$1,100Pt VII · Sec A
President Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Treasurer Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jeffrey Irvine$550$900$700$1,100$1,200

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Develops consciousness through Vedic Science programs, fostering world peace.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

We averaged over 80 participants in the Purusha program in the USA focusing on the development of full human potential by enlivening the entire brain through the practice of the TM and TM-Sidhi Programs. The group experienced more and clearer experiences of higher states of consciousness through the practice of MVS.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

We averaged over 46 participants in the Purusha program in Uttar Kashi in the mountains of India. These participants focused on unfolding full human potential through the practice of MVS and enjoyed deeper and more frequent experiences of higher states of consciousness.

$552Kprogram expense
03

We were very pleased to be able to support the Maharishi European Research University and Stichting SSW, both non-profit organizations located in Vlodrop, Holland, which support the programs and procedures of Maharishi Vedic Science and Technology, including groups of European and International Purusha.

$94Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $4.5M · 2020–2024
Brahmananda Saraswati FoundationFY2024$336,677
Raam Raj FoundationIA · FY2024$225,791
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya FoundationFY2024$140,000
Global Country of World PeaceIA · FY2023$302,433
Brahmananda Saraswati FoundationFY2023$298,579
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya FoundationFY2023$160,000
Brahmananda Saraswati FoundationFY2022$280,000
Raam Raj FoundationIA · FY2022$155,000
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya FoundationFY2022$130,000
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya FoundationFY2021$200,000
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya FoundationFY2020$171,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$985K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$544K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$24K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$690K
SavingsLn 2$296K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$985K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$985K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.4M$1.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$30K$30K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1K$0$1K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$112K$0$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$0$162
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K$84$589
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$0$9K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$0$0$7K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$0$2K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$17K$17K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$866K$862K$0$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.4M$26K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$2.2M−$229K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.7M−$742K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.4M−$375K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.5M$2.5M$19K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$1.7M$1.3M$5.2M 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 $2,508,004 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,883,747$2,381,096
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,291$77,538
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,160$46,839
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,491$2,531
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,947,689$2,508,004
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $570,151$1,404,935
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $121,565$132,179
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $990,690$952,263
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,682,406$2,489,377
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,265,283$18,627
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $2,508,004 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,330 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,381,096
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$543,986
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,381,096
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,538 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$77,538
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $70,653$70,653
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$23,814 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$23,814
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $201$201
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,054 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $70,854$2,508,004
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,489,377 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,374,935$1,374,935
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $1,100 · Fundraising $0$1,100
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,122 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,697$119,819
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,827 · Management $0 · Fundraising $162$1,989
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,598 · Management $84 · Fundraising $589$9,271
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,000 · Fundraising $0$8,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,908 · Fundraising $0$8,908
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,403$7,403
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,868 · Fundraising $23,713$25,581
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,360 · Fundraising $0$1,360
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,067 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,067
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,424 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,424
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,573 · Management $3,333 · Fundraising $0$10,906
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $862,106 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,285$866,391
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,223 · Fundraising $0$1,223
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,419,652 · Management $25,876 · Fundraising $43,849$2,489,377
Part X · Balance sheet $5,218,351 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $813,878$689,922
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $203,843$295,512
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,488$19,033
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $430,858$414,156
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,242$19,118
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,976$18,824
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,811,718$1,099,391
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1$1
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,004,000$1,521,889
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $922,261$1,140,505
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,278,265$5,218,351
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,621$25,061
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,053$8,316
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,674$33,377
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,247,591$5,184,974
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,278,265$5,218,351
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,184,974 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,508,004
XI-2 Total expenses$2,489,377
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,627
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,247,591
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$81,244
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,184,974

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