To foster personal well-being and promote the common good by encouraging and facilitating globally the teaching of meditation, according to the tradition taught by John Main, at educational institutions, businesses, and non-profit organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $139K a year · 497% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14K
Spent
$136K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$562K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$14K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$42K
Expenses
$136K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$197K
Net assets
$562K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$459K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $105K Management & general 20% · $28K Fundraising 3% · $3K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarytreasury
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Robison’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2021FY2020
Gregory Robison$65,000$67,500

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

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

Teaches meditation globally in schools, workplaces, and nonprofits to foster well-being and the common good.

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1 program · $105K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Fostered personal well-being and promoted the common good by encouraging and facilitating globally the teaching of meditation, according to the tradition taught by John Main, at educational institutions, businesses, and non-profit organizations.

$105Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $188K · 2020–2021
Wccm-USA Ltd CorporationNC · FY2021$67,785
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2021$30,000
Wccm-InternationalFY2021$29,680
Wccm-InternationalFY2020$30,732
Wccm-USA Ltd CorporationNC · FY2020$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$136K
Ln 25
Programscol B$105K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$562K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$15K
Total revenueLn 12$14K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$93K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$466K
Total assetsLn 16$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$562K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K$96K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$586K$466K
Total assetsLn 16$669K$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$669K$562K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$61K$61K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$44K$20K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$235$235
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$905$588$272$45
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40$40
Total functional expensesLn 25$136K$105K$28K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $42K$197K−$156K$459K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $14K$136K−$122K$562K 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
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Part I · Summary $14,374 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$19,160
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$5,514−$4,786
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year −$5,499$14,374
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $622,379$60,732
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,500$67,500
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,983$8,052
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $707,862$136,284
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$713,361−$121,910
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $14,374 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,160$19,160
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,874$9,874
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$14,660−$14,660
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,160 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,786$14,374
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $136,284 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $60,732$60,732
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,875 · Management $20,250 · Fundraising $3,375$67,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $235$235
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,452$2,452
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $588 · Management $272 · Fundraising $45$905
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,420$4,420
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $40$40
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $105,195 · Management $27,669 · Fundraising $3,420$136,284
Part X · Balance sheet $562,097 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,415$2,902
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $71,469$93,118
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $586,239$466,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $669,123$562,097
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $669,123$562,097
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $669,123$562,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $669,123$562,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $562,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,374
XI-2 Total expenses$136,284
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$121,910
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$669,123
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,884
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$562,097

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