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Ripa Ladrang Foundation FY2021 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 91-1942035Revenue $315K in FY2021

On file with the IRSripaladrang.org11270 Exposition Blvd Unit 64887, 90064-9998 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Mar 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ripa Landrang supports the teaching and activities of the Ripa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism by raising funds for continued operations and maintenance of a monestary in Pharping, Nepal and Chandigiri Oddisha, India, sponsoring monks in India and Nepal, and by providing divination and puja.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ 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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FY2021 · 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 $52K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
47 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 46.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$192
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$315K
+151% vs prior year
Spent
$139K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$543K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$315K
FY2021▲ +151%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$630K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$507K
Expenses
$139K
FY2021▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$606K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$423K
Net assets
$543K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$543K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$729K

From the FY2021 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 Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $123K Management & general 11% · $15K

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
Jim Miller
Communications
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joshua Green
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Suma Chander
Vice President
$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

Supports Tibetan Buddhist teachings and monastery operations through fundraising and sponsoring monks.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Teaching and support of Ripa Lineage of Buddhism

$123Kprogram 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
Mariel FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$315K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Money outPt IX
$139K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$543K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$543K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192
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$315K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Total revenueLn 12$315K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$541K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$541K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$543K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192
Net assetsLn 32$543K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K$541K
Total assetsLn 16$437K$543K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$192
Net assetsLn 32$366K$543K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$104K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$13K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$139K$123K$15K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $507K$423K$85K$729K 990 PDF
FY2023 $586K$508K$78K$644K 990 PDF
FY2022 $630K$606K$24K$567K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $315K$139K$176K$543K 990 PDF
FY2020 $126K$226K−$100K$366K 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 $315,277 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $125,423$315,229
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90$48
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $125,513$315,277
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,650$6,800
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $215,008$132,104
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,658$138,904
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,145$176,373
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $315,277 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,020
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$311,209
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,898
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$315,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $48$48
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48$315,277
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $138,904 across 5 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $6,800$6,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,781$9,781
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,765$1,765
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,598$103,598
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,031 · Management $3,929$16,960
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,429 · Management $15,475 · Fundraising $0$138,904
Part X · Balance sheet $542,793 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $434,481$540,539
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,254$2,254
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $436,735$542,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,507$192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,507$192
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $366,228$542,601
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $436,735$542,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $542,601 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$315,277
XI-2 Total expenses$138,904
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$176,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$366,228
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$542,601

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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