Liabilities / Assets
14th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
14th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
14th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
99th percentile
Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
35th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 35% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
$2,163,012
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$2,163,012
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$2,016,737
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$41,087
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$1,975,650
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
The mission of the Vipassana Community Foundation (VCF) is to support and grow the teaching and practice of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka throughout North, South and Central America. VCF's efforts aim to make Vipassana meditation courses more widely available to more people in the Americas.VCF partners with old students in the community who are interested in donating assets to be used over the long term to support the growth and teaching of Vipassana in more places, and to strengthen existing nonprofit Vipassana centers. Whether large or small, donations to VCF are tax-exempt, and over time these will accumulate into substantial endowment funds. The investment income from the funds will continue to benefit the community forever.A Board of Directors made up of senior Vipassana teachers oversees grantmaking to nonprofit Vipassana centers and Trusts in ways that are responsive to the needs of these community institutions and consistent with VCF's mission.
To promote the practice & tradition of Vipassana Meditation.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $187,362 | $1,506,815 | ▲ $1,319,453 |
| Total Assets | $187,362 | $2,163,012 | ▲ $1,975,650 |
| Other Assets Total | $0 | $656,197 | ▲ $656,197 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $187,362 | $2,163,012 | ▲ $1,975,650 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $187,362 | $2,163,012 | ▲ $1,975,650 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $187,362 | $2,163,012 | ▲ $1,975,650 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Assets Org | $656,197 | - | - |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Parker Mills | President |
| Thomas Crisman | Vice President |
| Amy Shanker | Board Member |
| Arthur Nichols | Board Member |
| Barry Lapping | Board Member |
| Bruce Stewart | Board Member |
| Daniel Dodd | Board Member |
| John Beary | Board Member |
| Rahul Vaid | Board Member |
| Laura Mills | Secretary |
| Rick Crutcher | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $22,361 |
| Other Expenses | $18,726 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Grants | $18,500 | - | - | $18,500 |
| Fees for Services Other | $2,153 | $9,600 | - | $11,753 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $4,830 | - | $4,830 |
| Grants to Domestic Orgs | $3,861 | - | - | $3,861 |
| Insurance | $616 | $600 | - | $1,216 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $184 | - | $184 |
| Other Expenses | $3 | $84 | - | $3 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $25,561 | $15,526 | $0 | $41,087 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Laura and Parker Mills are married. Laura Mills is also the daughter of Jack Holder who is a founding donor of the Organization.”
“The board of directors received a copy of the form 990 prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service.”
“The Organization has no paid officers and therefore a policy is not required.”
“The Organization's documents are available to the public by sending a written request to the Organization's office address.”
“The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public by sending a written request to the Organization's office address.”
“When VCF was established, it did not have any paid staff, and for that reason decided not to manage donor advised funds in its early phase. However, over the years a few donors in the Vipassana community have inquired or approached VCF about opening donor advised funds to support Vipassana activities. In 2016, VCF increased its management capacity by retaining a part-time managing consultant who has past experience working for a large community foundation. The board then began to explore donor advised funds and concluded that utilizing this tool would expand our ability to achieve VCF's mission - by attracting higher net worth donors interested in supporting Vipassana activities who desire to have an advisory role in grantmaking. After consulting with attorneys with expertise in donor advised funds, VCF's board determined that the organization now has sufficient capacity to manage a donor advised fund program and grantmaking from donor advised funds. Therefore, in 2016 we reached out to interested donors and established the first donor advised fund at VCF - the Calhoun Donor Advised Fund. This fund was established with two donations totaling $1,100,000.”
“Contractor: Program service expenses 2,153. Management and general expenses 9,600. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,753.”
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | General ProgramsThe greatest impact of VCF's efforts so far has been in Latin America, thanks to sizable donations from old students especially interested in supporting center construction in that region where demand for Vipassana courses has been growing steadily. Since 2012, VCF has organized donations from old students and made significant grants to Vipassana Trusts to establish or expand Vipassana centers in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela. In 2016, for the first time VCF contracted with a part-time consultant to expand VCF's capacity to communicate with donors and potential donors, build the organization's infrastructure, support Board decision making, improve external communications, and embark upon a strategic planning process. VCF saw a significant increase in revenue in 2016, receiving over $2 million in donations during FY2016a jump of 1,494% over our 2015 revenue figure, which was $126,130.In 2016, VCF continued to contribute to Latin American center expansion while also providing substantial support for new centers in the U.S. Highlights of VCF's activities in 2016 include:Grant for center expansion in Venezuela: In 2006, Vipassana Venezuela built a meditation center, called Vipassana Venuvana, located in Aragua state in the north-central region of Venezuela. To better meet the demand for courses in Venezuela during a time of great upheaval in the country, in 2016 VCF provided a small grant to Vipassana Venezuela to acquire a property that borders Vipassana Venuvana in order to expand the existing meditation center.Purchase of property for a new Vipassana center in Idaho: A 256 acre property with a house in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho was purchased by VCF in September 2016 to be used as a meditation house and permanent site for courses in the Intermountain region. VCF and the Northwest Vipassana Center are supporting the Intermountain Vipassana Association (IVA) through the site development phase while this new Trust completes incorporation and secures nonprofit status - at which time VCF will donate the property to IVA. Funds were raised to finance the purchase of the property, and some additional funds have been pledged towards the initial phase of building infrastructure and getting 10-day courses started. Supporting planning efforts to build a new Vipassana meditation center in Bogota, Colombia: Fundacion Vipassana Colombia ("Vipassana Colombia"), founded in 1987, has conducted over 80 meditation courses in Colombia. Vipassana Colombia hosts some of the largest Vipassana courses in the Latin America region, serving 80-120 people per course. There are waiting lists for courses. To better meet the demand for courses, Vipassana Colombia is planning to build and manage a Vipassana center. VCF has been in conversations with Vipassana Colombia about making a grant to support construction, but unfortunately it was not possible to move forward with construction in 2016 due to a legal dispute over the property. VCF will continue to explore opportunities for supporting a new meditation center in Colombia.Fundraising for a Vipassana center site in Colorado: The Rocky Mountain Vipassana Association (RMVA) has been searching for a suitable site in Colorado to build a new Vipassana center. In 2016, VCF established a fund to help facilitate donations to the RMVA towards the purchase of a property |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | The mission of the Vipassana Community Foundation (VCF) is to support and grow the teaching and practice of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka throughout North, South and Central America. VCF's efforts aim to make Vipassana meditation courses more widely available to more people in the Americas.VCF partners with old students in the community who are interested in donating assets to be used over the long term to support the growth and teaching of Vipassana in more places, and to strengthen existing nonprofit Vipassana centers. Whether large or small, donations to VCF are tax-exempt, and over time these will accumulate into substantial endowment funds. The investment income from the funds will continue to benefit the community forever.A Board of Directors made up of senior Vipassana teachers oversees grantmaking to nonprofit Vipassana centers and Trusts in ways that are responsive to the needs of these community institutions and consistent with VCF's mission. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | When VCF was established, it did not have any paid staff, and for that reason decided not to manage donor advised funds in its early phase. However, over the years a few donors in the Vipassana community have inquired or approached VCF about opening donor advised funds to support Vipassana activities. In 2016, VCF increased its management capacity by retaining a part-time managing consultant who has past experience working for a large community foundation. The board then began to explore donor advised funds and concluded that utilizing this tool would expand our ability to achieve VCF's mission - by attracting higher net worth donors interested in supporting Vipassana activities who desire to have an advisory role in grantmaking. After consulting with attorneys with expertise in donor advised funds, VCF's board determined that the organization now has sufficient capacity to manage a donor advised fund program and grantmaking from donor advised funds. Therefore, in 2016 we reached out to interested donors and established the first donor advised fund at VCF - the Calhoun Donor Advised Fund. This fund was established with two donations totaling $1,100,000. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Laura and Parker Mills are married. Laura Mills is also the daughter of Jack Holder who is a founding donor of the Organization. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | The board of directors received a copy of the form 990 prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | The Organization has no paid officers and therefore a policy is not required. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | The Organization's documents are available to the public by sending a written request to the Organization's office address. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public by sending a written request to the Organization's office address. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Contractor: Program service expenses 2,153. Management and general expenses 9,600. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,753. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990, Part IX, line 11g |
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