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Mustang Bon Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-0544333

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Jun 15, 2018

Organization ProfileN/A
18 Audubon LaneCarlisle, MA 01741

(978) 371-2015

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

26th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

26th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

96th percentile

70%

Higher net margin than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

49th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 49% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

94th percentile

91%

Faster asset growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

66th percentile

14%

Faster revenue growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets26th percentile

Assets

Up

$938,134

Up $447,887 (+91%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$938,134

Up $447,887 (+91%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue26th percentileNet Margin96th percentile

Revenue

Up

$641,437

Up $80,938 (+14%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$193,329

Down $111,954 (-37%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$448,108

Up $192,892 (+76%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth94th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2012: $19,674Net Assets 2012: $19,6742012Assets 2013: $44,515Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $44,5152013Assets 2014: $322,758Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $322,7582014Assets 2015: $334,200Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $334,2002015Assets 2016: $490,247Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $490,2472016Assets 2017: $938,134Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $938,1342017Assets 2018: $1,251,224Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $1,251,2242018Assets 2019: $1,900,215Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $1,900,2152019Assets 2020: $1,640,952Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,640,9522020Assets 2021: $1,469,945Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $1,469,9452021Assets 2022: $391,338Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $391,3382022Assets 2023: $400,415Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $400,4152023Assets 2024: $248,579Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $248,5792024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$938,134
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$938,134
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth66th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0M-$2.0MRevenue 2012: $49,885Expenses 2012: $30,211Net Income 2012: $19,6742012Revenue 2013: $135,646Expenses 2013: $110,805Net Income 2013: $24,8412013Revenue 2014: $310,961Expenses 2014: $132,718Net Income 2014: $178,2432014Revenue 2015: $505,550Expenses 2015: $394,108Net Income 2015: $111,4422015Revenue 2016: $560,499Expenses 2016: $305,283Net Income 2016: $255,2162016Revenue 2017: $641,437Expenses 2017: $193,329Net Income 2017: $448,1082017Revenue 2018: $417,647Expenses 2018: $104,557Net Income 2018: $313,0902018Revenue 2019: $754,640Expenses 2019: $105,649Net Income 2019: $648,9912019Revenue 2020: $351,187Expenses 2020: $611,684Net Income 2020: -$260,4972020Revenue 2021: $273,367Expenses 2021: $294,374Net Income 2021: -$21,0072021Revenue 2022: $226,592Expenses 2022: $1,305,199Net Income 2022: -$1,078,6072022Revenue 2023: $244,490Expenses 2023: $235,413Net Income 2023: $9,0772023Revenue 2024: $382,911Expenses 2024: $532,265Net Income 2024: -$149,3542024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$641,437
Expenses$193,329
Net Income$448,108
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Jun 15, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$641,437
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Part I.1 and Part III.1Our Mission Pointing Out the Great Way Foundation (POGWF) brings Indo-Tibetan meditation and teachings to Western students and nurtures and supports the community of practitioners. In turn, POGWF provides support back to the indigenous communities and lineage teachers to help them to preserve and restore their culture and traditions. Historically, POGWF generally has not provided programming to achieve its mission. The majority of our objectives involve directing donor funds to other organizations, both in the U.S. and abroad, who implement the stated projects. Our translation projects are a notable exception. POGWF is an all-volunteer organization.

Part I.1 and Part III.1Our Mission Pointing Out the Great Way Foundation (POGWF) brings Indo-Tibetan meditation and teachings to Western students and nurtures and supports the community of practitioners. In tum, POGWF provides support back to the indigenous communities and lineage teachers to help them to preserve and restore their culture and traditions. Historically, POGWF generally has not provided programming to achieve its mission. The majority of our objectives involve directing donor funds to other organizations, both in the U.S. and abroad, who implement the stated projects. Our translation projects are a notable exception. POGWF is an all-volunteer organization.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$490,247$938,134▲ $447,887
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$0-
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$0-
Total Assets$490,247$938,134▲ $447,887
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$400,180$848,067▲ $447,887
Unrestricted Net Assets$90,067$90,067→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$490,247$938,134▲ $447,887
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$490,247$938,134▲ $447,887
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay49th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Dianne Des RochesPresident & CEO
Richard ColmanSecretary
Paula SacksTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$641,437
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$641,437
Change in Net Assets
$448,108
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$135,751
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$45,978
Professional Fundraising Fees$11,600
Total Fundraising Expense$11,600
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Fees for Services Other$88,000$37,826-$125,826
Foreign Grants$45,978--$45,978
Fees for Services Professional Fundraising--$11,600$11,600
Travel-$4,982-$4,982
Insurance-$1,138-$1,138
Other Expenses-$45-$45
Total Functional Expenses$133,978$47,751$11,600$193,329
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$11,600
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
Yes
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The President and Secretary of the board shared responsibility for preparation, review, and filing of this 2017 Form 990. They will review the Form 990 with board members at their next scheduled meeting.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“POGWF had a conflicts of interest policy in place. The nature of the projects funded thus far by POGWF has precluded the potential for conflicts of interest by the members of the board. Consistent awareness exists of the need to identify conflicts of interest by its directors, and POGWF will develop more robust procedures to monitor for conflicts in the future should the nature of our projects change.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“POGWF will make its Form 990 and application for exempt status available upon request in accordance with applicable rules. No requests for information were received in 2017.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Pointing Out the Great Way Foundation
EIN
46-0544333
Phone
9783712015
Address
18 AUDUBON LANE, CARLISLE, MA 01741

Signing Officer

Name
Paula Sacks
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2018-06-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Richard Colman
Formed
2012
Legal Domicile
De
Voting Board Members
8
Independent Board Members
0
Employees
0

Preparer

Firm
Colman Knight Advisory Group LLC
Address
18 Audubon Lane, Carlisle, MA 01741
Preparer
Richard K Colman
Phone
9783712015
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IRS990/Desc04a (Code: )(Expenses $55,000 including grants of $55,000 ) (Revene $55,000)Our translation projects currently are the primary focus for fulfilling our mission to bring Indo-Tibetan meditation and teachings to Western students. In 2017, POGWF continued its funding of the translation of Bon and Buddhist meditation texts. The objective is to bring the precious lineage teachings of these Indo-Tibetan meditation practices to the West, translated in a form of meditation that is readily understandable by Westerners and yet preserves the heart of these teachings in their original form. Our Foundation will hold the copyright to these published works and provide stewardship of the publications into the future.Translation of this material requires specialized knowledge, including deep experience with Indo-Tibetan meditation practices and knowledge of the Tibetan language. The translators are Daniel Brown, Ph.D. and Geshe Sonam Gurung. They translate these precious texts with permission by and under the guidance of His Holiness Menri Trizin, the spiritual leader and lineage holder of the Bon Po and Head Abbott of Menri Monastery, Dolanji, India. Dr. Brown is Director, The Center for Integrative Psychotherapy in Newton, MA and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. He has studied, taught, and worked to bring the wisdom of the great Indo-Tibetan spiritual traditions to the West for over 46 years. Geshe Sonam, a Nepalese scholar and Tibetan monk, holds the distinguished Geshe degreethe equivalent of a doctoral degree in dharma studiesand previously served as personal assistant to HH Menri Trizin, 33rd Abbot of Menri Monastery. In 2017, our translation projects included funding for the Shar rDza Rinpoche translation of main techniques of clear rainbow body. The translation of the biography of Shar rDza Rinpoche main student, Za ba Brag pa, including his experience of rainbow body Finally, in 2017 we continued to support the project: Dr. Browns in-depth research on training attention in children in preparation for adapting the Elephant Path meditation practices into a text for teaching these practices to children. Support provided by us to the translators includes independent contractor fees for Dr. Brown and travel costs for Dr. Brown and Geshe Sonam.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc04b (Code: ) (Expenses $45,978 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $48,054)The Childrens Home is an ongoing project of the Mustang Culture and Education Centre (MCEC). One goal of the project is to help disadvantged children in Mustang to receive a quality education near to their families. In addition, the project specifically addresses the needs of the children of the indigenous community in the area by educating the children about their cultural heritage. The Childrens Home, a boarding home founded in 2012 by Geshe Sonam Gurung, created an opportunity for educating the children in the rural villages who otherwise likely could not have attended school. The villages do not have schools, and the government-sponsored school in Jomsom can be as much as a four-hour walk away. In order to attend, these students need to be able to live nearer the school. These rural families could not afford the annual tution at the Nepalese school, let alone additional boarding fees. As a result, many of these children would likely have stayed and worked on the farms. The MCEC Childrens Home is located in the town of Jomsom, just a short walk from the Nepalese school, where the children receive their core curriculum, and near enough to the villages that families can maintain good contact with their children. MCEC provides scholarships for the children living in the Childrens Home. This scholarship includes tuition, room and board, books, supplies, uniforms, and examination fees. But the Childrens Home plays another crucial role for the indigenous population. In 1954 the Nepalese government established a national educational policy. The advantage of this policy was that children in Nepal could get a good education at a government sponsored Nepalese school. The disadvantage was that the policy of Nepal required that all children in school learn Nepali and English. This policy meant that the children of indigenous ethnic groups no longer learned their indigenous ethnic languages. The consequence for the last two generations of indigenous Tibetan people in the Mustang region of Nepal is that they did not learn to speak their indigenous Tibetan language and therefore cannot read their own sacred texts or do their familiar prayers and rituals. The MCEC Childrens Home bridges the gap between the Nepalese educational policy and the cultural needs of this indigenous community. In the morning, before attending Nepalese school, and again in the evening, the children learn to read, write, and speak their indigenous Tibetan language. They learn Tibetan history and traditional Tibetan prayers and rituals. We are beginning to see the positive outcomes of the project. The grandparents who still speak Tibetan are amazed to see their grandchildren, home during the school holidays, speaking Tibetan, chanting Tibetan prayers, and doing familiar rituals in Tibetan. The long-term goal is to restore their cultural heritage to this generation of children and thereby revitalize the native Tibetan Bon and Buddhist practices in Mustang.The Pointing Out the Great Way Foundation (POGWF) partners with MCEC by finding sponsors for each of the children. Currently, the cost of sponsorship is $1,000 per child. We have committed to following each child until they graduate from school. In 2017, our meditation community worldwide provided full scholarships for all 38 children at the school. Donors provided additional support to MCEC for enhanced nutrition, firewood, clothing, and other needed supplies and repairs to the boarding facility. Our support in 2017 was $45,978.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc04c (Code: ) (Expenses $33,000 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $495,159)The Mustang Culture and Education Centre (MCEC), based in Jomsom, Mustang Nepal, is a registered social organization aimed at supporting the education of local children, bettering living conditions of the village population, and preserving its unique culture and traditionsMCEC has identified as an imperative the need to restore the cultural and spritiual traditions for the indigenous Tibetan population living in this area of Nepal. The Bon, the indigenous and oldest religion of Tibet, has strong roots in Mustang. The religious practices of Bon, centered around local monasteries, have traditionally been the heart of cultural and religious life for the indigenous populations in this region. However, currently no Bon po monastery exists in the area to support these practices for the local population. MCECs objective is to construct, on land donated by the community, an indigenous spiritual and cultural campus in Jomsom, the administrative center of Mustang. MCECs vision for the campus includes: a main Bon temple and living space for a 100 monks; a youth hostel for 100 childrenall learning their indigenous Tibetan language and spiritual practices; and a 50-room guest house for advanced Western students. The monastery will serve as a hub for revitalizing local indigenous religious practices. Lamas and monks will be available to the local population to offer the range of prayers and rituals that once were a vital part of every aspect of local life in Mustang. These practices include religious practices for birth, death, protection, disease-prevention, farming, and protecting the harvest. The monastery will be a place for the depository and preservation of old manuscripts, the reprints of widely used spiritual texts, and for traditional arts and paintings. It also will be a place to pass on practices for making and maintaining traditional stupas. Building a monastery will ensure a population of lamas and monks to serve the local population for generations to come. The integration of the youth hostel into the campus will mean relocating the children from the existing rented facility in the town. The existing facility is already at maximum capacity with the 38 students it currently houses. The new facility will allow MCEC to expand, through time, to 100 students. It also will be a significant improvement in living conditions for the children and will locate them nearer to the Nepalese school that they attend. Most importantly, integrating them into the campus will place them nearer the monks, who will play an important role in educating these students in their cultural and spiritual traditions, including their Tibetan language. For more on the children, see our description of the MCEC Childrens Home below. The plan for the spiritual campus also includes a guesthouse to accommodate visiting students from the West. The hope is that the guesthouse will create a demand for advanced teachings from the culture of the cave and hermitage yogis in a way that will revitalize the cave and hermitage yogi culture. The ability to receive these advanced teachings and practices in this setting will be a unique opportunity for qualified Western students from the POGWF network.Supporting the MCEC Indigenous Tibetan Spiritual and Cultural Campus project is a top priority for POGWF. The great hope of this project is that it will help to restore and revitalize these precious teachings in their indigenous setting. Without some intervention, the risk is great that these practices will die out in the region in this generation. We see our support of this project as paramount to fulfilling our mission to support the indigenous communities and lineage teachers in preserving their culture and traditions. Helping to bring this campus to fruition will be an expression of gratitude to these indigenous cultures for sharing their most precious teachings and practices with our spiritual community i
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0The President and Secretary of the board shared responsibility for preparation, review, and filing of this 2017 Form 990. They will review the Form 990 with board members at their next scheduled meeting.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1POGWF had a conflicts of interest policy in place. The nature of the projects funded thus far by POGWF has precluded the potential for conflicts of interest by the members of the board. Consistent awareness exists of the need to identify conflicts of interest by its directors, and POGWF will develop more robust procedures to monitor for conflicts in the future should the nature of our projects change.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2POGWF will make its Form 990 and application for exempt status available upon request in accordance with applicable rules. No requests for information were received in 2017.
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$938,134
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$938,134
Revenue
$641,437
Expenses
$193,329
Net income
$448,108
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YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.38$0.53$0.15
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.40$0.00$0.40$0.24$0.24$0.01
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$0.23$1.31$1.08
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.47$0.00$1.47$0.27$0.29$0.02
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.64$0.00$1.64$0.35$0.61$0.26
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.90$0.00$1.90$0.75$0.11$0.65
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.25$0.00$1.25$0.42$0.10$0.31
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.00$0.94$0.64$0.19$0.45
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.49$0.00$0.49$0.56$0.31$0.26
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$0.33$0.51$0.39$0.11
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.32$0.31$0.13$0.18
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.14$0.11$0.02
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.02$0.02$0.05$0.03$0.02