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FOUNDATION FOR A MINDFUL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR A MINDFUL SOCIETY INC (EIN 45-3628971)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-11
IRS object ID
201733159349300208
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$193CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$503CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$696TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,522CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,103CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,771TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,358,481TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.80460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$33,929InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,268DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,661BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$9,010InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,412DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,598BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$30,408InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,067DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,341BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$34,600TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
GST/HST payable$2,333
P/R tax payable$9,848
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$12,181TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCanadaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee51EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram servicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedPublication & adminSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$823,182RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees51SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee51TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$823,182SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$823,182TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Hemera FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgDonorRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeCash floLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$250,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$306,250BalanceDueAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (true)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (true)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$306,250TotalBalanceDueAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJames Gimian and Andrew Karr, President and Treasurer, respectively, also serve as Vice Chairman and Treasurer, respectively, of the Lion's Roar Foundation who provided production and administrative support for $155,566.Caroline Pfohl, is a board member of both The Foundation for a Mindful Society and Hemera Foundation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing AddressJames Gimian - 1645 Walnut St., Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 353, CanadaRobert E. Kaufold, Jr. - 3011 Broadway St., Boulder, CO 80304Andrew Karr - 430 Francklyn St., Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H IA9, CanadaLarry Horowitz - 1315 Bond Street, Victoria BC V8S1C2 CanadaJim Rosen - 414 Woodward St., Newton, MA 02468Dinabandhu Sarley - 1440 Multiversity, 800 Bethany Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066Susan Kaiser Greenland - 2539 Westridge, Los Angeles, CA 90049Michael Chender - 1734 Cambridge St., Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4A8
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Form 990 is prepared by the Foundation's accountant, working with the Foundation's finance staff. The completed form is reviewed by the CEO, who submits it to the Board of Directors for approval. The Board approves the filing, and authorized the President to sign the form and submit it to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Foundation's policy is that compensation levels for all staff will be determined by a committee of independent members of the board, who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangements. Compensation decisions will be based on the compensation levels of similar positions at similarly situated organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe Foundation makes its governing policy documents, policies and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesForeign exchange rate fluctuations = -$12788