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FOUNDATION FOR A MINDFUL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR A MINDFUL SOCIETY INC (EIN 45-3628971)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-13
IRS object ID
201623189349300602
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$193CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$503CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$696TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,146CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,522CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,668TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,950,679TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct

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$11,875DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,054BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$7,751InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,170DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,581BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$27,671InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,329DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,342BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,977TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
GST/HST payable$6,317
P/R tax payable$8,955
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,272TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCanadaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee13EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram servicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedPublication & adminSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$792,158RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees13SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$792,158SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$792,158TotalSpentAmt
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$304,188BalanceDueAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (true)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (true)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$304,188TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCaroline PfohlPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBoard MemberRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$304,188TransactionAmt
TransactionLoan from HemeraTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

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 (23 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 CanadaCaroline Pfohl - 3011 Broadway St., Boulder, CO 80304Dinabandhu Sarley - 1440 Multiversity, 800 Bethany Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesBank and credit card charges: Column (A) - Total = $20050; Column (B) - Program Services = $19687; Column (C) - Management & General = $363; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesDigital expense: Column (A) - Total = $42852; Column (B) - Program Services = $42852; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesEditorial - art & design: Column (A) - Total = $95462; Column (B) - Program Services = $95462; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesEditorial expense: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesEquipment repair & maintenance: Column (A) - Total = $3048; Column (B) - Program Services = $2993; Column (C) - Management & General = $55; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesEvent expenses: Column (A) - Total = $1756; Column (B) - Program Services = $1756; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesMailing lists: Column (A) - Total = $28235; Column (B) - Program Services = $28235; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesMiscellaneous: Column (A) - Total = $4846; Column (B) - Program Services = $4846; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesProfessional services: Column (A) - Total = $68834; Column (B) - Program Services = $67587; Column (C) - Management & General = $1247; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other ExpensesTelephone & telecommunications: Column (A) - Total = $3149; Column (B) - Program Services = $3092; Column (C) - Management & General = $57; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesForeign exchange rate fluctuations = $64253