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JIVA INSTITUTE

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $57K · expenses $60K · assets $12K

EIN
46-4237273
Address
1253 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ 07974-2931
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
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Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, SUPPORT, AND DISSEMINATE THE CULTURAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF INDIA THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, AND GRANTS. AN EXPECTED OUTCOME OF OUR MISSION IS TO HELP SHAPE A POSITIVE PLURALISM OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Lindsey CHAIRMAN2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Denise Mcgrew TREASURER2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Colleen Herman SECRETARY2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT LINDSEY CHAIRMAN5 $0-$0 $01
DENISE MCGREW TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
COLLEEN HERMAN SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT LINDSEY CHAIRMAN5 $0-- $01
DENISE MCGREW TREASURER5 $0-- $01
COLLEEN HERMAN SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT LINDSEY CHAIRMAN5 $0-- $01
DENISE MCGREW TREASURER5 $0-- $01
COLLEEN HERMAN SECRETARY5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,710$59,860 $11,709$11,709 $56,710- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,820$54,065 $14,859$14,859 $62,820- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,789$109,632 $6,105$6,105 $72,789- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $28,044 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
BRIGHT FUNDS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$15,000 2021$15,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JIVA INSTITUTE” 2021 1$3,000 2021$3,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JIVA INSTITUTE” 2020-2023 4$44 2023$17
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HARRY VANDERSLICE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND A NJ NONPROFIT CONJB82 $56,972$65,351 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
YANG CHUNG SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION USA INCNJB82 $56,300$47,490 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCNJB82 $60,849$111,152 TRUSTEE,ASSIST VP, ASSIST$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$241,64520 72016–2024 BRICK MORNING ROTARY CLUB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC; FOB CANAM INC; FRIENDS OF JIREH; LITTLE WINGS OF HOPE and 3 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $59,860 spent · pay $0 · grants $58,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $58,000 96.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,695 2.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $165 0.3%
Total$59,860100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $54,065 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $52,400 96.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,450 2.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $215 0.4%
Total$54,065100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $109,632 spent · pay $0 · grants $108,797 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $108,797 99.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $835 0.8%
Total$109,632100%

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