Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$521,715

Total expenses

$492,260

Contributions and grants received

$368,516

Grants paid

$48,782

Program service revenue

$150,220

Investment income

$2,706

Other revenue

$273

Total assets, end of year

$343,789

Total liabilities, end of year

$43,914

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$299,875

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$353,046

Management and general expenses

$113,566

Fundraising expenses

$25,648

Program service expenses (Part III)

$353,046

Program services were 71.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• ASHRAMSONE OF THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY FOUNDATION IS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION CURRENTLY OVERSEES TWO ASHRAMS, RESIDENTIAL SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE BASED UPON AND DEMONSTRATE THE TEACHINGS OF LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY. EACH CENTER HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE FLAVOR AND PERSONALITY. THEY VARY IN SIZE AND LOCATION AND IN THE TYPES OF SERVICE AND SPIRITUAL TRAINING THAT THEY OFFER. DESPITE THESE DIFFERENCES, EACH ASHRAM OFFERS THE DISCIPLE AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH WITHIN A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE.PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA: PREMA DRALA ASHRAM IS THE "MOTHER CENTER" (WORLD HEADQUARTERS AND SPIRITUAL EPICENTER) OF THE LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY FOUNDATION. WHILE RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF OUR EXTENDED COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS FORMS OF SERVICE, THE MAIN FOCUS OF SEVA (SERVICE) AT PREMA DRALA IS MAKING LOUIX AND HIS TEACHINGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS TAKES PLACE IN VARIOUS WAYS, WHICH INCLUDE PROVIDING PUBLIC EVENTS, CREATING PRODUCTS, AND ARCHIVING AND ORGANIZING THE LIBRARY OF HIS TEACHINGS.SUNDARA ARAVINDA ASHRAM, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: SUNDARA ARAVINDA ASHRAM HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FOUNDATION'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. LOCATED IN THE SUBURBS OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, SUNDARA ARAVINDA IS CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF ONE COMMUNAL HOME. THE ASHRAM IS BLESSED BY A LARGE AND DEVOTED EXTENDED FAMILY OF THOSE WHO LIVE ELSEWHERE BUT WHO REGULARLY GATHER FOR BOTH SERVICE AND SOCIAL EVENTS. THE MELBOURNE CENTER OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT LOUIX, STUDY HIS TEACHINGS, AND TO HELP SERVE THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION.WHILE EACH OF THESE CENTERS HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE PERSONALITY, THEY ALL SHARE COMMON PRACTICES AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE AN EVER-EXPANDING GLOBAL COMMUNITY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE FOLLOWING LIST SUMMARIZES THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE FOUNDATION AS A WHOLE. FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION AT A SPECIFIC ASHRAM, PLEASE SEE OUR COMMUNITY SECTION ON WWW.LOUIX.ORG. PUBLIC EVENTS WITH LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEYIN THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR FOCUS FOR PUBLIC EVENTS CONTINUED WITH PERSONAL BLESSINGS BY LOUIX (FORMERLY CALLED "DARSHAN") EVENTS, LIVE ZOOM EVENTS AND THE NEW YEAR'S EVE RETREAT. PERSONAL BLESSINGSTHIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND RECEIVE A PERSONAL BLESSING FROM LOUIX, WHILE BEING SERENADED BY THE WORLD DEVOTIONAL MUSIC OF PRANAM (OUR "IN-HOUSE' BAND, COMPRISED OF SEVERAL OF LOUIX'S STUDENTS) WHO PERFORM WORLD DEVOTIONAL MUSIC "LIVE" AT MOST OF THESE EVENTS. LIVE EVENTS ON ZOOMTHIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF LOUIX FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THESE BEGAN DURING COVID-19, AND DUE TO THE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE RESPONSE, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HOLD THESE ONLINE-ONLY EVENTS THROUGH ZOOM. EVENING WITH LOUIXINTERACTIVE EVENING CONSISTING OF EITHER A DISCOURSE ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC, AND/OR A Q&A SESSION WITH LOUIX. MANY TIMES, WE BROADCAST OUR EVENING "LIVE" TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE DID NOT HAVE AN EVENING WITH LOUIX EVENT THIS YEAR. ECSTATIC SINGINGTHESE FUN MUSIC-FILLED EVENTS HAVE LOUIX JOINING PRANAM TO CREATE AN UPLIFTING AND EXHILARATING EXPERIENCE OF ECSTATIC SINGING. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ECSTATIC SINGING EVENT THIS FISCAL YEAR.OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO CREATE EVENTS THAT ALLOW AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO EXPERIENCE THE BLESSING OF BEING IN LOUIX'S PRESENCE. HOWEVER, WE ALSO SPONSOR VARIOUS TYPES OF OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS. THIS ONE WAS HELD ONLINE ONLY: 13 FEBRUARY 2024: THE DIVINE ROMANCE - PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA STUDENTS AND GUESTS TOOK PART IN A BEAUTIFUL ONLINE GUIDED MEDITATION LED BY LOUIX TO CELEBRATE THE DIVINE ROMANCE, A DAY TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE COURTSHIP WITH THE BELOVED OF YOUR SOUL.RETREATSWE ALSO USUALLY HOLD OUR ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE RETREAT, WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC EVENT A RESIDENTIAL RETREAT HELD OVER 6 DAYS). AT THESE RETREATS, LOUIX OFFERS A COMBINATION OF DISCOURSES, PERSONAL GUIDANCE, MEDITATIONS, Q&A SESSIONS, AND PERFORMANCES BY PRANAM (THE "IN-HOUSE" BAND OF LOUIX'S U.S. ASHRAM, COMPRISED OF HIS STUDENTS AND DISCIPLES, WHO PERFORM WORLD DEVOTIONAL MUSIC, WHERE POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS SURPRISE GUEST ENTERTAINERS.) WEBCASTS WITH LOUIXHELD TWICE A MONTH AND RECORDED "LIVE" AT PREMA DRALA ASHRAM IN LAGUNA HILLS, CA, THESE WEBCASTS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE TO ASK LOUIX QUESTIONS ON ANY TOPIC OR PERSONAL ISSUE. DURING THESE BROADCASTS, LOUIX WILL ALSO SOMETIMES LEAD GUIDED MEDITATIONS, PERFORM SACRED CEREMONIES, AND/OR GIVE DISCOURSES ON VARIOUS TOPICS. SELECTED VIDEO SEGMENTS ARE POSTED PUBLICLY ON YOUTUBE, AS WELL AS ON OUR WEBSITE. (WWW.LOUIX.ORG).HUMANITARIAN SERVICETHE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AS A WAY OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THOSE IN NEED. GRACE IN ACTION ONE OF THE MANY WAYS THE LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY FOUNDATION EXPRESSES ITS CARE FOR, AND COMMITMENT TO, OUR PLANET IS THROUGH ITS GLOBAL SERVICE PROGRAM GRACE IN ACTION, WHICH INCLUDES GLOBAL CLEAN-UP PROJECT AND FORESTS OF FRUIT. IN ADDITION TO OUR FORMAL, ORGANIZED EVENTS FOR THESE TWO INITIATIVES, MANY PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THESE PROGRAMS AND HAVE BEGUN COLLECTING TRASH AND EVEN PLANTING FRUIT TREES OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. WE HEAR OF THIS THROUGH CARDS, LETTERS, AND CALLS THAT WE RECEIVE HERE AT THE FOUNDATION. DURING LOUIX'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS, A LARGE GROUP CLEANED UP THE HILLS BEHIND PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, AND THE NEARBY COMMUNITY CENTER. WE GATHERED 20 BAGS OF TRASH, NEARLY HALF BEING RECYCLABLE.GARDEN SEVAWE INVITED THE PUBLIC TO OUR ASHRAM GARDENS FOR A DAY OF ENJOYING MOTHER EARTH, DURING WHICH WE DO VARIOUS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: PRUNING AND CUTTING BACK OF TREES, PLANTING FLOWERS, FERTILIZING, WEEDING, AND PICKING FRUIT FROM TREES IN THE GARDENS OF PREMA DRALA ASHRAM. THE COMMUNITY HELD MANY SMALL INFORMAL GARDEN SEVA DAYS, WHICH THE RESIDENTS AND A FEW LOCAL STUDENTS PARTICPATED AT PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA AVERAGING 1-2 PER MONTH. THE RESIDENTS AT SUNDARA ARAVINDA, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA AVERAGE APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER MONTH. INTERNAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMSRESIDENTS OF ALL OUR CENTERS PARTICIPATE IN DAILY GROUP ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEEPEN OUR SENSE OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. IT IS THROUGH OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LOUIX TEACHES US TO MASTER THE ART OF SELF-INQUIRY, AND TO UNDERSTAND AND MASTER THE LAWS OF CAUSE AND EFFECT. THUS, THE EXPERIENCES OF OUR DAILY LIVES ARE A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR TRAINING. IN ADDITION TO OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES, THERE ARE WEEKLY, MONTHLY, BI-MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL PROGRAMS THAT SERVE TO UPLIFT, INSPIRE, AND MOVE US INTO DEEPER UNION WITH EACH OTHER AND ASSIST US IN ATTAINING GREATER SELF-MASTERY.DAILY PROGRAMS MORNING MEDITATION - RESIDENTS AND THOSE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASHRAM GATHER AT ONE OF THE ASHRAM HOMES FROM 6:00 - 7:00 A.M. (6 DAYS PER WEEK AS A COMMUNITY, PRIVATE MEDITATIONS ON SUNDAY). DAILY SERVICE (SEVA) - THROUGHOUT THE DAY, VARIOUS FORMS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE ARE PERFORMED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASHRAM. THIS SERVICE INCLUDES MANY ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, DOMESTIC DUTIES, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ASHRAM GROUNDS AND FACILITIES.WEEKLY PROGRAMS SATURDAY MORNING PUJA - RESIDENTS GATHER AT 7:30 A.M. FOR A ONE-HOUR PUJA (CEREMONY) AND MEDITATION. COMMUNITY MEAL - ALTHOUGH RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY FREQUENTLY EAT TOGETHER, ONCE, OR TWICE A MONTH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY GATHERS FOR AN EVENING MEAL. LOUIX ATTENDS MANY OF THESE AND WILL OFTEN DELIVER DISCOURSES AND/OR OFFER GUIDANCE/COUNSEL TO THE MANY RESIDENTS AND GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE.MONTHLY PROGRAMS DISCIPLE TRAINING - THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY (BY INVITATION ONLY) FOR THOSE IN LOUIX'S MOST ACCELERATED TRAINING PROGRAM TO RECEIVE DIRECT GUIDANCE AND TENDERING FROM THE MASTER IN AN INTIMATE SETTING WHERE HE CAN ADDRESS AND ASSIST ONES TO MOVE INTO GREATER MASTERY IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. IT ALSO OFTEN INCLUDES DEVOTIONAL SINGING AND SACRED CEREMONIES. THESE ARE HELD MONTHLY ON ZOOM WITH ALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S ASHRAMS, CENTERS, AND STUDENTS AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS HAS PROVIDED A MUCH MORE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THE STUDENTS WORLDWIDE.ANNUAL PROGRAMSWITH MINOR DIFFERENCES, THE FOUNDATION'S CENTERS OBSERVE A VARIETY OF HOLIDAYS AND HOLY DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS YEAR OUR CEREMONIES AND CELEBRATIONS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:AUTUMN EQUINOX, WINTER SOLSTICE, THREE-DAY CELEBRATION OF LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY'S BIRTHDAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE, ALL HALLOWS EVE, THE DIVINE ROMANCE, ANNIVERSARY OF LOUIX'S ENLIGHTENMENT, CELEBRATION OF SPRING/EASTER, CHRISTMAS, 4TH OF JULY, GURU PURNIMA, PRAYER CIRCLES, DEVOTIONAL/ECSTATIC SINGING.

  Expenses $353,046 · Grants $48,782 · Revenue $150,493

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• FIRST STEP HOUSE OF ORANGE COUNTY INC

  $39,142

  PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR MEN STRUGGLING WITH ALCOHOL AND WHO HAVE LITTLE TO NO RESOURCES

• FAMILIES FORWARD

  $9,640

  FAMILIES FORWARD EXISTS TO PREVENT AND END FAMILY HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HOUSING AND RESOURCES THAT CREATE LASTING STABILITY. SINCE 1984, OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN TO LINK SUPPORT WITH ACCOUNTABILITY BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS AS THEY REGAIN STABILITY. VOLUNTEERS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS OF FOOD ARE INTEGRAL TO OUR SERVICE DELIVERY. VOLUNTEERS MANAGE OUR FOOD PANTRY, FRONT DESK AND PHONE REFERRAL SERVICES. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. WORKING WITH AND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, FAMILIES FORWARD PROVIDES SAFETY-NET SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS, ASSISTING THEM AS THEY WORK TOWARDS STABILITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

5 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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