Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$478,476

Total expenses

$410,521

Contributions and grants received

$399,243

Grants paid

$27,758

Program service revenue

$79,095

Investment income

$78

Other revenue

$60

Total assets, end of year

$398,206

Total liabilities, end of year

$127,786

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$270,420

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$287,924

Management and general expenses

$94,961

Fundraising expenses

$27,636

Program service expenses (Part III)

$287,924

Program services were 70.1% 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 · 2022

• 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 2022/2023 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. 1. 17 SEP 2022 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA2. 22 OCT 2022 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA3. 12 NOV 2022 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA4. 17 DEC 2022 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA (LOUIX'S 61ST BIRTHDAY)5. 18 FEB 2023 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA6. 11 MAR 2023 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA7. 15 APR 2023 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA8. 13 MAY 2023 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA9. 17 JUN 2023 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA10. 8 JULY 2023 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA11. 19 AUG 2023 PERSONAL BLESSING PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CALIVE 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. 1. 4 NOV 2022 LIVE TRANSMISSION EVENT VIA ZOOM2. 2 DEC 2022 LIVE Q&A EVENT VIA ZOOM3. 31 DEC 2022 NEW YEAR'S EVE DISPENSATION VIA ZOOM4. 21 APR 2023 LIVE Q&A EVENT VIA ZOOM5. 19 MAY 2023 LIVE GUIDED MEDITATION EVENT VIA ZOOM6. 23 JUN 2023 LIVE TRANSMISSION EVENT VIA ZOOM7. 19 MAY 2023 LIVE GUIDED MEDITATION EVENT VIA ZOOM8. 4 AUG 2023 LIVE TRANSMISSION EVENT VIA ZOOMECSTATIC SINGING THESE FUN MUSIC-FILLED EVENTS HAVE LOUIX JOINING PRANAM TO CREATE AN UPLIFTING AND EXHILARATING EXPERIENCE OF ECSTATIC SINGING. WE ENJOYED ONE ECSTATIC SINGING EVENT THIS YEAR:1. 30 JUN 2023 ECSTATIC SINGING EVENT PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CARETREATSWE 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.) 1. 29 DEC 2022 3 JAN 2023 NEW YEAR'S EVE RETREAT BALI, INDONESIA. 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).-01 SEPTEMBER 2022-15 SEPTEMBER 2022-06 OCTOBER 2022-20 OCTOBER 2022-03 NOVEMBER 2022-17 NOVEMBER 2022-01 DECEMBER 2022-15 DECEMBER 2022-05 JANUARY 2023-19 JANUARY 2023-02 FEBRUARY 2032-16 FEBRUARY 2023-02 MARCH 2023-16 MARCH 2023 -06 APRIL 2023-20 APRIL 2023-04 MAY 2023-18 MAY 2023-01 JUNE 2023-15 JUNE 2023-06 JULY 2023-20 JULY 2023-03 AUGUST 2023-17 AUGUST 2023HUMANITARIAN 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.WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE ANY GRACE IN ACTION EVENTS THIS YEAR.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.GARDEN SEVA THE COMMUNITY HELD MANY SMALL INFORMAL GARDEN SEVA DAYS, WHICH THE RESIDENTS AND A FEW LOCAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AT PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE COMMUNITY AVERAGED 1-2 GROUP GARDEN SEVA'S PER MONTH.

  Expenses $287,924 · Grants $27,758 · Revenue $79,095

As filed on the 2022 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

• FAMILIES FORWARD

  $16,165

  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.

• HOPE FOR PAWS

  $11,593

  WE RESCUE DOGS, CATS AND OTHER TYPES OF ANIMALS SUFFERING ON THE STREETS OR NEGLECTED IN THE WILD. THROUGH RESCUE AND EDUCATION, HOPE FOR PAWS WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

1 April 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202410949349301641

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