2024-04-03T13:29:21-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 770647400 BLAZING WISDOM INSTITUTE BLAZ 5188806750 47 Governor Circle Albany NY 12208 Sherab Posel President 8452473970 2024-04-01 Sherab Posel 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Sherab Posel 47 Governor Circle Albany NY 12208 71727 0 X www.blazingwisdom.org X 2004 NY To teach, preserve, and publish Tibetan meditation and Chinese esoteric practices. 6 3 0 20 0 0 28511 39311 5883 20031 272408 11990 -177 395 306625 71727 1401 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88965 80262 90366 80262 216259 -8535 670491 661956 0 0 670491 661956 To teach, preserve, and publish Tibetan meditation and Chinese esoteric practices. 0 0 0 0 0 Online Chenrezig meditation practice thrice weekly, weekly online ngondro meditation practice, weekly online Dorje Drollo meditation practice, twice monthly online Tsog meditation practice, twice monthly Powa meditation practice, thrice weekly (on average) social media educational posts and updates on upcoming events, and periodic online dharma talks and teachings. 4443 0 15903 Online and in-person teaching and meditation programs, including Prayer Festival for World Peace (Rimay Monlam), an intensive prayer festival where participants came together to recite Tibetan Buddhist prayers for world peace. Attendees in different places and countries participated via online live broadcast. 20 people attended the Prayer Festival in person at Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. 2929 4656 4128 Translating, printing and publishing of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation texts, reprinting of catalogue book titles to maintain stock for third party merchants and for proprietary webshop and digital sales, publication of new catalogue title. 0 0 0 Online course on Mipham's overview of the core principles of tantra. (5 additional students attended this course on a guided self-study basis) 0 0 0 Special practice days for Tibetan New Year, for our founder's 13th Memorial Anniversary, for three other major annual Buddhist holidays, and six additional Amoghapasa and Powa funeral services by request. 0 0 0 Live, online, and recorded teachings offered to qualified students by request on Rongzom's text on the view of tantra, on the vital points of meditation according to Kusum Lingpa, on the Amoghapasa sadhana practice, transmission of Manjusri practice, reading transmission and instruction on the Dharmadhatu Kosa, and other archival teachings by our Executive Director. 0 0 0 7372 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NY X Ivy Geok Loo 5188806750 47 Governor Circle Albany NY 12208 X Ivy Geok Loo Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Sherab Posel-Tulku Sherdor Executive Director, President 45 0 X X 0 0 0 Ryan Connolly Vice-President 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Howard Stahl Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 Justin Dituri Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 James Elkin Board Member 15 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39311 0 39311 20031 20031 0 0 20031 11990 11990 0 0 0 0 0 0 395 395 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71727 32416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14832 0 14832 0 0 0 0 0 12000 0 12000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5937 0 5937 0 2077 0 2077 0 0 0 0 0 6872 0 6872 0 18820 0 18820 0 0 0 0 0 4443 4443 0 0 667 0 667 0 2549 0 2549 0 0 0 0 0 Donations to Community 2132 0 2132 0 Equipment and Repairs 3827 0 3827 0 Hardware and Fixtures 556 0 556 0 Miscellaneous 1056 0 1056 0 4494 2929 1565 0 80262 7372 72890 0 86201 46870 25164 467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 315490 2549 315490 312941 243636 301678 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 670491 661956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 670491 661956 0 0 670491 661956 670491 661956 -8535 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 22995 102485 37759 28511 39311 231061 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22995 102485 37759 28511 39311 231061 106213 124848 0 0 0 849 12364 13213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244274 20052 0.51110 0.57715 X 0 0 0 0 290000 0 290000 0 25490 2549 22941 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 312941 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Geok Hui Loo, the Treasurer and Secretary, and Sherab Posel, Executive Director and President, are married Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 Ryan Connolly, Vice-President and Board Member, 42 Meadowbrook Drive Apt. 108, Slingerlands, NY 12159. Howard Stahl, Board Member, 6139 Arlington Boulevard, Richmond, CA 94805. Justin Dituri, Board Member, 357 S. McCaslin Blvd. Suite 200, Louisville, CO 80027. James Elkin, Board Member, 23 Rockledge Rd. #2B, Hartsdale, NY 10530. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b All Board Members receive a complete and detailed balance sheet for the corporation in advance of filing this Form 990, and also meet online to discuss all other business matters reported on the form in advance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Every year each director receives a written copy of the policy and is required to verify his or her compliance in writing, or report any non-compliance therewith. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 All regulatory filings including Form 990 are published on publicly-accessible governmental websites in the State of New York and on other searchable websites. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Articles are available on the New York Department of State, Office of Attorney-General website