Nonprofit · EIN 36-4793898
CHOPRA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,266,873 | $1,736,507 | -$469,634 | $632,319 | $417,713 | $214,606 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $2,735,720 | $1,783,233 | $952,487 | $1,399,350 | $376,257 | $1,023,093 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $1,891,668 | $1,777,620 | $114,048 | $867,093 | $513,003 | $354,090 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $705,887
- Program service revenue
- $65,410
- Investment income
- $495,576
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $492,371
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,826
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $206,298
- Other salaries and wages
- $192,948
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $451,447
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $68,974
- Accounting fees
- $37,976
- Occupancy
- $112,297
- Travel
- $214,010
- Program services (functional)
- $761,187
- Management and general (functional)
- $876,099
- Fundraising (functional)
- $99,221
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,399,350
- Total assets, end of year
- $632,319
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $417,713
- Net assets, end of year
- $214,606
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,671
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$71,426
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $286,032
- Gross receipts
- $1,392,377
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| POONACHA MACHAIAH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $200,000 |
| MICHAEL MCCARTHY | CFO Officer | 40 | $6,298 |
| DEEPAK CHOPRA MD | Board chairman, director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Paul Johnson | Treasurer, Secretary, Director Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Francois Ferre | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Huda Al Ghoson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Lubotta | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ajay K Gupta | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poonacha Machaiah | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $200,000 |
| Michael Mccarthy | CFO Officer | 40 | $56,494 |
| DEEPAK CHOPRA MD | Board chairman, director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Paul Johnson | Treasurer/Secretary, Director Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Francois Ferre | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Huda Al Ghoson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Lubotta | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ajay K Gupta | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poonacha Machaiah | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $200,000 |
| Michael McCarthy | CFO Officer | 40 | $59,507 |
| DEEPAK CHOPRA MD | Board chairman, director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Paul Johnson | Treasurer, Secretary, Director Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Francois Ferre | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Huda Al Ghoson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Lubotta | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ajay K Gupta | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1227 PROSPECT ST STE 200, LA JOLLA, CA 92037-3626
- In care of
- % MICHAEL D SCHLEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- POONACHA MACHAIAH, 41 E 11TH STREET 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10003
- Signed the 990
- POONACHA MACHAIAH, CEO
- Phone
- (917) 391-0374
- Website
- WWW.CHOPRAFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 36-4793898 or by the name CHOPRA FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE CHOPRA FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL BEING, CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS, AND PROMOTING WORLD PEACE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.
Program accomplishments
- SYMPOSIUMS, SEMINARS AND RETREATS - THE FOUNDATION HOSTS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ANNUALLY TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND PROMOTING SPIRITUALITY, CONSCIOUSNESS, AND PEACE TO ALL OF THE HUMAN FAMILY. THE JOURNEY INTO HEALING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BRINGING MIND-BODY BALANCE, HEALTH, AND NOURISHMENT INTO LIFE. THE RESET AND REJUVENATE RETREAT IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SELF DIRECTED BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE, WHICH STUDIES THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF LIFESTYLE CHOICES. THE LONGEVITY RETREAT - THE CHOPRA FOUNDATION'S THREE-DAY LONGEVITY RETREAT WILL INCLUDE BOTH A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES AND IN PARTICULAR, THE SHIFT OF IDENTITY FROM BODY, MIND, PHYSICAL CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE SOURCE OF ALL EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS CONSCIOUSNESS AND AWARENESS. COMBINING TECHNIQUES FROM EASTERN WISDOM TRADITIONS AND WESTERN SCIENCE, THOSE ATTENDING THIS COURSE WILL COME AWAY WITH A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW REALITY WE CAN CREATE. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT PARTICIPANTS COMMIT TO THE DISCIPLINE OF MAKING THE TECHNIQUES A PERMANENT HABIT. .SAGES & SCIENTISTS SYMPOSIUM - A GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM OF WORLD CLASS RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS, PHILOSOPHERS AND POLICY MAKERS. THE FOCUS OF THE SYMPOSIUM TO EXPLORE THE LATEST RESEARCH AND DIALOGUE TO FOSTER PERSONAL, SOCIETAL AND PLANETARY WELLBEING. . NEVERALONE GLOBAL SUMMIT - A GLOBAL ONLINE SYMPOSIUM WITH THOUGHT LEADERS AND MENTAL WELLBEING COMMUNITY EXPERTS COLLABORATING TO HELP PEOPLE LEARN TO BUILD THEIR RESOURCES AND PRACTICES TO PROMOTE THEIR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH.Expenses $761,187 · grants $1,826 · revenue $25,000
- NERVERALONE: MENTAL WELLBEING & SUICIDE PREVENTION: NEVER ALONE IS A PROGRAM AND MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO INCUBATING A NEW VISION FOR MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE SEEKING SUPPORT. THE NEVER ALONE ALLIANCE REPRESENTS A COLLABORATION OF BUSINESSES, POLICYMAKERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WELLNESS INITIATIVES, SCIENTISTS, SCHOOLS, AND MORE. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WORK WITH POLICY-MAKERS AND CREATE A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM TO DEMOCRATIZE ACCESS TO RESOURCES. NEVERALONE OFFERS ONLINE MENTAL WELL-BEING PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPS AN OPEN-SOURCE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR DEMOCRATIZING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING GLOBALLY. THE INITIATIVE HAS ALSO CURATED THE ANNUAL NEVERALONE SUMMIT, A GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT. IN THE LANDSCAPE OF EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH, OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL WELLBEING INITIATIVE FOSTERS POSITIVE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, NOT JUST WITHIN CLASSROOM WALLS, BUT EXTENDING TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY CONTEXT. ROOTED IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, OUR PROGRAM DOESN'T JUST ENGAGE; IT RESONATES DEEPLY, OFFERING PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT ARE DEMONSTRATED TO MOLD STUDENTS INTO RESILIENT INDIVIDUALS AND FUTURE TORCHBEARERS OF LEADERSHIP.revenue $40,410
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Not on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-4793898
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $632,319
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,392,377
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,266,873 | $1,736,507 | $632,319 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,735,720 | $1,783,233 | $1,399,350 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $1,891,668 | $1,777,620 | $867,093 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-4793898).
Questions about CHOPRA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CHOPRA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHOPRA FOUNDATION is 36-4793898.
- Is CHOPRA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to CHOPRA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHOPRA FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHOPRA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHOPRA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
- Who is the principal officer of CHOPRA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names POONACHA MACHAIAH.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHOPRA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (POONACHA MACHAIAH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHOPRA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $1,266,873, expenses of $1,736,507 and total assets of $632,319 at year end.
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