2025-02-15T11:04:10-08:00 2024-03-31 Shannon LeDuc Tax Service & Bookkeeping PO BOX 1571 Mariposa CA 95338 990 2023-04-01 943179600 MEHERANA MEHE PO BOX 1997 Mariposa CA 95338 JIM WILSON PRESIDENT 2024-08-13 false Shannon LeDuc P01876188 2097427144 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JIM WILSON 19370 SW TILE FLAT RD Beaverton OR 97007 285546 false X X Meherana is a universal center for spiritual renewal dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba and His principles of active love and service to both the Meher Baba community and all 7 7 0 65 0 0 81588 223814 32992 45179 5444 10641 706 3839 120730 283473 903 0 0 0 0 0 0 1552 119791 135828 120694 135828 36 147645 1365689 1506458 9879 956 1355810 1505502 Meherana is a universal center for spiritual renewal dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba and his principles of active love and service to both the Meher Baba community and all humanity. It is intended for the enhancement and strengthening of the spiritual life, without supplanting professed religious convictions or beliefs. The center is to be made available for Sahavas, meetings, and retreats, both group and individual, and for the development and support of service projects. false false 23751 24320 Spring Sahavas May 2023. Three-day retreat with talks by guest speakers of their life experience with Avatar Meher Baba, devotional songs, prayers, media presentations, workshops, group sharings, and dramatic presentations plus children's programs including crafts and other activities. Staff were all volunteers. Expenses were incurred for food, supplies, equipment rental, site preparation and upkeep during the event, advertising and promotion, guest travel and accommodation. 152 attendees. The aim of the retreat was to enhance the spiritual life of participants. 9803 7704 2750 4305 36304 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false true true true true true false false false false true true true false false false false false false CA X KATHERINE E BROWN 8052526925 PO BOX 1997 Mariposa CA 95338 JIM WILSON PRESIDENT 2 2 X X 0 0 0 THERESE WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT 1 1 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN VAN ALLEN CFO & SECRETARY 5 5 X X 0 0 0 RALPH BROWN DIRECTOR 7 7 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MITCHEL DIRECTOR 4 4 X 0 0 0 DAVID GREENSTEIN DIRECTOR 4 4 X 0 0 0 KEBI BROWN TREASURER 5 5 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 2080 148848 72886 761 223814 Avatar Meher Baba Charitable Trst Grnt 813110 7300 7300 Indiv Retreat sm group meetings 813110 1550 1550 Spring Sahavas Retreat 813110 24320 24320 NL Sahavas 813110 12009 12009 45179 10641 10641 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5912 2073 3839 0 283473 45179 0 10641 20 20 2460 2460 1073 0 2332 841 3015 0 2996 19 2109 0 1971 138 51535 3462 47519 554 185 0 185 0 26750 26750 44889 44889 3792 3792 0 0 0 0 135828 30212 106164 1552 2443 3088 50705 84348 682 0 24559 39900 1479954 316783 1059214 1163171 211209 199074 16877 16877 1365689 1506458 8879 9 1000 947 9879 956 1321870 1317395 1355810 1505502 1365689 1506458 147645 2047 X false false false false false X 59464 60137 76187 81588 223814 501190 0 0 59464 60137 76187 81588 223814 501190 501190 4086 2549 3016 5444 10641 25736 0 0 526926 0.95120 0.90080 X 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false 0 false 41972 15000 1551 58523 21363 20000 609 41972 19948 1000 415 21363 9666 10000 283 1 19948 4560 5000 106 9666 0.50570 0.49430 false false false 445328 445328 529642 122275 407367 408168 128188 279980 96816 66320 30496 0 1163171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 2 Therese Williams VP is married to Paul Williams chair of the Site Committee Ralph Brown, director, is married to Kebi Brown, treasurer Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 6 Meherana has two classes of membership 1 An Associate Member has a sincere interest in Avatar Meher Baba and makes a small monetary donation annually for membership to show support of Meherana's Mission Statement. For the fiscal year there were 104 Associate Members. 2) An Active Member also has a sincere interest in Avatar Meher Baba & shows effort to become and remain informed regarding Meherana's goals, activities, and history as well as contributes service work annually for Meherana. For the fiscal year there were 28 Active Members. Only Active Members may hold elective office or vote on official business. Both types of membership need to be applied for annually. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 7a At Meherana's Annual General Meeting, active members elect the Board of Directors as well as the members of the Membership, Nominating, and Site Committees. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 7b As part of Meherana's Annual General Meeting, Active Members vote on changes or updates, if any, to Meherana's Master Plan, Official Policies, as well as any changes to Meherana's Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Meherana's Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Activities, and Statement of Functional Expense are reviewed alongside the 990 and each question or item is gone over line by line. All three financial statements are presented to each Board Member at the end of the fiscal year and interim statements are presented at quarterly Board meetings Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c As Meherana is a small, tight-knit group, the Active Members and Board of Directors continually interact with each other, being aware of potential ways a conflict of interest might happen Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, financial statements, books of account, and tax returns are open to inspection by any Board Member at all reasonable times. All documents are open to inspection on the written request of any Active Member at any reasonable time. Requests for inspection by the general public are to be made in writing to the President or Secretary. The Conflict of Interest Policy is signed by all directors, officers, and those on elective committees annually and is available to all Active Members. Current financial statements are passed out at each general business meeting of the Board and at the Annual General Meeting. Meherana's 990 is available on websites such as Charity Navigator and Guidestar. Form 990, Part IX, Line 17 Column B: Amount listed is for travel costs to bring guest speakers for program service events Form 990, Part IX, Line 19 Column B: Expenses listed are the costs to put on program service events at Meherana.