Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. See separate instructions. Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
SHUMEI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Employer identification number
71-0918711
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status
(All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
6
7
8
9
receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of
its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses
acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
10
11
e
By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).
f
If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III supporting organization, check this box
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g
Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
(i) A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)
Yes
No
and (iii) below, the governing body of the supported organization?
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11g(i)
Yes
(ii)
A family member of a person described in (i) above?
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11g(ii)
No
(iii)
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above?
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11g(iii)
No
h
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i) Name of supported organization
(ii) EIN
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions))
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document?
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support?
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.?
(vii) Amount of monetary support
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
(A)
THE RIJICHO OF THE SHINJI SHUMEIKAI OF AMERICA
953287320
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
110,766
Total
110,766
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 2
Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the
organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to
qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....
2
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4
Total. Add lines 1 through 3
5
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included
on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..
6
Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
7
Amounts from line 4..
8
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)..
11
Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).
12
Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions)
..................
12
13
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.................................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f))
.........
14
15
Public support percentage for 2012 Schedule A, Part II, line 14
...............
15
16a
33 1/3% support test—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.......................
b
33 1/3% support test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
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17a
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2013.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization
.....................................................
b
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
................................................
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
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Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization
failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under
the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..
4
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6
Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a
Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b
Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c
Add lines 7a and 7b..
8
Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
9
Amounts from line 6...
10a
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c
Add lines 10a and 10b.
11
Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)
..
13
Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..
14
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.............................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
.........
15
16
Public support percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 15
...............
16
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
Investment income percentage for 2013 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
......
17
18
Investment income percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 17
.............
18
19a
33 1/3% support tests—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
........
b
33 1/3% support tests—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions
.....
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 4
Part IV
Supplemental Information.
Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; and Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
Explanation
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Additional Data
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SCHEDULE O (Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ
Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
SHUMEI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Employer identification number
71-0918711
Return Reference
Explanation
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
THE SHUMEI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES (SII) MISSION IS: INSPIRED BY THE PHILOSOPHY OF MOKICHI OKADA THE SHUMEI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE HELPS PEOPLE OF THE WORLD REALIZE THEY ARE WORLD CITIZENS ABLE TO ACT FOR THE COMMON GOOD. THIS IS CARRIED OUT BY ENGAGING IN AND OFFERING THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE 3 CENTRAL TEACHINGS OF MOKICHI OKADA 1882 1955 WHO FOUNDED A SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP IN JAPAN THE MID 20TH CENTURY WITH WHICH SII IS AFFILIATED. THIS SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP (SHINJI SHUMEIKAI) IS COMMONLY KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS SHUMEI. THE THREE PRINCIPAL TENETS OF SHUMEIS PHILOSOPHY TOWARD LIFE ARE THE PRACTICE OF NATURAL AGRICULTURE, FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION FOR ART AND BEAUTY AND A SPIRITUAL HEALING PRACTICE CALLED JYOREI. SII CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN 3 EXPERIMENTAL NATURAL AGRICULTURE GARDENS ALONG WITH A 4 SEASON GREENHOUSE IN THE CRESTONE AREA AND SHARES BOTH VEGETABLES, KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUE IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING FARMERS MARKETS, A COMMUNITY GARDENING PROGRAM, PLANTING AND HARVEST ACTIVITIES WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL EVENTS FEATURING MEALS WITH NATURAL AGRICULTURE VEGETABLES. SII ALSO HELPS FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF ART AND BEAUTY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. OUR FACILITIES THEMSELVES ARE A PRIME EXAMPLE OF ART AND BEAUTY AS WELL AS A MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE OPEN FOR VISITS FROM SMALL GROUPS WITH NO PRIOR NOTICE 7 DAYS A WEEK. AN AVERAGE OF 1,000 OR MORE VISITORS ANNUALLY DISCOVER SII IN THIS WAY AND ARE OFFERED A SHORT VIDEO AND TOUR OF OUR FACILITIES. TAIKO (A JAPANESE FORM OF DRUMMING) LESSONS HAVE BEEN OFFERED SINCE SIIS INCEPTION AND INCLUDES A LOCAL PERFORMANCE GROUP (CRESTONE KAMINARI TAIKO) WHO PERFORM IN SCHOOLS AND AT SPECIAL EVENTS REGIONALLY. SII ALSO OFFERS ONGOING LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS. IN ITS SUPPORT OF THE ARTS SII HAS ALSO SPONSORED AN ARTIST SYMPOSIA SERIES SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE ARTIST SYMPOSIA HAS FEATURED MORE THAN 100 LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS AND GENERALLY INCLUDES ART EXHIBITIONS IN OUR CRESTONE CENTERS GALLERY AS WELL AS RECEPTIONS AND SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS RANGING FROM INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES FROM THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES. TWICE DAILY SAMPAI (PRAYER) SERVICES ARE HELD IN SIIS SANCTUARY WHICH INCLUDES CHANTING AND THE SPIRITUAL HEALING PRACTICE OF JYOREI EVERY DAY INCLUDING HOLIDAYS AND ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THERE IS ALSO A MONTHLY SAMPAI SERVICE WHICH INCLUDES A PRESENTATION OF SHUMEIS WORLDWIDE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS A BUFFET MEAL GENERALLY INCLUDING NATURAL AGRICULTURE VEGETABLES GROWN LOCALLY. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SMALL NUMBERS OF VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN THESE DAILY AND MONTHLY PRAYER SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO THESE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES, SII MAINTAINS A CENTER IN THE REMOTE RURAL AREA OF SAGUACHE COUNTY COLORADO NEAR THE TINY TOWN OF CRESTONE. THE CENTER CURRENTLY INCLUDES 6 BUILDINGS INCLUDING A DORMITORY AND SANCTUARY. THE WORLDWIDE SHUMEI COMMUNITY IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE MEMBERSHIP IN EXCESS OF 350,000 AND RECOGNIZES THREE SACRED SITES REPRESENTING THE 3 ELEMENTS OF FIRE, WATER AND EARTH. THE ONLY ONE OF THESE THREE SACRED SITES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF JAPAN IS SIIS COLORADO CENTER WHICH, LOCATED AT THE VERY BASE OF THE MAJESTIC SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OVERLOOKING THE LARGEST HIGH ALPINE VALLEY IN THE WORLD, FITTINGLY REPRESENTS THE ELEMENT OF EARTH. BECAUSE OF ITS AFFILIATION WITH THE WORLDWIDE SHUMEI ORGANIZATION AND GIVEN ITS RECOGNITION AS A SACRED SITE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, APPROXIMATELY 300 SHUMEI MEMBERS FROM JAPAN AND AROUND THE WORLD VISIT SII ANNUALLY IN SMALL GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS A KIND OF PILGRIMAGE. ASIDE FROM THE PROGRAM OFFERINGS FOR ALL VISITORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COORDINATING TOUR GROUP VISITS FROM JAPAN IS A MAJOR ACTIVITY FOR SII. THE CRESTONE AREA IS UNIQUE WORLDWIDE FOR A REMOTE RURAL AREA OF 1,000 YEAR ROUND RESIDENTS IN THAT IT IS ALSO HOME TO AN ESTIMATED 30 OR MORE NON- PROFIT, SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND RETREAT CENTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ANOTHER PRIMARY PURPOSE OF SII, AND REASON FOR BEING HEADQUARTERED IN THIS LOCATION, IS TO ENGAGE WITH THE GREATER SPIRITUAL AND SECULAR COMMUNITY IN INTERFAITH EVENTS, CEREMONIES, DIALOGUES AND RETREATS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING AND TO HELP BRING ABOUT WORLD PEACE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A
MONTHLY ART EXHIBITIONS AND SYMPOSIA AND PUBLIC CONCERTS. PUBLIC OUTREACH FOCUSING ON SPIRITUALITY INCLUDE TWICE DAILY SAMPAI (PRAYER) SERVICES AS WELL AS A LARGER MONTHLY SAMPAI SERVICE WHICH INCLUDES A PRESENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY SIIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A BUFFET LUNCHEON FOR THE COMMUNITY. SII ALSO PROVIDES NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTION AND PHILOSOPHY CLASSES PARTICIPATION AND PARTICIPATES IN SPIRITUAL, INTERFAITH AND METAPHYSICAL EVENTS. THESE PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS TOUCH THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D
OTHER: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE CEREMONIAL SUPPLIES, ONGOING WORLD CITIZENSHIP TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL ART RELATED EVENTS AND FREE TAIKO (JAPANESE DRUMMING) CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A
THE RIJICHO OF THE SHINIJI SHUMEIKAI OF AMERICA'S BOARD MEMBERS NOMINATE DIRECTORS OF SHUMEI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B
THE BOARD REVIEWS THE RETURN AND APPROVES IT BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C
BOARD MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DECISIONS WHICH WOULD INVOLVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR RESIGN FROM THEIR POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19
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