Louix Dor Dempriey Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO SHARING THE TEACHINGS AND HUMANITARIAN WORKS OF LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY. ITS MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE REMEMBER AND RESTORE THEIR INHERENT DIVINITY, AND TO WALK IN THIS WORLD AS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
- Income
- $493,574
- Spending
- $492,620
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 7.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $140,947, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $332,470 spent. 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 2024/2025 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 BLESSINGS AND A LILA NIGHTTHIS 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. LIVE 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. EVENING WITH LOUIXINTERACTIVE EVENING CONSISTING OF EITHER A DISCOURSE ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC, AND/OR A Q&A SESSION WITH LOUIX. MANY TIMES, WE BROADCAST OUR EVENING "LIVE" TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE DID NOT HAVE AN EVENING WITH LOUIX EVENT THIS YEAR. ECSTATIC SINGINGTHESE FUN MUSIC-FILLED EVENTS HAVE LOUIX JOINING PRANAM TO CREATE AN UPLIFTING AND EXHILARATING EXPERIENCE OF ECSTATIC SINGING. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ECSTATIC SINGING EVENT THIS FISCAL YEAR.OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO CREATE EVENTS THAT ALLOW AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO EXPERIENCE THE BLESSING OF BEING IN LOUIX'S PRESENCE. HOWEVER, WE ALSO SPONSOR VARIOUS TYPES OF OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS. THIS ONE WAS HELD ONLINE ONLY: - 13 FEBRUARY 2025: THE DIVINE ROMANCE - PREMA DRALA ASHRAM, LAGUNA HILLS, CA. STUDENTS AND GUESTS LISTENED TO A GUIDED MEDITATION ON THE TOPIC OF THE DIVINE ROMANCE RECORDED BY LOUIX, ON THE DAY TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE COURTSHIP WITH THE BELOVED OF YOUR SOUL.RETREATSWE 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 AND NAMAVALI (VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE "IN-HOUSE" BANDS OF LOUIX'S U.S. AND AUSTRALIAN ASHRAMS RESPECTIVELY, COMPRISED OF HIS STUDENTS AND DISCIPLES, WHO PERFORM WORLD DEVOTIONAL MUSIC, WHERE POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS SURPRISE GUEST ENTERTAINERS.) 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).HUMANITARIAN 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.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.INTERNAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMSRESIDENTS OF ALL OUR CENTERS PARTICIPATE IN DAILY GROUP ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEEPEN OUR SENSE OF FAMILY AND COMMUN
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on January 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on January 15, 2013.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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