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US nonprofit · EIN 561824160 · Romney, WViSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 561824160)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Maharishi Purusha Program

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$4.4m
$73k liabilities
Net assets
$4.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.0 years on average
Staff
39
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Maharishi Purusha Program's network

7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dr Bevan MorrisTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dr Howard ChandlerPresident Trustee2021
5 yrs
Dr John HagelinTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dr Jose Luis-AlvarezTrustee2024
2 yrs
Jeffrey IrvineTrustee Assistant Secretary2021
5 yrs
Rafael DavidTrustee2021
5 yrs
Rick LarsenTrustee Treasurer Secretary2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Steven SouzaAssistant Treasurersince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jeffrey IrvineTrustee Assistant Secretary2.5$550
Dr Howard ChandlerPresident Trustee3.5$0
Dr Bevan MorrisTrustee0.25$0
Dr John HagelinTrustee0.25$0
Dr Jose Luis-AlvarezTrustee0.25$0
Rafael DavidTrustee0.75$0
Rick LarsenTrustee Treasurer Secretary12$0
Steven SouzaAssistant Treasurer12$0

Colorado roster

12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263002382). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Richard LarsenDirector
Dr. Howard ChandlerDirector
Jeffrey IrvineDirector
Jeffrey IrvineAssistant Secretary
Jose Luis Alvarez RosetDirector
Dr.Bevan MorrisDirector
Dr. Howard ChandlerPresident
Dr. John HagelinDirector
Steven SouzaAssistant Treasurer
Steven Souza
Richard LarsenSecretary/Treasurer
Rafael DavidDirector

About

Legal name
Maharishi Purusha Program
EIN
561824160
Address
1000 Purusha Pl Apt 108, Romney, WV, 26757-5016
State
West Virginia
Mission
Offer non-degree courses to the public, including courses and educational programs in the Maharishi Vedic Science (MVS) programs and educational programs in developing higher states of consciousness through the MVS program. Support and promote the MVS program around the world and put the program into practice by supporting and promoting world peace professionals practicing the Transcendental... (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1993
Principal officer
Howard Chandler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2010
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsDr Bevan Morris
≥5years on the filingsDr Howard Chandler
≥5years on the filingsDr John Hagelin
≥5years on the filingsJeffrey Irvine

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.4m
Total liabilities
$73k
Net assets or fund balances
$4.3m
Contributions and grants received
$1.6m
Program service revenue
$227k
Grants and similar paid out
$1.2m
Employees
39

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2m$2.2mDeficit $229k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Capital of World PeaceGeneral Support$468k
Brahmananda Saraswati FoundationGeneral Support$337k
Raam Raj FoundationGeneral Support$226k
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya FoundationGeneral Support$140k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Maharishi Purusha Program likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
20 March 2026
Registered agent
URS Agents, LLC. (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.