Progress Report 2010-2014

Te new Subud Washington DC Center Main focus of activities and achievements

Members of Subud Durham, NC in front of their new Subud House.

In 2013, the Muhammad Subuh Foundation and latihan premises so that members can worship the chairperson of the World Subud Association, God freely. In addition, MSF supports Internation- asked Ibu Rahayu, who had been an MSF trustee, al helpers travel to groups to ensure that groups for advice. Ibu Rahayu’s written reply covered a follow the latihan in the right way. And, if it has broad range of topics including the roles and re- the means, it supports the Wings.” Ibu Siti Rahayu, sponsibilities of each organization. Pamulang, March 21, 2013.

“MSF is a vehicle for holding and maintaining Sub- Three months later, at the MSF and the WSC annual ud assets and for receiving donations and be- meetings in Poio, Spain, the MSF trustees together quests from members and enterprises for Subud’s with the WSA board of directors, reviewed and ad- long-term stability and security. MSF focuses on opted MSF’s mission and priorities. They are: supporting Subud groups round the world to own

1. Maintaining and holding assets (physical and financial) 2. Receiving donations and bequests 3. Supporting Subud groups to own latihan premises 4. Supporting International Helper travel to Subud groups around the world 5. Supporting the preservation of Bapak’s and Ibu Rahayu’s talks 6. Supporting the growth of the wings

2 Maintaining and Holding assets

Financial portfolio

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 The value of MSF’s actively managed investment Cumulative appreciation of the investment portfolio portfolio at 31 December 2013 was $2,585,001 over the past four years was 22.3%, with an average with a total return for the year of 8.0%. annual performance since 1 January 2010 of 5.2%.

Funds Fair Value Permanently Distributable restricted 2014 1/1/10 12/31/13

Bapak Legacy Fund 389,060 895,676 792,944 36,000 Farkas Fund 440,701 539,167 460,000 28,000 Parker Fund 67,762 82,272 75,000 5,000 Total Endowment Funds 897,523 1,517,115 1,327,944 69,000 Temporarily Restricted 264,032 84,684 General Fund 2,342,462 1,781,066

Total Funds 3,504,017 3,382,865

Wisma Subud Properties “Wisma Subud” is managed by Yayasan Subud (YS), MSF partners with YMS (Yayasan Muhammad Sub- a legally registered charitable foundation in Indo- uh), a charitable foundation based in Jakarta. As- nesia. YS is the owner of the Latihan Hall on be- sets held by YMS on behalf of the World Subud half of the international Subud community. It also Association (WSA) include the “Archive House” owns other parts of the complex, including the and Bapak’s former home in Wisma Subud (now guesthouse. Adi Puri). The Subud complex in Jakarta known as

“In 2011, MSF signed two Memorandums of Understanding, one with YMS and another with YS. The MOU’s established a link between the Wisma Subud properties held by the two Indonesian foundations and the World Subud Community, on behalf of WSA”

Te Wisma Subud Latihan Hall.

3 Maintaining and holding assets continued

Amanecer Latihan Hall 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fundacion Muhammad Subuh was legally regis- amounted to $6,167; MSF taking over the payment tered in Colombia in 1994 as the Colombia MSF of $17,681 taxes owing in 2013; working with Sub- branch to hold, on behalf of the international Sub- ud Colombia to ensure adequate insurance was in ud community, the Gran Salon (Latihan Hall) and place; and addressing several legal matters. some land in Amanecer, which were purchased with an original grant of $250,000 from the Mu- MSF’s Executive Director visited Amanecer in 2013 hammad Subuh Foundation. and 2014 and compiled extensive reports. MSF trustees are currently reviewing options for over- In 2013 and 2014, the Muhammad Subuh Foun- coming remaining challenges. This work is being dation spent considerable time, effort and funds conducted in collaboration with Subud Colombia on restoring and managing its assets in Amanecer. and WSA under the WSA-MSF-Subud Colombia This included the repairs being completed on the Amanecer Working Group. Gran Salon which MSF funded in late 2012 that

Te Latihan Hall at Amanecer

4 Receiving donations and bequests

During the 4 year period, MSF received a total ing Subud World Congress this August 2014. The amount of $690,000, (61.3%) in bequests and main MSF policy consists in investing those be- (38.7%) in donations. This does not include the ad- quests and donations in the MSF General Funds, ditional $697,523 USD in donations and bequests whose generated income supports the MSF grants for 2014 that have either already been received program, according to the above-mentioned pri- or are about to be received prior to the upcom- orities.

Year Donations Bequests Total

2010 9,863 245,786 255,649 2011 15,993 - 15,993 2012 24,680 64,000 88,680 2013 216,658 113,061 329,719

Total 267,194 422,847 690,041

2014 to date 14,432 *683,091 697,523

*$530,000 of this amount from sale of donor’s home. Bequest expected to be transferred to MSF in mid 2014.

5 Subud Houses

Te new Latihan Hall in Bangkok

Since the Muhammad Subuh Foundation was es- groups in over 20 countries. From 2010-2014 the tablished in 1991, supporting Subud groups to ob- Foundation awarded a total of $122,468 in grants tain their own latihan premises has been a priority. and $69,500 in the form of loans. The annual de- Since then, over one million dollars in grants and tails are given below: loans has been provided to more than 35 Subud

2010 ----- Kinshasa, DR Congo: grant of $25,000 and loan of $ 15,000 to buy premises Subud Bogota (Teusaquillo), Colombia a grant of $3,500 and loan of $1,500 for renovations Cherkassy, Ukraine: a grant of $ 8,000 to buy land adjacent to their existing Subud house 2011 ----- Lagos, Nigeria a $3,468 grant was made to rent latihan premises for two years. Mina Clavero, Argentina: $13,000 loan to replace the roof. 2012 ----- Kinshasa, DR Congo: grant of $12,500 for renovations – addendum of the 2010 grant. 2013 ----- Washington DC: grant of $20,000 and loan of $20,000 to help construct a new center in Maryland . Durham, North Carolina: grant of $20,000 and loan of $20,000, to help construct a latihan hall. Portland, Oregon a grant of $10,000 to help renovate and expand the 90-year old house . Bangkok, Thailand a grant of $10,000 to complete the interior work of their new latihan hall .

6 Support to WSA

International Helpers visit members in Cuba.

MSF has granted more than $230,000 to the WSA Support/ SEF (Subud Education Fund), Subud since 2010. Most of the funds were designated for Youth, History of Subud, Publications (Bapak’s International Helper travel with smaller amounts talks / translations) and Archives. provided for other WSA programs including Care

2010 ----- $64,000 - International Helper travel, WSA Care support program, Subud Education Fund ,External relations and others

2011 ----- $60,000 – International Helpers travel, Talk translations, Archives, History of Subud project, Tape preservation unit.

2012 ----- $50,000 - International Helper travel, WSA Care support program, SYAI projects, History of Subud and Publication of Bapak’s volume in Spanish.

2013 ----- $30,000 - International Helper travel.

2014 ----- $30,000 - International Helper travel

7 Support to Bapak’s and Ibu Rahayu’s talks

WSA Archivist Amalijah Tompson

The Foundation has continued to provide grants At the beginning of 2013, the digitized files for Subud houses, WSA programs and to Subud af- were sent to Canberra, Australia where they were filiates. But in 2011, the Board made the decision checked by Amalijah and an archival engineer. At to launch a new project to preserve Bapak’s origi- the end of that year, phase 1 of the project was nal recordings. completed: The 2178 files were digitized in a 1/1 format i.e. without any file compression to facili- Bapak had given some 1,700 talks, but today just tate the long term archiving. The 2014 balance of 1,315 survive. A review of the original recordings the phase 1 cost amounts to $16,600. Phase 2 of found that many were in danger of deteriorating the project is about to be completed prior to the and being lost forever. World congress. The cost of the phase 2 is around $24,900. In the second half of 2011, following a joint decision of WSC and MSF, an archives agreement was The digitized files of the audio recordings of Ba- signed to digitize the audio recordings of Bapak’s pak’s talks are now ready to be archived in an ap- talks. This included hiring WSA Archivist Amalijah propriate location that WSA will choose. Thompson to support the project. WSC has agreed to pay back MSF for those 2012 After careful review, Memnon, audio preserva- expenses ($171,560) in order to re-build the Gen- tion specialists based in Belgium, was chosen to eral Fund capital and all funds collected as part carry out this work. The 2012 cost of the project of the “Legacy Project” will also be used for this amounted to about US$171,560. An additional purpose. budget of $44,174 was allocated to the project (phase 2) after Memnon found that there were more recordings than estimated.

8 Support to Bapak’s and Ibu Rahayu’s talks continued

Legacy Project

“Turning to Bapak’s Legacy Project, without Bapak’s works, which are the source of Subud, we would not have Subud. Indeed, it is essential for members to have access to talks; without the understanding that comes from reading talks, one can never understand Subud. So, in this respect, it is right for MSF to support that activity - but only to the extent that MSF has the capacity to do so. MSF should not be put in the position of having to fundraise from members for that purpose.” Ibu Siti Rahayu, Pamulang, March 21, 2013

The Legacy Project was launched during the MSF would not have Subud. Indeed, it is essential for and WSC annual meeting in June 2012 at Vancou- members to have access to talks; without the un- ver. The purpose of the project was to implement derstanding that comes from reading talks, one a large awareness and fundraising campaign to can never understand Subud. So, in this respect, it support the work of the WSA archives team. It was is right for MSF to support that activity - but only agreed between MSF and WSA that MSF would be to the extent that MSF has the capacity to do so. the sole fundraiser and that all the collected funds MSF should not be put in the position of having to would be restricted and given to the WSA archives fundraise from members for that purpose.” Ibu Siti program. For this purpose, MSF made a 15 minute Rahayu, Pamulang, March 21, 2013 film about the WSA Archives and produced bro- chures in various languages. The Legacy Project has now been handed back to the WSA. The WSC decided that any funds re- However, in 2013, Ibu Siti Rahayu advised the ceived, including future donations, will be given Foundation to support the archives but not to be back to MSF to re-build the MSF capital used to directly involved in fundraising. finance the 2102 expenses of the Memnon Project until those expenses are reimbursed. “Turning to Bapak’s Legacy Project, without Ba- pak’s works, which are the source of Subud, we

9 Other Subud organizations

Health clinic in DR Congo.

The Susila Dharma International Association (SDIA) of a new vision for the organization, including a was given a 2 year grant of $50,000 in mid 2012. new website; in 2014 a MSF grant of $12,000 for The funds were used for project support and net- a strategic planning and capacity building meeting working activities and help support the ICDP proj- in Indonesia, March 2014. ect and the Lemba Imbu Community Health Center. In 2011, the Foundation transferred funds they The Subud International Cultural Association (SICA) were holding for the International Youth Travel was granted a total of $27,000; in 2012 a MSF Fund to WSA in the amount of $22,689. grant of US $15,000 to support the development

10 Collaboration with other Subud organizations

WSA

MSF maintains a close working relationship with the Foundation’s mission and policies for the next WSA, with its chair serving as ex-officio Trustee 4 years. This MoU will also detail the level of au- and with the MSF chair being a WSC member. Har- tonomy the MSF trustees have in building up and mony between the two organizations’ missions prudently managing MSF’s assets, and the respon- and activities is essential for the well being of sibility of the WSA directors to approve MSF pro- the world Subud community. A Memorandum of grams, budget and appointment of MSF trustees. Understanding (MoU) will be signed by MSF and WSA that will promote mutual understanding of

New initiatives, networking and communication

Over the past four years, MSF has been through an On the communication side, we have developed a interesting journey that has brought us full circle, new website, brochure, 3 films (Memnon, The Leg- back to our origin. The advice from Ibu Siti Rahayu acy Project and MSF) and presentations to raise has helped to strengthen the Foundation from with- awareness of the work of the Foundation among in and to give us a renewed focus. Subud members around the world. MSF liaisons in 11 countries help us to spread the word.