ANNUAL REPORT 2014 2 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014

CONTENTS

04 Who we are 05 Message from the Chair 06 Highlights from 2014 08 Our Grants 12 Endowment Funds 15 Donations & Bequests

The Muhammad Subuh Foundation bears the name of Bapak Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, the founder of . Bapak confirmed that the role of the Muhammad Subuh Foundation is to serve as the receptacle for bequests and donations from Subud members around the world to support the stability and development of Subud.

MISSION VALUES

The Muhammad Subuh Foundation honors the name As trustees of the Muhammad Subuh Foundation, we are of the founder of Subud, Bapak Muhammad Subuh guided in our work by the following values: Sumohadiwidjojo. It serves to build a lasting financial capacity for the Subud community, with emphasis on the long-term Integrity - In making decisions and carrying out our actions growth and development of Subud. we are committed to working through personal integrity and best practice combined with inner guidance and common VISION sense. Openess - We base our relationship with donors, recipients The Foundation envisages a Subud community that is and the community on transparency, candor and mutual active and effective in the world, in many fields of human trust. endeavor. It supports this vision by providing financial and other assistance to a wide-range of activities and programs Diversity - We value diversity of the human spirit and aimed at improving the condition of the Subud communities Cover Photo : recognize the uniqueness of each human being and culture. they serve, including social and humanitarian work, cultural Bapak arrives in Sydney, 1971, Courtesy WSA Archives, Canberra During his lifetime, Bapak would travel around the world many times. The average endeavors, as well as child and youth projects, and others. distance was equal to traveling to the moon and back with 232,000 kilometers to spare. Sustainability - We believe in effecting sustainable change Photographer: Simón Cherpitel that has transformational goals and measurable positive outcomes, recognizing that how things are done is as important as what is done. 4 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014

WHO WE ARE MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

The Muhammad Subud Foundation is a non-profit, improving Subud halls, supporting international My term as the chairperson of the Looking forward, our goals for 2015 include: 501(c)3, corporation registered in the Commonwealth of travel and funding the Wisma Subud Archives Muhammad Subuh Foundation • Continue to promote programs that support the vision Virginia, USA. Since its founding in 1991, MSF has funded project for the preservation of Bapak’s talks. began at the same time as my of the Foundation as a safe and respected vehicle for Subud houses as well as social and cultural projects term as a trustee - at the Puebla bequests and endowments, around the world. In 2014, its focus was on giving MSF is funded by bequests and donations from Subud Subud World Congress in Mexico. • Assist the various stakeholders at Amanecer in Colombia grants and loans to Subud groups for purchasing or members and enterprises. Along with two other new trustees to develop a project that will move the Gran Salon (Rasjidah Franklin of the U.S.A. and forward. The Foundation holds the Gran Salon in trust on Michael van der Matten of the U.K) WHAT WE DO donor to help direct the funds in a particular manner in behalf of the , the future. as well as a new executive director, we have navigated through our transition period. This is due • Increase the asset base in our portfolio so that our three The Muhammad Subuh Foundation serves as target areas will expand. These are: continued support of the receptacle for bequests given to benefit the The Foundation has the serious responsibility of in large part to the way the Foundation staggers its trustee rotation to provide for ongoing continuity. building and renovation of latihan (the spiritual practice development of Subud. As bequests can sometimes managing endowments on behalf of donors and the of Subud) facilities around the world, continued support be substantial, endowments are often preferred by the greater Subud community to the best of its ability. Rayner Sutherland, after a long term as our executive director, of international archives as well as increased travel funds found it necessary to resign due to his expanding job as a for our international helpers, social worker as wll as family needs. He left the Foundation • Continue to work closely with the World Subud in very good condition due to his tireless efforts. Also, my Association as well as develop harmonious partnerships sincere thanks to former trustees who served so well for many with our other affiliated Subud associations, years including Olvia Reksodipoetro, a former chairperson, • Continue to develop a Policy and Procedure Manual Lailani Moody, who continues serving as our investemnt to provide continuity with ongoing operations for advisor and Lawrence Fryer, our former treasurer. consistent management over the long-term, • Expand our National Liaisons program so we have more Last October, a new executive director, Lucian Parshall of the “points of light” around the world to bring the message U.S.A. was hired. Lucian is already into his seventh month in of the Foundation particularly where trustees are unable this position and has brought a wonderful energy, with 10+ to travel, and years experience as an executive director and 20+ years in • Finally, to update the Foundation’s bylaws in accordance policy development and grants administration. with Ibu Siti Rahayu’s more recent guidance.

We had a very successful year in 2014 with a major bequest It is indeed an honor to serve our Subud association in of $654.000 USD coming from the estate of the late this role and with hard work and inner guidance, may the Hardwin Pelham of Subud Adelaide, Australia. Our long- Foundation continue serving in the best possible way. term investments remained stable in spite of a very difficult investment environment period with a volatile recovery. Last but not least, we truly thank Bachtiar Lorot who worked diligently as our Chairperson from 2011 to mid-2014. Our To improve internal operations the MSF trustees created four grateful appreciation for his service. standing committees that are working actively to bring more energy and clarity to our tasks. This continues to be a very successful approach to our four key areas: communications, personnel, endowments and finance.

Marston Gregory, Chairperson Muhammad Subuh Foundation 6 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014 2014 HIGHLIGHTS OUR MISSION

MSF presentation at the 2014 World Congress

Bachtiar Lorot continued as trustees. Elias Dumit, WSA chair, § WORLD CONGRESS § INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES § TRUSTEES MEET IN ENGLAND also sits on the board as an trustee. The 2014 World Congress in Puebla afforded the The ‘Memnon Project’ was completed in 2014. This project The board of trustees was joined by the WSA executive Foundation’s trustees the opportunity to conduct business began in 2011 as an agreement between WSA and MSF chair and vice chair during a three day November meeting for most of the days the Congress was in session. Trustees § MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION to convert approximately 1,316 (of the original 1,700) talks in Pulborough, England. were able to consider several new grant proposals, meet Rayner Sutherland retired as executive director after many given by Bapak that are still in existence today. These were with current grant recipients, hear reports from on-going years of valued service. Following an international search, in the original audio analogue format and needed to be The trustees heard reports and considered proposals projects, and meet with both the outgoing and in-coming Dr. Lucian Parshall was hired as the new executive director. digitized before being lost forever due to deterioration. from the St. Annes Project in Lewes, England, and from WSC and SDIA directors. Lucian brings extensive experience as a former director and Amalijah Thompson was engaged by the Foundation to members developing proposals for use of the Gran Salon in joins Lillian Shulman, who has served as our administrator oversee the digitization process. Amanecer, Colombia. In addition to our report to the World Congress, the for nine years. Both serve as part time managers and run the Congress also afforded the opportunity for us to provide day-to-day operations of the Foundation. Parts of many tapes received special treatment to be The Foundation’s chairperson and executive director joined two workshops regarding our mission and work. We correctly digitized. Only ten original tapes could not be the chairperson of Sudud UK in visiting the Lewes Project reported on grants we provided to Subud groups around Elwyn Waugh continues as the Foundation’s accountant, digitized and 80% of the tapes were in a good enough site. the world to build or renovate their houses as well as on our and our Investment Advisory Team members have not condition to be successfully digitized. Preserving these support for international helper travel and archival projects. changed. The UK accounting firm, Thomas Wescott, talks means that we will keep for posterity Bapak’s original An informal presentation about MSF was made to UK conducted our 2014 audit. explanations and advice with no words deleted, no helpers who were meeting simultaneously in Pulborough. sentences lost, nothing changed.

A new direction was adopted by the board to reach out The final cost for this project was $212,552 USD. While this § TRANSITIONS with “Eco Grants” to groups that wish to make ecological Project is now under the umbrella of WSA, funds are still improvements to their existing Subud houses. Proposals will The staggering of terms for trustees meant we had three § DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS needed to reach its final objective: to digitize the copies outgoing trustees: Olvia Reksodipoetro, Lailani Moody, and be considered for these grants in the future. While donations came from a number of individuals in of the ten remaining tapes, preserve the three digitized Lawrence Fryer. We are grateful for their dedicated service. 2014, the largest bequest in the 22-year history of the masters and in the near future produce MP3 CDs of the They were replaced by three incoming trustees: Marston organization was received from the estate of the late digitized talks. Gregory, Rasjidah Franklin and Michael van der Matten. Hardwin Pelham of Australia. He bequeathed over $650,000 USD to the Foundation. New officers were also elected. Marston Gregory became chairperson; Rasjidah Franklin, vice chairperson; Michael Heathcote, treasurer; and Michael van der Matten, became our secretary. Hannah Baerveldt, Michael Heathcote and 8 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014 OUR GRANTS SUBUD HOUSES

“ If you have a place for latihan [the spiritual practice of Subud] which is really big and open and wide enough for all of you, and really suitable - this will itself give you additional enthusiasm to do the latihan more; and it is this enthusiasm which will lead you quickly to receive more and deeper guidance which will be of greater use for your life.” Extract from a talk by Bapak: Recording 77 BRS 3 Copyright © 2012 the World Subud Association

Above: Lisbon Subud house exterior. Below: Lisbon latihan space interior Puebla Subud house Overview : Supporting Subud groups in the purchase and improvement of their houses or premises is one of three LISBON PUEBLA priorities of the Muhammad Subuh Foundation. Since 1996, the Foundation has provided more than $2.500,000 The group at Lisbon, Portugal received a grant of The Subud group at Puebla, Mexico received a grant USD in grants and over $200,000 USD in loans to more than forty Subud groups in over twenty countries. The $24,000 USD to help pay the mortgage on the house of $8,000 USD to enlarge the hall and to relocate and Foundation encourages groups to find ways to ensure these Subud Houses are self sufficient. In 2014, in part due to for which there are eight years left. The group had been renovate the restrooms of their Subud house. the extraordinary bequest of Hardwin Pelham, the Foundation doubled its Subud house grant budget and awarded punctually making payments for nine years, totaling grants/loans to five groups. over $100,000 EUR, but in recent years had difficulty SUBUD INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL keeping up with the payments due to the impact of the ASSOCIATION (SICA) financial recession in the EU and was in danger of losing In accordance with Ibu Siti Rahayu’s guidance, when § 2014 Grant Recipients their beautiful and spacious house. The house is co- sufficient funds are available, MSF makes grants to owned by Subud Portugal and Susila Dharma Portugal. Wings projects. Funded by an MSF grant of $12,500, ISTMINA CANBERRA There are currently two renters, and the committee is USD the board of the Subud International Cultural The board of trustees agreed to award the Istmina group The board approved a $40,000 USD grant and a $40,000 looking for ways to increase the rentals. Association met together with other stakeholders at $3,750 USD to equip the kitchen and install electricity in USD loan for the construction of a Subud house at Adi Puri in Wisma Subud for a week long “SICA Summit” their Subud house, which had received a previous grant Canberra, Australia on a beautiful site that the group has SEATTLE in March 2014. An outcome of the capacity building for construction in 2010. The group plans to start a lunch owned since 2008. It was agreed that the grant would The Seattle group received $10,000 USD to add barrier meetings in Vancouver 2012, the Summit was charged program for disadvantaged children when the kitchen be given when construction is underway in Summer/ free access to their Subud house (one ramp outside the with developing a 3-5 year strategic plan that would and electric installation are complete. Fall of 2015 and that the $40,000 USD loan will be house and one lift inside) take SICA into and through the next Subud World disbursed over a five-year period beginning in 2015. Congress.

Main hall, Istmina Subud house Site of future Canberra Suud house Subud Greater Seattle House Pictured above: SICA board and other stakeholders at Adi Puri. 10 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014

Subud centers supported by MSF since 1991

UNITED STATES FRANCE Portugal Durham Mayenne Lisbon Portland Seattle BOSNIA Spokane Banja Luka United Kingdom Washington DC Lewes UKRAINE MEXICO Cherkassy France Mayenne Puebla Dnepropetrovsk United States Tlaxcala Durham PORTUGAL Portland Germany Seattle SURINAME Lisbon Munich Spokane Accaribo Washington DC LEBANON Italy COLOMBIA Beirut Florence Amanecer Bogota NIGERIA Popayan Calabar Ukraine Mexico Cherkassy Armenia Lagos Puebla Bosnia Dnepropetrovsk Istmina Tlaxcala DR CONGO Banja Luka (rental) ECUADOR Matadi - Kalimantan Quevedo Kinshasa Muhammad Subuh Center Quito Kingantoko Lebanon Palangkaraya Tumbaco Suriname Beirut (rental) MALAYSIA Accaribo Colombia PERU Kuala Lumpur Amanecer Lima Bogota Thailand THAILAND Popayan Bangkok CHILE Bangkok Armenia Istmina La Florida INDONESIA Brazil Malaysia Ecuador Kuala Lumpur BRAZIL Adi Puri Sao Paulo Quevedo Peru Sao Paulo Bogor Quito Lima Tumbaco Central Jakarta Indonesia - Nigeria ARGENTINA Malang Adi Puri Calabar Mina Clavero Purwokerto Bogor Argentina Lagos DR Congo Central Jakarta Surabaya Matadi Mina Clavero Malang UNITED KINGDOM Kinshasa Purwokerto Kingantoko Lewes INDONESIA - Surabaya Australia KALIMANTAN Chile Canberra GERMANY Muhammad Subuh Center La Florida Munich Palangkaraya

ITALY AUSTRALIA Florence Canberra 12 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014 ENDOWMENT FUNDS FINANCIAL REPORT

Bapak confirmed that the role of the Muhammad Subuh Foundation is to serve as the receptacle to receive contributions and bequests of Subud members to support the long-range stability and development of Subud. 2014 2013

ASSETS The Muhammad Subuh Foundation currently has a § THE FRANCOIS AND LUCIENNE general fund and three permanent endowment funds. FARKAS ENDOWMENT FUND Cash 976,563 815,881 is a donor-advised endowment fund, and based on Accounts Receivable and Prepayments 2,241 27,236 The General Fund is supported by members’ the wishes of the original donor, Magnus Cheifetz, Investments 2,707,049 2,354,623 contributions and bequests. It provides for Subud’s long- supports educational opportunities and programs Notes Receivable Long Term 0 46,102 term financial stability and up to 10 % of the general for young people in need around the world and Notes Receivable from Subud Organisations 119,440 fund each year supports MSF’s projects throughout the 45,420 helps make Bapak’s talks widely available to world, helping Subud groups acquire their own Subud Land and Buildings Net of Accumulated Depreciation 121,272 126,747 members. Centers, funding international helpers visits to groups, Total Assets 3,852,545 3,490,029 funding international archival projects and making A. Part of the income of the Farkas fund (25%) is LIABILITIES Bapak’s talks widely accessible to members. designated for educational programs for young Euro loan 82,283 95,278 people. In 2014, MSF sought suggestions from Susila The capital of the Permanent Endowment funds cannot Accounts payable 20,608 11,886 Dharma International Association (SDIA) and both be used; this needs to be preserved in perpetuity. Total Liabilities 102,891 107,164 Magnus and MSF agreed with the SDIA proposal to Recently laws have been introduced that protect the donate $18,000 USD to the Albadi Project, a transit capital against the eroding effects of inflation and MSF centre for street children in Inkisi, Congo (DRC). Total Net Assets 3,749,654 3,382,865 now prudently increases the principal of these funds with an inflation factor of 2.5% per year. The income of B. In 2014, MSF received a proposal and agreed these funds can be used, but the income fluctuates each to a grant for the archives at Wisma Subud to Unrestricted - General Fund 2,136,963 1,776,066 year because of an unpredictable global market climate improve their environmental facilities in order Unrestricted - Designated as Education Fund 5,000 5,000 and the fluctuation of investments. to protect Bapak’s audio tapes for the benefit of Total Unrestricted Net Assets 2,141,963 1,781,066 future generations of Subud members. In total § THE BAPAK LEGACY FUND MSF granted $60,000 USD during this year (some Temporarily Restricted 203,898 84,684 was designed to provide a lasting financial capacity distributed in Jan 2015) with these funds coming Permanently Restricted - Permanent Capital Fund 1,403,793 1,517,115 for the Subud association. It is a permanently from both the Farkas and Bapak Legacy Funds. restricted fund wherein the principal is held in Total Funds 3,749,654 3,382,865 perpetuity and only the income and appreciation THE LEONARD AND AISAH PARKER on the funds may be distributed. Members wanting §

their contributions or bequests to become part of ENDOWMENT FUND benefits the development of Subud a permanent endowment fund, with the earnings Seven Year Trends houses and other needs of Subud Australia. $5000 and appreciation supporting MSF’s mission to USD was sent to Subud Australia in 2014. provide for the long-term development and stability of Subud can direct their gift to the Bapak Legacy 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Fund. § GRANT TO THE WORLD SUBUD ASSOCIATION Gifts 208,648 242,509 255,650 15,993 88,680 329,719 760,370 In 2014, MSF distributed $30,000 USD to help with Grants 196,386 192,069 184,199 105,027 92,300 90,000 173,102 the travel costs of the international helpers, in Assets 2,960,014 3,707,407 3,812,493 3,422,623 3,350,033 3,490,029 3,852,545 support of the unity and harmony of Subud in the world. 14 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014

Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets (USD) DONATIONS & BEQUESTS

Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Total The Muhammad Subuh Foundation would like to express Restricted Restricted our sincerest appreciation to all of you who have given to 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 the Foundation since the publication of our last eNEWS in February 2014, in addition to the hundreds of members who have donated since MSF’s inception in 1991. Contributions from Subud Members 672,856 39,659 47,855 760,370 329,719 Dividends and Interest 30,466 33,066 0 63,532 57,423 MSF Donors Anonymous - dedicated to ‘my family’ Notes Receivable Discount adjustment 1,844 0 0 1,844 4,166 Leonard Adams 2,782 3,878 0 Realized gains 6,660 28,716 Stephanie Albornoz Unrealized gains / losses, net -94,955 -26,794 0 -121,749 -37,498 Rohana Darlington Gains on Foreign Currency exchange rates -7,150 -3,002 0 -10,152 9,345 John Dixon Miscellaneous 11,500 -11,500 0 0 1,608 Rasjidah Franklin Rasmini Gardiner 617,343 35,307 47,855 700,505 393,429 Samuel and Helena Gudgeon Raymond Lee Harry Norman Net Assets Released from Restrictions 77,138 -77,138 0 0 0 PTS Widjojo Total Support and Revenue 694,481 -41,831 47,855 700,505 389,459 Lukman Sinclair Sara Straub Expenses Subud Columbia Subud New Zealand Grants for Subud houses: 37,000 0 0 37,000 40,000 Lester Sutherland - in memory of Rosalind Orchard Grants to World Subud Association 66,102 0 0 66,102 30,000 Bequests: Grants Other 30,000 0 0 30,000 20,000 Estate of Maria Boelen Estate of Hardwin Pelham Archive fundraising 40,000 0 0 40,000 18,810 Archives preservation 0 0 0 0 24,922 Property taxes 26,222 0 0 26,222 17,681 Legacy Project Donors Repairs and maintenance 6,120 0 0 6,120 0 Harlinah Chalom Depreciation Expense on LongTerm Assets 5,475 0 0 5,475 5,475 Lukman Chapleau Total Program Expenses Melisenda Choque Sarah Dang Management and General 210,919 0 0 210,919 156,888 Trisani d’Yvoire Total Expenses 122,665 132 122,797 102,050 Raynard Goodman 333,584 132 0 333,716 258,938 Régine Guigue Dahlan Le Roy Faustine Le Roy Sahlan McKingley Change in Net Assets 360,897 -41,963 47,855 366,789 134,491 Chris Neff Net Assets Beginning of Period 1,781,066 84,684 1,517,115 3,382,865 3,248,374 Jasminah Ross Transfer - Distributable to Temporarily Restricted 0 195,416 -195,416 0 0 Feodore Ruzhenkov Transfer - Inflation uplift 0 -34,239 34,239 0 0 Lillian Shulman Net Assets End of Period 2,141,963 203,898 1,403,793 3,749,654 3,382,865 Subud Canada Raphaelle Vivier-Hering Raynard von Hahn J&G Woodruff Subud Canada 16 | Muhammad Subuh Foundation Annual Report 2014

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