AOLHET Annual Report 2015

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ANNUAL REPORT

FY 2015


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

A Message from our President __________________________________________________________________________ 2

2015 Operational Highlights ____________________________________________________________________________ 3

Flagship program development in 2015 ________________________________________________________________ 4

In Pictures _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6

How you can help _________________________________________________________________________________________ 8

Wall of gratitude __________________________________________________________________________________________ 9

Financial Summary ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10


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A Message from our President

Dear Friends of the Art of Living Health & Education Trust,

It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity to provide an update on the extraordinary achievements

by the supporters of the Art of Living Health and Education Trust in 2015. In the following pages, you will

see the great progress we collectively made towards the establishment of the flagship program of the

AOLHET – Sri Sri University.

2015 was a year of rigorous outreach, awareness-raising, and partnership development, to leverage growing

national and international attention to health and education development. This also enabled us to build a

stronger coalition of partners around the institutional mandate of The Art of Living Health and EducationTrust. It was a year to monitor and evaluate the palpable and exciting real-world impact of 2014 support to

Sri Sri University, and towards the next substantial capital disbursement planned for 2015. It was a year

spent gaining momentum for lasting positive changes in the health and education sectors, and especially

towards Sri Sri University.

I want to thank you for your invaluable support, which makes our goal of creating an accessible, equitable

health and education for the under-served, poor and marginalized a tangible reality! Your continuing

support in this collective endeavor is greatly appreciated!

We enter 2016 with more ambitious goals and I am sure we can continue to rely on you! Thank you again

Anurag Jain ,

President

The Art of Living Health and Education Trust


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2015 Operational Highlights

In 2015, AOLHET welcomed Mr. Karthik Krishnamurthy as the Operations Manager, Dr. Bharath Rayasam as

the Program Director and Dr. Narendra Mathur as the Program Coordinator. Both Mr. Krishnamurthy and Dr.

Rayasam worked towards building of our new website, and with Dr. Mathur, coordinated the Trust’s efforts

to build a network of volunteers and donors across the United States. They also spearheaded outreach

efforts to broaden the AOLHET donor base and community of engaged supporters.

Outreach efforts included in-person presentations to donors and partners at a range of strategic events

across Washington DC, North Carolina, and a special awareness raising mission to interact with thousands of

participants at the Guru Purnima event celebrations, both in Montreal, Canada as well as Boone, NC in July

2015.

AOLHET also successfully completed a full-scale re-design of the website, creation of collateral material,

which can be leveraged during the fundraising efforts of our committee members. We accomplished this in

partnership with Gniyes Inc and RSW creative.

Further, we have started using a new state of the art, secure payment portal, authorize.net , to handle

donations.

As a result of these and other engagements and outreach, tremendous progress has been made towards the

continued progression of AOLHET’s flagship project, Sri Sri University. We hope to build on the foundation

we laid in 2015 to enhance our outreach and pickup pace in our fundraising efforts for 2016.


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Flagship program development in 2015

The flagship program of the Art of Living Health and Education Trust is Sri Sri University, a world-class

academic institution based in Odisha, India, offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level programs.

The flagship development of the Sri Sri University model is AOLHET’s investment in a replicable model to

erect world class universities that impart holistic and value-integrated education in order to develop

visionary thinkers with social-consciousness to lead and precipitate inevitable changes

Sri Sri University and the model prioritize equitable access to sustainable education and healthcare for

youth from across the world. What separates this initiative from all others is that this goal does not meet

only a minimum threshold – rather the model provides for an integrated, fully accredited educational

experience for students, to prepare them for 21st century demands of both the private and public sectors.

This is accomplished through dedicated colleges and degree programs ranging from government and law toArts, MBA, Medicine and Osteopathy.

Sri Sri University combines traditional, comprehensive higher educational experience with an emphasis on

human values as a foundational aspect of its diverse curricula.

2015 HIGHLIGHTS: FLAGSHIP PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Substantial progress has been achieved towards the continued development of AOLHET’sflagship program: Sri Sri University. These include:

MoUs with Universities and Organization

Myongji University, South Korea, collaborating in the areas ofNaturopathy, Ayurveda and Yogis Sciences

Andhra Bank to ease and streamline the education loan process

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs – provides IICA Certificationprogram for CSR

Future Group – Intensive Internship program in the retail management sector

Addition of 34 staff and administrative employees

94% direct campus placement of MBA graduates


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ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENTS

2015 saw continued progress and strategic decisions in SSU’s staffing and curricular development:

Nine new programs in Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral and Special Program tracks

Plethora of Guest lecturers speaking on topics ranging from Team collaboration andLeadership (Ms. Judy Van Zon) to Cyber Law (Mr. Sanjeev Arora, DCP of Cuttack)

SSU celebrated its second convocation in 2015

Rohan Jain (MBA: 2012-14) represented Sri Sri University at the “International LeadershipSymposium” held at the European Parliament, Brussels organized by World Youth Forumfor Ethics in Business

ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION

2015 saw continued progress and strategic decisions in SSU’s staffing and curricular development:

New Academic Block, Shruti Building was inaugurated in August 2015 Construction completed for a new hostel building and multi-purpose hall

A new hostel building for under-graduates in under construction


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In Pictures

The Shruti Building


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The New Hostel Building and Multi-purpose Hall


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How you can help

Please help us to foster health and education throughout the world through:

Monthly or Annual Giving

Gift Catalog Giving Individual Donations with Corporate Matching (ask your company to incorporate us into

their matching gift program!)

Bequest Gifts in Kind Foundation and Corporate Giving

Volunteering

You may send a check payable to “AOLHET” to Art of Living Health End Education Trust, 2401 15th St NW Washington DC 20009 or donate safely online at: http://www.artoflivinghet.org/Ways-to-Give/.

You can be confident that your contribution will be used diligently to provide opportunities for students tolearn, lead and serve.

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Wall of gratitude

We would like to express our appreciation for your support. Through your dedication and service, we can

continue in our mission to learn, lead and serve.

We offer particular gratitude to the following donors for their substantial support:

Dr. Swamy Yeleswaram, Mr. Hasit Bhatt, Fidelity Charitable Group, Ms.Vimala & Mr Prasad

Ravipati, and Ms. Saroj & Prof K. Sivaramakrishnan


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Financial Summary

Financial Statement

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

Direct Public Support

· Donations Unrestricted AOLHET. 117,715.25

Total · Direct Public Support 117,715.25

Cost of Goods Sold 0

Cost of Sales - Inventory Sales 0.00

Total COGS 0.00

Gross Income 117,715.25

Expense

· Business Expenses

· Bank and Merchant Services Fees 931.70

International Wire Transfer Fee 45.00

* Total Business Expenses 976.70

Operations

· Collateral Re-design RSW Creative 10,621.37

· Website Redesign, Gniyes Inc 13,850.00

· Website Hosting 33.01

* Total Operations 24,505.38

Other Types of Expenses

Transfer of funds to SSU India 150,000.00


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* Total Other Types of Expenses 150,000.00

Total Expenses 175,481.08

Net Income (57,765.83)

Net Assets (Checking + Savings) Dec 31, 2015 39.551.69

Net Assets (Checking + Savings) Dec 31, 2014 83,707.93

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