WHOLE ELEPHANT INSTITUTE INC
EIN 20-3385115 · Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis (B05)
What they do
The Whole Elephant Institute Has Made Major Progresses This Year. 1. Successful Daily Operation At The Flushing Community Office: Training Team Members, Build Education Team, Daily Public Education Through Online Platforms, Maintain Websites; Home Visits; Homeless Programs; Community Education At Community Parks. 2. Education and Business Consultation Were Successfully Delivered. 3. New Programs Have Been Established, Such As The Los Altos Elite Chinese School and The Pure Lotus Charter School. 4. A Life Science Research Grant Application Was Submitted "Molecular Validation of Moral Disciplines In Cancer Prevention, Treatment and Survivorship". 5. A Charter School Application Was Submitted to Charter School Office of New York State for Pure Lotus Charter School. 6. New Business Collaboration Projects Have Been Initiated. 5. Sacred Virtue Way Institute Project Made Significent Progress.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (5)
BRIAN SCOTT WEISSVICE PRESIDENT
DEOK SEOP SHIMDIRECTOR
LOTUS KING WEISSPRESIDENT
NOAH WANG GENATOSSIOTREASURY
PHIL DOLLISONSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2015
- Location
- 2705 PARSONS BLVD APT 1B, FLUSHING, NY 11354-1307
- County
- Queens
- In care of
- Lotus King Weiss
- Primary officer
- Lotus King Weiss, President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- August 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis (B05)
- IRS tax category
- Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
- Revocation date
- December 15, 2010