> Early this year Maharaji donated more than $700,000 to TPRF in the form of proceeds from a benefit auction where all the auctioned items were gifted by him. This generous donation is helping improve the quality of life for people most in need."<

http://www.tprf.org/media_press_room.htm#fundraiser

All auctioned items were gifted to the Foundation by Prem Rawat, who personally attended the event. The auction proceeds exceeded $700,000. This sum will be used to further the efforts of TPRF, including supporting its humanitarian and philanthropic activities on a continuing basis.

The sum of $700,000 has no direct relationship to "humanitarian activities"  and without an analysis of TPRF accounts that clearly separates promo and travel from actual money reaching an identified beneficiary (not only do TPRF's admin costs have to be accounted but so does that of the receiving organisation - in the case of the UN in the light of the Iraq oil for food debacle - this could be enormous)

- the two recent Press Releases are here:

http://www.prnewswire.com/

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Prem Rawat Foundation has donated
$35,000 to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) to bring emergency
hunger relief to people in Niger.
    For Karen Sendelback, President and CEO of Friends of the World Food
Programme, "The Friends of the World Food Programme express our sincere
gratitude to The Prem Rawat Foundation for the generous gift of $35,000 in
support of the World Food Programme's emergency operations in Niger.
Currently, WFP is feeding 1.9 million people facing extreme hunger and
malnutrition in that country.  Food is targeted to those most in need through
feeding centers that reach malnourished children and their mothers.  WFP is
also helping farmers cope with crop losses through Food for Work programs,
which provide food as payment for work on infrastructure improvements and
other needed projects, and through the creation of cereal banks.  This
critical support for people in great need would not be possible without the
dedicated support of organizations like The Prem Rawat Foundation, which share
our commitment to fighting hunger.  Indeed, where hunger exists, there cannot
be peace.  This generous gift will make a critical difference in the lives of
thousands of people."
    For Linda Pascotto, President of The Prem Rawat Foundation, "This donation
from Prem Rawat's Foundation marks Prem Rawat's sustained commitment to
heading and supporting significant humanitarian initiatives in partnership
with the most respected humanitarian organizations.  The United Nation's World
Food Programme is much trusted and is the world's largest humanitarian
organization.  Already this year, TPRF has donated $150,000 to WFP for hunger
relief in Indonesia and more than $30,000 for food aid for schoolchildren in
Guatemala.  When we heard about the plight of children and families in Niger
and learned that WFP's emergency operation there had a shortfall of US$32
million, which corresponds to 43,000 tons of food, we felt compelled to help.
Hunger and malnutrition are still the world's biggest killers, taking the
lives of more people every year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.
Prem Rawat and his Foundation are committed to continuing to help improve the
quality of life for people most in need."
    Prem Rawat, known also by the honorary title Maharaji, travels the world
bringing a message of hope, inspiring people to find peace within.  His
Foundation spearheads significant humanitarian initiatives.  In addition to
its efforts to help alleviate hunger and malnutrition, the Foundation
regularly holds free medical clinics in northern India.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Only eight days after Hurricane
Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, The Prem Rawat Foundation donated $75,000 to the
Houston Food Bank (HFP), a member of America's Second Harvest network
(ASH) -- the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States.

ASH distributes two billion pounds of food each year, feeding over 23 million
hungry people through more than 200 regional food-rescue organizations in 50
states.
    The Prem Rawat Foundation promotes the message of peace of Prem Rawat,
known also as Maharaji, and heads significant humanitarian initiatives.  This
year alone, TPRF has donated more than $200,000 to the United Nations' World
Food Programme and spearheaded a hunger-relief initiative in Sri Lanka.
    Linda Pascotto, President of the Foundation, says: "TPRF started
collecting donations for hurricane victims within days, and the response from
the public was immediately overwhelming.  More than $75,000 was collected in
less than a week, and the donations keep coming in.  We immediately looked for
the best possible entity to deliver nutritious food to disaster victims, and
that also had extremely low administrative expenses.
    "In 2004, Forbes magazine gave America's Second Harvest, of which the
Houston Food Bank is a branch, a charitable commitment rating of 98: that
means 98% of donations received by ASH go toward feeding hungry people rather
than to administrative or fundraising costs.  Furthermore, the purchase power
of contributions to HFB is accelerated because they get many food products
donated by major suppliers and have access to the inventory of the US
Department of Agriculture for their purchases.  Hence, for every $1 donated by
the public, HFB distributes $25 worth of food (13 meals).  We were also
impressed by the swiftness of their response: as of September 6th, ASH had
dispatched 232 truckloads containing 8 million pounds of food and distributed
6 million meals.  I also would like to thank Prem Rawat for his generosity.
Early this year he donated more than $700,000 to TPRF in the form of proceeds
from a benefit auction where all the auctioned items were gifted by him.  This
generous donation is helping improve the quality of life for people most in
need."

    The HFB feeds 230,000 people in need each month and distributes 37 million
pounds of nutritious food each year through 400 hunger-relief programs in 18
counties.  These programs bring food to shelters for the homeless, to safe
havens for the battered and abused, and to centers to feed children and the
elderly.