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Khyentse Foundation

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Description

The Khyentse Foundation aims to support all traditions of Buddhist study and practice.

The Foundation supports individuals and institutions engaged in the practice and study of Buddha’s wisdom and compassion.

The following grant programs are available:

Academic Development Grants
This program awards grants to universities and academic institutions to ensure that authentic Buddhist studies are conducted at the highest level of academic excellence.

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Total Annual Giving
$7,766,000
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Grants History

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.

990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2023 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Grants less than $5,000 are not necessarily listed on the 990 form.

Tax Year Title City State/ Province Country Purpose Amount
ABIDING HEART EDUCATION CUPERTINO CA US GRANT TO SUPPORT TRAINING FOR KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN ABIDING HEART EDUCATION $15,000
BUDDHIST DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER (BDRC) CAMBRIDGE MA US GRANT TO DIGITALLY ARCHIVE AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE THE ENTIRE TIBETAN COLLECTION HELD BY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MONGOLIA (NLM). $84,000
BUDDHIST DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER (BDRC) CAMBRIDGE MA US GRANT TO SUPPORT BDRC TO DIGITALLY ARCHIVE AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE THE ENTIRE TIBETAN COLLECTION HELD BY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MONGOLIA (NLM.) $350,000
BUDDHIST DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER (BDRC) CAMBRIDGE MA US YEAR 2 FPL DIGITIZATION PROJECT PHASE 2 $240,926
BUDDHIST MEDITATION COMMUNITY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM NC US GRANT TO SUPPORT BUDDHIST CHAPLAIN AT DUKE UNIVERSITY $7,500
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The most recent tax form filed for 2024 lists the following key individuals.

Name Title
ANGIE TSAI Boardmember
ANITA LEE Boardmember
ASHA PILLAI-BALSARA Boardmember
CANGIOLI CHE Boardmember
CAROLYN YEH Boardmember
CHRISTINE NG Boardmember
DRUBGYAD TENZIN RINPOCHE Boardmember
DZONGSAR JAMYANG KHYENTSE RINPOCHE Chairperson
ISABEL PEDROSA Boardmember
KRIS YAO Boardmember
LYNN HOBERG Executive Director
RICHARD CHANG Boardmember
SEAN CHEANG Boardmember
SONAM CHODEN Boardmember
STEPHANIE SUTER Secretary
TASHI CHOZOM Boardmember
THOMAS SWINDELL Treasurer
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