Funding search · EIN 202719591 · Wilmington, DE
Tan Teo Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 99
- grants reported
- $4.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $14,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Peacejam Foundation4 grants · $740,000
- Uganda Buddhist Centre Limited4 grants · $715,000
- Massachusetts General Hospital2 grants · $459,188
- Center for Mindful Learning4 grants · $457,000
- The Bhutan Foundation4 grants · $402,500
- Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies4 grants · $400,000
- Suttacentral Development Trust4 grants · $170,000
- Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism1 grant · $170,000
- The Carter Center4 grants · $100,000
- Chapel & York US Foundation1 grant · $88,400
Giving over time
Grant history
All 99 reported grants, largest first.
- $300,000
Uganda Buddhist Centre Limited · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $250,000
Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies · Ithaca, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $245,000
Peacejam Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $230,002
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Meditation and Well-Being Fund
- $229,186
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Meditation and Well-Being Fund
- $205,000
Center for Mindful Learning · Lowell, VT · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $195,000
Peacejam Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $170,000
Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism · Escondido, CA · 2025
Funds for the INTERBEING film on the life of Thich Nhat Hanh
- $155,000
Peacejam Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $150,000
Uganda Buddhist Centre Limited · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $145,000
Peacejam Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $140,000
Uganda Buddhist Centre Limited · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $125,000
Uganda Buddhist Centre Limited · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $102,500
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Bhutan Nuns Fund
- $102,000
Center for Mindful Learning · Lowell, VT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Bhutan Nuns Foundation
- $100,000
Center for Mindful Learning · Lowell, VT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Bhutan Nuns fund
- $100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Bhutan Nuns Foundation fund
- $90,000
Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $88,400
Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
NTU Wellbeing Fund: to support the "Search-Inside-Yourself" Mindfulness-based Emotional Intelligence Workshops
- $50,000
Naropa University · Boulder, CO · 2025
Maitreya Association
- $50,000
Suttacentral Development Trust · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies · Ithaca, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Center for Mindful Learning · Lowell, VT · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Suttacentral Development Trust · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $45,000
Suttacentral Development Trust · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $33,000
Sravasti Abbey Corp · Newport, WA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2025
Harvard Divinity School - Buddhist Spiritual Care Research Fund
- $25,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Mind & Life Institute · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Suttacentral Development Trust · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $23,000
Shaolin Temple USA · Fremont, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Wccm-USA Ltd Corporation · Neptune Beach, FL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Wccm-USA Ltd Corporation · Neptune Beach, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Wccm-USA Ltd Corporation · Neptune Beach, FL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Wccm-USA Ltd Corporation · Neptune Beach, FL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $18,100
Upaya Zen Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies · Barre, MA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies · Barre, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Hopewell Fund · Baltimore, DC · 2024
Galvanize USA/Focus for Democracy
- $15,000
North Main Street Fund · Concord, NH · 2024
State Democracy Defenders Fund
- $15,000
Turnout Activism · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $14,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $14,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $14,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $14,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Insight Meditation South Bay · Menlo Park, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies · Ithaca, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Shaolin Temple USA · Fremont, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Foundation for a Mindful Society · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Insight Meditation South Bay · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Shaolin Temple USA · Fremont, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Foundation for a Mindful Society · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Insight Meditation South Bay · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Laudato Si Challenge · Fairfax, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Sravasti Abbey Corp · Newport, WA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Insight Meditation South Bay · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Land of Medicine Buddha · Soquel, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Shaolin Temple USA · Fremont, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Singapore Buddhist Mission · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $8,400
Upaya Zen Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $8,300
Upaya Zen Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Buddhist Global Relief · Carmel, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Dhammadharini · Penngrove, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Sravasti Abbey Corp · Newport, WA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Upaya Zen Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,900
Buddhist Global Relief · Carmel, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $7,800
Buddhist Global Relief · Carmel, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $7,700
Buddhist Global Relief · Carmel, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Insightla · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nalandabodhi · Seattle, WA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Insightla · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nalandabodhi · Seattle, WA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $4,500
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
- $3,500
Mind and Life Institute · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Dhammadharini · Penngrove, CA · 2025
Buddha Marha Movie project
- $2,000
Machik Corp · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Nonviolent Peaceforce · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Santa Rosa, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Machik Corp · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Nonviolent Peaceforce · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Dhammadharini · Penngrove, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Machik Corp · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Nonviolent Peaceforce · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Machik Corp · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Nonviolent Peaceforce · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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