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12 funders with a record of paying for “buddhism”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to PRAJNOPAYA INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES — purpose is to devote to a non-sectarian and non-denominational approach to dharma. students are encouraged to engage in the study of the theravada, mahayana, and vajrayana (triyana…
Largest: $3,000 to MIRAN CHUNG — scholarship for buddhism student
Buddhist Churches of AmericaBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to BUDDHIST CHURCHES OF AMERICA — propagation of shin buddhism
Largest: $578,000 to NAMGYAL MONASTERY — support program that offers western students the opportunity to study authentic tibetan buddhism in a monastic setting.
Largest: $3,800 to FGS Int'l Translation Center — promote buddhism
Bluelight Heals CorporationCheyenne, WYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $315,000 · through 2025Largest: $100,000 to TARA MANDALA — support the initiation and development of a shedra program for the higher-study of tibetan buddhism at tara mandala, including bringing khenmo tsering lamo, a teacher and scholar f…
The Loh FoundationGrand Prairie, TX
6 matching grants · $6,000 · through 2024Largest: $1,000 to TU QUANG TEMPLE — to hlep the temple fund fellowship and teaching of buddhism.
Largest: $20,000 to ARIHANTA INSTITUTE — compassion in jainism, buddhism, hinduism, and sikhism
Df FoundationLos Angeles, CA
5 matching grants · $12,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to LOS ANGELES HOMPA HONGWANJI BUDDHIST TEMPLE — promote buddhism and the teaching of life and its flow in the world.
Largest: $400,000 to STANFORD UNIVERSITY — school of humanities and sciences fellowships & assistantships for graduate students specializing in the field of buddhism
Western Sages FoundationRosemead, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $738,500 · through 2025Largest: $689,500 to Bodhi Light International — funding for community outreach programs focused on buddhism and traditional meditation practices designed to promote healthy life choices and stress reduction.
Largest: $16,674 to Amidaji Temple — to the goal of helping all beings receive simple faith in amida buddha. its mission is to preserve, protect and transmit the authentic amida dharma[1] (orthodox jodo shinshu buddhi…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →