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12 funders with a record of paying for “buddhist”
Where the money went
Largest: $90,000 to Karma Phuntsho — translating buddhist texts
Khyentse FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $94,807 to YALE UNIVERSITY — usa - year 2 of 4 year grant to support a khyentse postdoctoral associate in tibetan buddhist studies, and the kf award for excellence in buddhist studies for 3 years.
Largest: $10,000 to chiayi young buddhist assoc — support for buddhist propagation
Keiro ServicesLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $264,565 · through 2024Largest: $12,230 to LONG BEACH BUDDHIST CHURCH — to support long beach buddhist church's ofukuwake project as outlined in the grant agreement
Largest: $25,000 to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — harvard divinity school - buddhist spiritual care research fund
Largest: $50,000 to STANFORD UNIVERSITY — ho center buddhist studies programming
Bluelight Heals CorporationCheyenne, WYCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $7.0M · through 2025Largest: $1.3M to LIGHT OF BEROTSANA — supporting grantees charitable, religious, and/or educational activities relating to the development of the light of berotsana (lob) institute, dedicated to the preservation, accur…
Asian Pacific Community Fund ofLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $325,100 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST PROGRESS SOCIETY — see schedule o mission statement.
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $139,401 · through 2024Largest: $30,638 to SEATTLE BUDDHIST CHURCH — to support the endowment fund.
Largest: $5,000 to GENX BUDDHIST TEACHERS SANGHA — a plenary session to explore the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on genx buddhist teachers, as well as on students with a focus on what support could help cope with…
Largest: $11,940 to TAIWAN BUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION USA — general operating support
Largest: $100,000 to INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES — general operating and scholarship fund
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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 →