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Tiny Blue Dot Inc → University of Wisconsin - Madison: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022Behappy Living Inc → Dhamma Sudhalaya: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Hershey Family Foundation → Mind and Life Institute: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023Tan Teo Charitable Foundation → Massachusetts General Hospital: $459K across 2 grants, latest 2025Khyentse Foundation → Head of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Sarnath International Nyingm: $386K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Stanley & Joyce → David Lynch Foundation: $218K across 8 grants, latest 2024Nok Foundation Inc → David Lynch Foundation: $163K across 2 grants, latest 2023Bess Family Foundation → Insight Meditation Community of Washington: $103K across 2 grants, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → Spirit Rock Meditation Center: $66K across 3 grants, latest 2024Swig Foundation → Spirit Rock Meditation Center: $41K across 4 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Cambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc: $38K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Loh Foundation → Chua Tu Vien Phat An Temple: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Tiny Blue Dot Inc → Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Hershey Family Foundation → Wisdom Publications: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2024Khyentse Foundation → Head of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Dharma College): $144K across 1 grant, latest 2021Behappy Living Inc → Intermountain Vipassana Association: $104K across 3 grants, latest 2024Nok Foundation Inc → David Lynch Foundation: $74K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bess Family Foundation → Insight Meditation Society (Ims): $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022Tan Teo Charitable Foundation → Insight Meditation South Bay: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025Marin Community Foundation → Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Insight Meditation Society Inc: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Swig Foundation → Insight Meditation Society: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Loh Foundation → Thai Temple Busayadhammavanaram: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2024Tiny Blue Dot Inc → University of Wisconsin - Madison: $867K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Hershey Family Foundation → Mind and Life Institute Summer Research Institute: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2024Khyentse Foundation → Head of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Light of Buddhadarma Foundat: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2022Behappy Living Inc → California Vispassana Center: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2024Bess Family Foundation → Cambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → Foundation for City College: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Nok Foundation Inc → Nicole Hirschey: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Loh Foundation → Tu Vien Phat An Temple: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2024Swig Foundation → San Francisco Zen Center: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024Tiny Blue Dot Inc → University of Haifa: $299K across 1 grant, latest 2024Khyentse Foundation → Head of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Mangalam Research Center for: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2021Bess Family Foundation → Garrison Institute: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bess Family Foundation → Insight Meditation Society Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Hershey Family Foundation → Tergar International: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bess Family Foundation → Insight Meditation Center: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bess Family Foundation → Cambridge Insight Meditation Center: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Behappy Living Inc → Vipassana Association: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2024Khyentse Foundation → One Love Prison Meditation Project Inc: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022Tiny Blue Dot Inc → The University of Arizona Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bess Family Foundation → Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → Insight Meditation Society Inc: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → Mountain Stream Meditation Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → The Head Lama of the Tibetan Nyingmapa Meditation Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bess Family Foundation → New York Insight Meditation Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Bess Family Foundation → Insight Meditation Community of Western Massachuse: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Bess Family Foundation → Spirit Rock Meditation Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → East Bay Meditation Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Marin Community Foundation → Or Halev Center for Jewish Spirituality and Meditation Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Behappy Living Inc → Pariyatti: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024Khyentse Foundation → Buddhist Meditation Community at Duke University: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021Behappy Living Inc → Banana Village Eco Retreat Co Andre: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Nok Foundation Inc → Vipassana Meditation Lebanon: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Nok Foundation Inc → New York Vipassana Association: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Behappy Living Inc → Mitsiky Center: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Loh Foundation → Viet Phat An Temple: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Behappy Living Inc → Vipassana Community Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Behappy Living Inc → John Givot: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Tiny Blue Dot Inc: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Tiny Blue Dot Inc$5.0MBehappy Living Inc: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Behappy Living Inc$2.4MThe Hershey Family Foundation: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.The Hershey Family Foundation$1.8MKhyentse Foundation: $690K on this topic. Open the funder.Khyentse Foundation$690KTan Teo Charitable Foundation: $499K on this topic. Open the funder.Tan Teo Charitable Foundation$499KBess Family Foundation: $398K on this topic. Open the funder.Bess Family Foundation$398KNok Foundation Inc: $253K on this topic. Open the funder.Nok Foundation Inc$253KThe Stanley & Joyce: $218K on this topic. Open the funder.The Stanley & Joyce$218KMarin Community Foundation: $167K on this topic. Open the funder.Marin Community Foundation$167KBoston Foundation Inc: $63K on this topic. Open the funder.Boston Foundation Inc$63KSwig Foundation: $54K on this topic. Open the funder.Swig Foundation$54KThe Loh Foundation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder.The Loh Foundation$16KUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison: received $2.5M on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin - Madis…$2.5MDhamma Sudhalaya: received $2.2M on this topicDhamma Sudhalaya$2.2MMind and Life Institute: received $1.5M on this topicMind and Life Institute$1.5MInstitute for Advanced Consciousness Studies: received $1.3M on this topicInstitute for Advanced Consciou…$1.3MUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison: received $867K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin - Madis…$867KMassachusetts General Hospital: received $459K on this topicMassachusetts General Hospital$459KHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Sarnath International Nyingm: received $386K on this topicHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Med…$386KUniversity of Haifa: received $299K on this topicUniversity of Haifa$299KDavid Lynch Foundation: received $292K on this topicDavid Lynch Foundation$292KWisdom Publications: received $180K on this topicWisdom Publications$180KDavid Lynch Foundation: received $163K on this topicDavid Lynch Foundation$163KHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Dharma College): received $144K on this topicHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Med…$144KMind and Life Institute Summer Research Institute: received $132K on this topicMind and Life Institute Summer…$132KSpirit Rock Meditation Center: received $116K on this topicSpirit Rock Meditation Center$116KIntermountain Vipassana Association: received $104K on this topicIntermountain Vipassana Associa…$104KInsight Meditation Community of Washington: received $103K on this topicInsight Meditation Community of…$103KHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Light of Buddhadarma Foundat: received $68K on this topicHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Med…$68KHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (Mangalam Research Center for: received $65K on this topicHead of the Tibetan Nyingma Med…$65KInsight Meditation Society Inc: received $61K on this topicInsight Meditation Society Inc$61KCalifornia Vispassana Center: received $53K on this topicCalifornia Vispassana Center$53KInsight Meditation Society (Ims): received $50K on this topicInsight Meditation Society (Ims)$50KCambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc: received $50K on this topicCambridge Insight Meditation Ce…$50KGarrison Institute: received $50K on this topicGarrison Institute$50KTergar International: received $50K on this topicTergar International$50KInsight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula: received $42K on this topicInsight Meditation Center of th…$42KInsight Meditation South Bay: received $40K on this topicInsight Meditation South Bay$40KCambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc: received $38K on this topicCambridge Insight Meditation Ce…$38KInsight Meditation Society Inc: received $25K on this topicInsight Meditation Society Inc$25KFoundation for City College: received $25K on this topicFoundation for City College$25KInsight Meditation Center: received $25K on this topicInsight Meditation Center$25KCambridge Insight Meditation Center: received $25K on this topicCambridge Insight Meditation Ce…$25KVipassana Association: received $23K on this topicVipassana Association$23KOne Love Prison Meditation Project Inc: received $21K on this topicOne Love Prison Meditation Proj…$21KThe University of Arizona Foundation: received $15K on this topicThe University of Arizona Found…$15KMountain Stream Meditation Center: received $10K on this topicMountain Stream Meditation Cent…$10KThe Head Lama of the Tibetan Nyingmapa Meditation Center: received $10K on this topicThe Head Lama of the Tibetan Ny…$10KNew York Insight Meditation Center: received $10K on this topicNew York Insight Meditation Cen…$10KInsight Meditation Community of Western Massachuse: received $10K on this topicInsight Meditation Community of…$10KEast Bay Meditation Center: received $10K on this topicEast Bay Meditation Center$10KInsight Meditation Society: received $10K on this topicInsight Meditation Society$10KOr Halev Center for Jewish Spirituality and Meditation Inc: received $8K on this topicOr Halev Center for Jewish Spir…$8KPariyatti: received $8K on this topicPariyatti$8KBuddhist Meditation Community at Duke University: received $8K on this topicBuddhist Meditation Community a…$8KChua Tu Vien Phat An Temple: received $6K on this topicChua Tu Vien Phat An Temple$6KNicole Hirschey: received $6K on this topicNicole Hirschey$6KBanana Village Eco Retreat Co Andre: received $6K on this topicBanana Village Eco Retreat Co A…$6KVipassana Meditation Lebanon: received $5K on this topicVipassana Meditation Lebanon$5KNew York Vipassana Association: received $5K on this topicNew York Vipassana Association$5KThai Temple Busayadhammavanaram: received $5K on this topicThai Temple Busayadhammavanaram$5KTu Vien Phat An Temple: received $4K on this topicTu Vien Phat An Temple$4KSan Francisco Zen Center: received $4K on this topicSan Francisco Zen Center$4KMitsiky Center: received $3K on this topicMitsiky Center$3KViet Phat An Temple: received $1K on this topicViet Phat An Temple$1KVipassana Community Foundation: received $1K on this topicVipassana Community Foundation$1KJohn Givot: received $1K on this topicJohn Givot$1K
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