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12 funders with a record of paying for “monastery”
Where the money went Bluelight Heals Corporation → Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche (Otr) Foundation: $3.7M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Yin-Shun Foundation → Fuyan Monastery: $404K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tan Teo Charitable Foundation → Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Booth 10 Foundation → Saint Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lukianov Family Foundation → Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery: $158K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Humboldt Area Foundation → Redwoods Monastery: $124K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jim & Susan Neuberger Foundation → Monastery of the Holy Cross: $75K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Mccabe Catholic Charities → Priests of the Sacred Heart Monastery: $61K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation → Carmel of Stteresa: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 G L Connolly Foundation → Visitation Monastery: $26K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Aloysius Foundation → Corpus Christi Monastery: $21K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Monastery of the Three Sacred Hearts: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Bluelight Heals Corporation → Padmasambhava Buddhist Center: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2025 Yin-Shun Foundation → Bodhi Monastery: $227K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jim & Susan Neuberger Foundation → St Emma Monastery: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Mccabe Catholic Charities → Sacred Heart Monastery: $61K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation → Monastery of the Angels: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Booth 10 Foundation → Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Aloysius Foundation → Valley of Our Lady Monastery: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 G L Connolly Foundation → Assumption Abbey: $17K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Lukianov Family Foundation → St Gregory Palamas Monastery: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Tan Teo Charitable Foundation → Charities Aid Foundation America: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bluelight Heals Corporation → Drikung Kagyu Foundation USA: $202K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Monastery of Saint Damian: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 G L Connolly Foundation → Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey: $16K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Saint Clare Monastery: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Saint Clare Monastery Ouahigouya: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Mater Dei Monastery: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Colettines Monastery of the Sacred Heart: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Monastery of Saint Francis of Assisi: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Franciscan Monastery Custody of the Holy Land: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Monastery of the Holy Cross: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Koch Foundation Inc → Monastery of the Order of Carmel: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Monastery of San Damian: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Saint Clare Monastery: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → Poor Clares Colettines Our Lady of Fatima Monastery: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024 G L Connolly Foundation → Carmel of Jesus Mary and Joseph: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bluelight Heals Corporation: $6.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Bluelight Heals Corporation $6.3M Yin-Shun Foundation: $631K on this topic. Open the funder. Yin-Shun Foundation $631K Tan Teo Charitable Foundation: $405K on this topic. Open the funder. Tan Teo Charitable Foundation $405K Booth 10 Foundation: $265K on this topic. Open the funder. Booth 10 Foundation $265K Koch Foundation Inc: $190K on this topic. Open the funder. Koch Foundation Inc $190K Lukianov Family Foundation: $174K on this topic. Open the funder. Lukianov Family Foundation $174K Jim & Susan Neuberger Foundation: $145K on this topic. Open the funder. Jim & Susan Neuberger Foundat… $145K Humboldt Area Foundation: $124K on this topic. Open the funder. Humboldt Area Foundation $124K Mccabe Catholic Charities: $121K on this topic. Open the funder. Mccabe Catholic Charities $121K Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundat… $120K G L Connolly Foundation: $67K on this topic. Open the funder. G L Connolly Foundation $67K Aloysius Foundation: $41K on this topic. Open the funder. Aloysius Foundation $41K Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche (Otr) Foundation: received $3.7M on this topic Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche (Otr) F… $3.7M Padmasambhava Buddhist Center: received $2.4M on this topic Padmasambhava Buddhist Center $2.4M Fuyan Monastery: received $404K on this topic Fuyan Monastery $404K Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies: received $400K on this topic Namgyal Monastery Institute of… $400K Bodhi Monastery: received $227K on this topic Bodhi Monastery $227K Saint Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery: received $225K on this topic Saint Anthony's Greek Orthodox… $225K Drikung Kagyu Foundation USA: received $202K on this topic Drikung Kagyu Foundation USA $202K Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery: received $158K on this topic Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery $158K Redwoods Monastery: received $124K on this topic Redwoods Monastery $124K Monastery of the Holy Cross: received $85K on this topic Monastery of the Holy Cross $85K St Emma Monastery: received $70K on this topic St Emma Monastery $70K Priests of the Sacred Heart Monastery: received $61K on this topic Priests of the Sacred Heart Mon… $61K Sacred Heart Monastery: received $61K on this topic Sacred Heart Monastery $61K Carmel of Stteresa: received $60K on this topic Carmel of Stteresa $60K Monastery of the Angels: received $60K on this topic Monastery of the Angels $60K Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery: received $40K on this topic Holy Transfiguration Greek Orth… $40K Visitation Monastery: received $26K on this topic Visitation Monastery $26K Corpus Christi Monastery: received $21K on this topic Corpus Christi Monastery $21K Poor Clares Monastery of the Three Sacred Hearts: received $20K on this topic Poor Clares Monastery of the Th… $20K Valley of Our Lady Monastery: received $20K on this topic Valley of Our Lady Monastery $20K Poor Clares Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity: received $20K on this topic Poor Clares Monastery of the Mo… $20K Poor Clares Monastery of Saint Damian: received $20K on this topic Poor Clares Monastery of Saint… $20K Assumption Abbey: received $17K on this topic Assumption Abbey $17K Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey: received $16K on this topic Our Lady of the Mississippi Abb… $16K Poor Clares Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: received $16K on this topic Poor Clares Monastery of the Im… $16K St Gregory Palamas Monastery: received $16K on this topic St Gregory Palamas Monastery $16K Poor Clares Saint Clare Monastery: received $15K on this topic Poor Clares Saint Clare Monaste… $15K Poor Clares Saint Clare Monastery Ouahigouya: received $10K on this topic Poor Clares Saint Clare Monaste… $10K Poor Clares Mater Dei Monastery: received $10K on this topic Poor Clares Mater Dei Monastery $10K Poor Clares Colettines Monastery of the Sacred Heart: received $10K on this topic Poor Clares Colettines Monaster… $10K Poor Clares Monastery of Saint Francis of Assisi: received $10K on this topic Poor Clares Monastery of Saint… $10K Franciscan Monastery Custody of the Holy Land: received $10K on this topic Franciscan Monastery Custody of… $10K Monastery of the Order of Carmel: received $10K on this topic Monastery of the Order of Carmel $10K Poor Clares Monastery of San Damian: received $10K on this topic Poor Clares Monastery of San Da… $10K Poor Clares Saint Clare Monastery: received $10K on this topic Poor Clares Saint Clare Monaste… $10K Poor Clares Colettines Our Lady of Fatima Monastery: received $9K on this topic Poor Clares Colettines Our Lady… $9K Carmel of Jesus Mary and Joseph: received $8K on this topic Carmel of Jesus Mary and Joseph $8K Charities Aid Foundation America: received $5K on this topic Charities Aid Foundation America $5K 12 funders, 38 recipients, grants matching “monastery” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $15,000 to POOR CLARES SAINT CLARE MONASTERY — to support the formation and daily living expenses of women religious
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Largest: $6,000 to Visitation Monastery — catholic monastery
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Largest: $67,000 to HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX MONASTERY — holy trinity seminary scholarship fund and renovation project
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Largest: $3.7M to ORGYEN TOBGYAL RINPOCHE (OTR) FOUNDATION — sustain pema awam chogar gyurme ling societys (also spelled: pema ewam chogar gyurme ling monastery) (also known as:chokling monastery) charitable activities and/or operations, und…
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Largest: $50,000 to ST EMMA MONASTERY — exempt purpose
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Largest: $141,800 to Fuyan Monastery — support for buddhist propagation
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Largest: $6,000 to CORPUS CHRISTI MONASTERY — general operating expenses
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Largest: $125,000 to SAINT ANTHONY'S GREEK ORTHODOX MONASTERY — to further organization's tax-exempt purposes.
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Largest: $32,160 to REDWOODS MONASTERY — monastery support
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Largest: $250,000 to NAMGYAL MONASTERY INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES — general & unrestricted
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Largest: $21,692 to SACRED HEART MONASTERY — unrestricted general
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Largest: $20,000 to MONASTERY OF THE ANGELS — medical, dental and vision care for elderly sisters
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