Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
7 funders with a record of paying for “stupa”
Where the money went
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7 funders, 7 recipients, grants matching “stupa” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. 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: $110,000 to FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MAHAYANA TRADITION (FPMT) — to support its lama zopa rinpoche bodhichitta fund, its support lama zopa rinpoche activities, including to build stupas, food offer daily to students study, health care services. …
Largest: $1.8M to TARA MANDALA — building of a cremation stupa, building of a zithro temple, the building of a columbarium and supportive infrastructures
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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 →
