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Grants for buddhist organizations
197 buddhist nonprofit organizations received at least $21.3 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 152 grants made from 118 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 118 foundations, 85% made just a single grant to buddhist orgs, and 1% made grants to four or more buddhist orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$21,292,040
Total grant dollars given to buddhist organizations
152
Number of grants made annually to buddhist organizations
118
Number of grantmakers funding buddhist organizations
$1,000
Median grant size to buddhist organizations
Foundations that support buddhist nonprofit organizations
Foundation size
| Foundation size | Number of grantmakers |
|---|
| Small | |
| Medium | |
| Large | |
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.
Grants made
| Grants made to buddhist orgs | Number of grantmakers |
|---|
| 1 | |
| 2-3 | |
| 4-10 | |
| 11+ | |
Top 10 foundations supporting buddhist nonprofit organizations
Buddhist nonprofit organizations grantees
Buddhist organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 0% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 0% of all buddhist orgs.
Grant amounts
| Size of grant | Number of grants |
|---|
| <$10k | |
| $10k-$25k | |
| $25k-$100k | |
| $100k+ | |
Grant amount by grantee size
| Grantee annual revenue | Median grant size |
|---|
| <$100k | |
| $100k-$500k | |
| $500k-$1M | |
| $1M-$5M | |
| >$5M | |
Top 25 grants made to buddhist organizations
| Grantee | Grant size | Purpose | Grantmaker |
|---|
| Sabuy Temple - Khmer Buddhist Temple Foundation | $21,020,835 | Religion | Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) |
| Sambuddhaloka Buddhist Vihara | $5,000 | Best Use. | Spruce Street Foundation |
| Yeru Bon Center | $5,000 | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | De La Cour Family Foundation |
| Won Buddhism of America | $5,000 | Matching Grants | Abbvie Foundation |
| Sunyata Meditation Association of Texas | $5,000 | MG | Shell Oil Company Foundation |
| Insight Meditation Community of Washington | $5,000 | Charitable Contribution | The Scott and Patrice Brickman Family Foundation |
| Touch the World Ministries | $5,000 | Charitable Contribution | The Chrinian Family Foundation |
| Heart Essence Sangha | $5,000 | Manjushri Education Project | Dhanakosha Foundation |
| Light of Berotsana | $5,000 | General | Dhanakosha Foundation |
| Wat Padhammachart | $5,000 | Promote Buddhist Religion | The Walmilly Foundation |
| Khmer Rescue Mission of Washington (KRM) | $5,000 | Emergency Food and Other Relief for Families in Cambodia | The Family Home Foundation |
| Budhist Temple Meditation Cent | $5,000 | Religious Organization | Maine Community Foundation |
| Wat Mongkolratanaram | $5,000 | Religious Organization | Maine Community Foundation |
| Dhamma Wheel Meditation Society | $5,000 | Operating Purposes | SSS Foundation |
| Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation | $5,000 | Charitable Donation | Teresa and Stephen Family Foundation |
| Blackstone Valley Emergency Food Center | $5,000 | Blackstone Valley's Food Programs | The Rhode Island Foundation |
| Cancer Association of Darke County | $5,000 | Operating Expenses | Harry D Stephens Memorial |
| Open Gate Sangha | $5,000 | Board Discretion | Michael S Engl Family Foundation |
| Jewish School of Miami Corporation | $5,000 | General Support To Carry Out the Mission of the Organization | Greater Miami Jewish Federation |
| Kadampa Meditation Center New York | $5,000 | General Fund | The Blueflash Foundation |
| The Southern Palm Zen Group | $5,000 | General Support | Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties |
| Clouds in Water Zen Center | $5,000 | Unrestricted Grant | Meyer J and Norma L Ragir Foundation |
| Cancer Association of Darke County | $5,000 | Help Clients With Transportation | Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund |
| Sakyong Foundation | $5,000 | Religious Purposes | Timely Rain |
| Dharmakaya Buddhist Center of Reno | $5,000 | Religious Organization | Ronald L Olson Charitable Foundation |
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Buddhist organizations" category for this page is determined by the "X50: Buddhist" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.