California · Private foundation
Chintamani Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $34k
- Granted FY2022
- 30
- Grants FY2022
- 30
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $300
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $8,600
- Organizations funded a year
- 17 to 42
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 9
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 40% of the organizations Chintamani Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 30 | $34k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 42 | $83k | 55% |
| FY2020 | 36 | $26k | 64% |
| FY2019 | 25 | $46k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 26 | $213k | 69% |
| FY2017 | 17 | $56k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vajrayana Foundation | $123,705 | 6 | n/a |
| Kathok Shedrup Ling | $27,010 | 5 | n/a |
| Dakini Land Foundation | $22,002 | 3 | n/a |
| Kilung Foundation | $14,541 | 3 | n/a |
| Pregnant Mare Rescue | $11,111 | 1 | 11% |
| Native Animal Rescue | $6,515 | 3 | 1% |
| Ripa Ladrang Foundation | $6,372 | 5 | 2% |
| Tara Mandala | $3,885 | 3 | n/a |
| Light of Berotsana | $3,234 | 2 | n/a |
| Ewam Ltd | $2,494 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 40 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vajrayana Foundation | $123,705 | 6 | n/a |
| Kathok Shedrup Ling | $27,010 | 5 | n/a |
| Dakini Land Foundation | $22,002 | 3 | n/a |
| Kilung Foundation | $14,541 | 3 | n/a |
| Pregnant Mare Rescue | $11,111 | 1 | 11% |
| Native Animal Rescue | $6,515 | 3 | 1% |
| Ripa Ladrang Foundation | $6,372 | 5 | 2% |
| Tara Mandala | $3,885 | 3 | n/a |
| Light of Berotsana | $3,234 | 2 | n/a |
| Ewam Ltd | $2,494 | 2 | n/a |
| Vimala | $2,183 | 1 | n/a |
| Amitabha Foundation | $1,737 | 4 | 1% |
| Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation | $1,277 | 2 | 1% |
| Grey Oaks Equine Sanctuary | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lotus Outreach | $766 | 2 | 0% |
| Yeshe Khorlo Inc | $755 | 2 | n/a |
| Mangala Shri Bhuti | $558 | 3 | n/a |
| Chagdud Gonpa Foundation Inc | $468 | 1 | n/a |
| Ngakpa International | $436 | 1 | n/a |
| Maya Foundation | $413 | 1 | n/a |
| Padma Charitable Foundation | $408 | 1 | n/a |
| Khyentse Foundation | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Padmasambhava Peace Institute | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship | $258 | 1 | n/a |
| Mahakaruna Foundation | $206 | 1 | 0% |
| Dechen Rang Dharma Center | $163 | 1 | n/a |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | $127 | 1 | 0% |
| Copper Mountain Institute Inc | $111 | 1 | n/a |
| Saraswati Bhawan | $111 | 1 | n/a |
| White Lotus Buddhist Center | $103 | 1 | n/a |
| DRALA MOUNTAIN CENTER Formerly Shambhala Mountain Center | $77 | 1 | 0% |
| The Abhaya Fellowship | $60 | 1 | 0% |
| Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz | $50 | 1 | n/a |
| Tergar International | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Pristine Mind Foundation | $50 | 1 | n/a |
| Land of Medicine Buddha Inc | $42 | 1 | 0% |
| Tashi Choling Incorporated | $35 | 1 | n/a |
| Katog Choling | $25 | 1 | n/a |
| Pundarika Foundation | $13 | 1 | n/a |
| Padmasambhava Meditation Center | $10 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 68 recipients with no EIN on record ($225k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Chintamani Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Timely Rain · The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found · Tess Evans Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Chintamani Foundation
- How much does Chintamani Foundation give?
- Chintamani Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $34,362 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Chintamani Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Religion (61%), Housing & Shelter (10%), Environment (7%).
- Who are Chintamani Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: The Vajrayana Foundation ($124k), Kathok Shedrup Ling ($27k), Dakini Land Foundation ($22k).
- Does Chintamani Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Chintamani Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Chintamani Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Timely Rain, The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found, Tess Evans Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Chintamani Foundation based?
- Chintamani Foundation is based in CA.
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