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$39Mrevenue
FY2025 · +41% in 3 yrs593staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $38M spent
Programs$29M76%Management and general$8.4M22%Fundraising$628k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$5.2M in FY2023 and −$566k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.7 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
18 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2025. $5.7M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending58funders
$360ka year, last 3 years
12%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Pema Chodron FoundationSince FY2018$25k$25k$25k$25k$30k$25kThe Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American BuddhismOn and off$49k$46k$42kRobert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationOn and off$25k$25k$85kUnlikely Collaborators FoundationNew in FY2023$127kThe Owsley Brown III Philanthropic FoundSince FY2020$20k$20k$20k$35kKhyentse FoundationOn and off$7k$70k$15kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.1M$499k$141k$77k$76k$96k$176k34 other fundersUp to $40k a year each$36k$39k$20k$76k$51k$54k$179k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund