Religion-Related
Pema Chodron Foundation
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
Total revenue
$1.1M
Total expenses
$1.9M
Net assets
$6.0M
Grants received
$254K
24 grants
EIN
205958865
Tax year
2024
Mission
Support and encouragement of Buddhist monasticism and the Buddhist tradition world-wide, and to manifest the Buddhist vision by providing support and assistance to community-based organizations that serve marginalized populations.
Programs
3 programs
Drala Mountain Center is located on 600 acres in a mountain valley in Northern Colorado which has hosted Buddhist and other contemplative retreats snce 1971. In 2024 the Foundation granted $300,000 to help pay down a distressed loan for the center, subsidized scholarships for a youth retreat, and donated to its operating funds.
Gampo Abbey is a Buddhist monastery founded in 1983 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Grant funds will supplement the Abbey's income to support operations and individual monastics in the pursuit of their spiritual studies and meditation practice. The Abbey provides annual financial reports. One of the Foundation's Board members visits the Abbey annually to confirm progress.
Mangala Shri Bhuti is a Buddhist meditation retreat center located in Crestone, Colorado which provides retreat space and facilities for Buddhist practitioners to meet, receive teachings, and participate in religious ceremonies. Mangala Shri Bhuti provides regular reports on its activities, and during the year the facilities are visited by a Board member.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
Glenna Olmsted
Foundation Mgr.
$41K
30 hrs/wk
Martha Kirkman
Secretary
$26K
20 hrs/wk
Timothy Olmsted
President
$17K
10 hrs/wk
Marjorie Rodgers
Vice President
$16K
14 hrs/wk
Arvo Fallon
Director
$11K
10 hrs/wk
Cathryn Mayer
Treasurer
$7K
6 hrs/wk
Pema Chodron
Chairman
$5K
4 hrs/wk
Grants received
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$254K from 9 funders · 24 grants · 2018–2023
$71K · 1 grant · 2023
$62K · 2 grants · 2020–2021
$50K · 5 grants · 2018–2021
$30K · 1 grant · 2022
$17K · 3 grants · 2018–2021
$16K · 5 grants · 2018–2023
$5K · 1 grant · 2023
$2K · 3 grants · 2020–2023