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BESS FAMILY FOUNDATION

· MANCHESTER, MA · private_foundation · program funder

61recipients FY2016–24
$4Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 15 states and territories

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A national funder — 15 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 13 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, E, M, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z.

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FREDERICK P LENZ FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN BUDDHISMLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder23
DANA SILA FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder7
ANGELL FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder5
CLERMONT FOUNDATIONLEXINGTON, MAprogram funder5
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder5
GUSTI BRANDT FOUNDATIONGREENWICH, CTprogram funder5
LOSTAND FOUNDATION INCCOLD SPRING, NYprogram funder5
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONPRINCETON, NJlarge program funder5
SEA STONE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder5
TAN TEO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder5
UNLIKELY COLLABORATORS INCWEST HOLLYWOOD, CAprogram funder5
HIMACHAL FOUNDATION INCFOREST HILLS, NYprogram funder4
SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSANTA FE, NMprogram funder4
SWIG FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder4
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBOULDER, COprogram funder4
THE HERSHEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAprogram funder4
BARR FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAprogram funder3
DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder3
DYER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCFORT WAYNE, INprogram funder3
ESB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder3
HITTER FAMILY FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder3
JERRY E PONCHER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
KEMMERER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHATHAM, NJprogram funder3
MEDITATION PROCESSS TRUSTEDINA, MNprogram funder3
MINDFUL BREATH FOUNDATION INCMONTCLAIR, NJprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
INQUIRING SYSTEMS INCCA22024$285,000
BARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES INCMA42024$210,333
NATURAL DHARMA FELLOWSHIPNH42024$185,000
INWARD BOUND MINDFULNESS EDUCATION INCMA42024$185,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ECODHARMA RETREAT CENTERCO32024$133,333
INSIGHT MEDITATION SOCIETY INCMA42024$130,320
CAMBRIDGE INSIGHT MEDITATION CENTER INCMA42024$115,000
UPAYA ZEN CENTER INCNM42024$110,000
INSIGHT MEDITATION COMMUNITY OF WASHINGTONMD22024$103,233
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY FOUNDATION INCWI12024$100,000
SHAMBHALA USACT22024$100,000
GARRISON INSTITUTENY22024$100,000
LOTUS INSTITUTE INCOH42024$85,000
SATI CENTER FOR BUDDIST STUDIESCA22024$75,000
SKY MIND RETREATSUT22024$70,000
SARANALOKA FOUNDATIONCA22024$56,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATIONCA12024$50,000
MINDFUL LIVING REVOLUTIONCA12024$50,000
MOUNTAIN CLOUD ZEN CENTER INCNM22024$50,000
BELOVED COMMUNITY CIRCLESMA12024$40,000
SOUNDS TRUE FOUNDATIONCO22024$35,000
BIG SPRINGS GARDEN RETREAT CENTER INCCA12024$33,333
TRICYCLE FOUNDATION INCNY22024$25,000
DHARMADATTA COMMUNITYNY12024$25,000
BOUNDLESS IN MOTIONCO22024$25,000
DURANGO SANGHACO22024$22,500
TERGAR INTERNATIONALMN22024$20,000
INTERDEPENDENCE PROJECTNY22024$20,000
INSIGHT MEDITATION CENTER OF THE MID-PENINSULACA12024$15,000
DHARMA GATES INCNY12024$15,000
MYRIAD USA INCNY12024$10,000
BRAIDED WISDOM INCCA12024$10,000
NORTHWEST ZEN SANGHAOR12024$10,000
FIREFIGHTERS UNITED FOR SAFETY ETHICS AND ECOLOGYOR12024$10,000
FRACTURED ATLAS INCNY12024$10,000
SAN FRANCISCO ZEN CENTERCA12024$10,000
INSIGHT MEDITATION COMMUNITY OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS DHAMMA DENAMA12024$10,000
SPIRIT ROCK MEDITATION CENTERCA12024$10,000
VALLECITOS MOUNTAIN REFUGECO12024$10,000
GENX BUDDHIST TEACHERS SANGHAMA12024$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATIONWI32023$425,000
MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTEVA32023$300,000
SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF LEADERSHIP INSTITUTECA22023$65,000
SACRED MOUNTAIN SANGHACA32023$60,400
PLUM VILLAGE COMMUNITY OF ENGAGED BUDDHISM INCCA12023$50,000
OPEN LEARNING EXCHANGE INCMA12023$25,000
PRISON DHARMA NETWORK INCMA12023$25,000
OPENCOLLECTIVE FOUNDATIONCA22023$20,000
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INCMA12023$10,000
BUDDHIST PEACE FELLOWSHIPCA12023$10,000