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Bluelight Heals Corporation

Foundation · Grantmaker Cheyenne, WY EIN: 86-2319043 Website

TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES BETTER TO REMOVE NEGATIVE THINKING PATTERNS USING SPIRITUALITY TECHNIQUES TO BE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER.

Key facts about Bluelight Heals Corporation

EIN
86-2319043
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$10,148,872
Grants made (2025)
15
Average grant
$676,591
Median grant
$165,000
Total assets
$28,763,985
Primary geography
California (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bluelight Heals Corporation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Bluelight Heals Corporation's 15 itemized 2025 grants were California (51%), New York (20%) and Oregon (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sidney, NY (3 grants), Pagosa Springs, CO (3 grants), Asheville, NC (3 grants) and Berkley, CA (2 grants). None of its 15 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$28.8M

-55.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.1M

+136.8% YoY

Grant Count

15

+400.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$677K

-52.6% YoY

About Bluelight Heals Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Bluelight Heals Corporation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Cheyenne, WY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 15 grants totaling $10.1M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of all 15 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

SidneyPagosa SpringsAshevilleBerkleyDelhiAshlandDecorahNorth BergenSanta Barbara

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$28M$56M$84M$111M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$28,763,985$64,030,078$55,662,310
Revenue$-1,055,843$4,605,439$2,482,764
Expenses$25,725,285$8,937,859$2,221,045
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$-1,055,843$4,605,439$2,445,113
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 18, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M1 grants2021Total only20221 grants20233 grants202415 grants2025

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche (Otr) Foundation: $5.1M across 2 grantsOrgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche (Otr)Foundation$5.1M · 2 grantsPadmasambhava Buddhist Center: $1.7M across 3 grantsPadmasambhava Buddhist Center$1.7M · 3 grantsLight of Berotsana: $1.3MLight of Berotsana$1.3MTara Mandala: $1.1M across 3 grantsTara Mandala$1.1M · 3 grantsDrikung Kagyu Foundation USA: $504K across 3 grantsDrikung Kagyu Foundation USA$504K · 3 grantsKunzang Gatshal Foundation: $315K across 2 grantsKunzang Gatshal Foundation$315K · 2 grantsEmpowerment Works: $12KEmpowerment Works$12K

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K2$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M7$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche (Otr) Foundation ($5,142,980 across 2 grants), Padmasambhava Buddhist Center ($1,745,400 across 3 grants), Light of Berotsana ($1,279,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
ORGYEN TOBGYAL RINPOCHE (OTR) FOUNDATION Berkley, CASUSTAIN PEMA AWAM CHOGAR GYURME LING SOCIETYS (ALSO SPELLED: PEMA EWAM CHOGAR GYURME LING MONASTERY) (ALSO KNOWN AS:CHOKLING MONASTERY) CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND/OR OPERATIONS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF VEN. ORGYEN TOBGYAL RINPOCHE$3,727,980
PADMASAMBHAVA BUDDHIST CENTER Sidney, NYPHASE 2 GRANT TO COVER IMPROVEMENTS AT PBCS CENTERS IN NEW YORK, FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, AND PUERTO RICO$1,500,000
ORGYEN TOBGYAL RINPOCHE (OTR) FOUNDATION Berkley, CAPRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS DRUPCHEN RITUAL CEREMONIES (APPROXIMATELY 10 CEREMONIES OR MORE) TO TAKE PLACE IN ASIA (BHUTAN, INDIA, NEPAL, AND/OR SRI LANKA)$1,415,000
LIGHT OF BEROTSANA Ashland, ORSUPPORTING GRANTEES CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, AND/OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIGHT OF BEROTSANA (LOB) INSTITUTE, DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION, ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING, AND TRANSLATION OF NYINGMA TIBETAN BUDDHIST LITERATURE FROM TIBETAN TO ENGLISH FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE BUDDHIST SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS$1,279,000
TARA MANDALA Pagosa Springs, COPHASE 2 OF TARAS PURE LAND PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES: THE BUILDING OF A CREMATION STUPA (TO PERFORM TRADITIONAL TIBETAN BUDDHIST CREMATION CEREMONIES), THE BUILDING OF A ZITHRO TEMPLE (TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES, MEDITATE, AND PERFORM TRADITIONAL ZHITRO PRACTICES FOR THE DECEASED), THE BUILDING OF A COLUMBARIUM, AS WELL AS SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURES AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF GRANTOR.$1,000,000
DRIKUNG KAGYU FOUNDATION USA Asheville, NCDEVELOPING A BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND RETREAT CENTER IN CUSCO, PERU, SPECIFICALLY BY FUNDING RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CENTERS BUILDING, AS WELL AS OTHER SET-UP COSTS, TO HELP PRESERVE THE ANCIENT TIBETAN BUDDHIST LINEAGE OF THE DRIKUNG KAGYU AND TO FURTHER THE GROWTH OF THE BUDDHAS TEACHINGS IN THE AMERICAS$277,244
DRIKUNG KAGYU FOUNDATION USA Asheville, NCFINISH BUILDING THE DHARMA MEETING AND PRACTICE HALL AT A TIBETAN BUDDHIST FOREST HERMITAGE IN NORTH CAROLINA CALLED "THE DRIKUNG EVER EXCELLENT FOREST MONASTERY", TO HELP PRESERVE THE ANCIENT TIBETAN BUDDHIST LINEAGE OF THE DRIKUNG KAGYU$202,000
KUNZANG GATSHAL FOUNDATION Delhi, NYSALARIES OF TEACHERS AND STAFF OF THE WHITE LOTUS SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR THE SCHOOLS LONG-TERM SUCCESS, TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATIONOF KYABJE THINLEY NORBU RINPOCHES LINEAGE AND THE NYINGMA TRADITION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM$165,000
PADMASAMBHAVA BUDDHIST CENTER Sidney, NYSUSTAINMENT FOR OPERATIONS OR PROGRAMS AT THE CENTERS IN NEW YORK, FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, AND PUERTO RICO. 160,000 IN 2025$160,000
KUNZANG GATSHAL FOUNDATION Delhi, NYARCHIVING, DIGITIZING, AND TRANSLATING THE TEACHINGS, WRITINGS, ANDAUDIO RECORDINGS OF KYABJE THINLEY NORBU RINPOCHE$150,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Vincent Ascolese — Int. Grant Program Coordinator: $133KVincent AscoleseInt. Grant Program Coordinator$133KNatalie Trigo Reyes — Executive Director: $133KNatalie Trigo ReyesExecutive Director$133KJessica Simmons — Education & Grant Field Officer: $133KJessica SimmonsEducation & Grant Field Officer$133KDelia Parra — COO & Treasurer: $133KDelia ParraCOO & Treasurer$133KCynthia Robinson — Grant Program Coordinator: $109KCynthia RobinsonGrant Program Coordinator$109KAdrienne Spivak — Grant Program Coordinator: $107KAdrienne SpivakGrant Program Coordinator$107K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Lewis StevensPresident25—
Vincent AscoleseInt. Grant Program Coordinator40$133,332
John JamesonDirector5—
Alissa JamesonDirector25—
Natalie Trigo ReyesExecutive Director40$133,326
Delia ParraCOO & Treasurer40$133,308
Jessica SimmonsEducation & Grant Field Officer40$133,322
Adrienne SpivakGrant Program Coordinator40$106,632
Cynthia RobinsonGrant Program Coordinator40$109,299

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bluelight Heals Corporation?

Bluelight Heals Corporation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Cheyenne, WY. It holds $28.8M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Bluelight Heals Corporation?

As of 2025, Bluelight Heals Corporation holds $28.8M in total assets with $-1,055,843 in annual revenue. It awarded 15 grants totaling $10.1M in 2025.

Where does Bluelight Heals Corporation operate?

Bluelight Heals Corporation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon.

What size grants does Bluelight Heals Corporation award?

In 2025, Bluelight Heals Corporation awarded 15 grants totaling $10.1M — an average of about $677K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Bluelight Heals Corporation's EIN?

Bluelight Heals Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2319043. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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