Founded in 1981 under the patronage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Tibet Fund is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to safeguarding Tibet's cultural heritage and strengthening Tibetan communities, both in exile and inside Tibet.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$14.4M

+49.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$601K

+18.1% YoY

Grant Count

22

+10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27K

+7.4% YoY

About Tibet Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Tibet Fund Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $14.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 22 grants totaling $601K. Net investment income was $358K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AmherstAtlantaBekeleyBloomingtonBostonBozemanBranchvilleBuffaloCambridgeCedar FallsCeder FallsChicagoColumbiaConcordDenverElmhurstEvanstonFayetevilleFayettevilleGarrison

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$14M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$14,429,768$9,682,601$7,932,663
Revenue$17,473,538$12,389,267$11,646,812
Expenses$13,174,832$11,803,727$10,606,932
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$358,157$264,435$818,419
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$284K$568K$853K$1M11 grants202016 grants202116 grants202220 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

University of Delaware$57KTibetan Community Develo…$50KPlateanx LLC$49KThe office of Tibet$47KWild Neko Pictures Inc$47KTibetan Community of NYNJ$45KIndiana University$39KNorth Western University$34KUniversity at Buffalo$31KGeorgia Institute of Tec…$24K

Grant Size Distribution

85 grants across all recorded years

75<$50K9$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ROBERT ANKERSONPRESIDENT$167KLHAKPA JHANGOWADIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND GRANTS$80KYANGZOM SHAWADIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP AND …$79K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GEOFFREY MENINVICE CHAIRMAN1
MICHAEL LEMLECHAIRMAN1
CHAMPA N WEINREBTRUSTEE1
ETHAN DAVID GOLDINGSTRUSTEE1
JIGME SHINGSARTRUSTEE1
NIMA R T BINARATRUSTEE1
NINA SCHROEDERTRUSTEE1
RINCHEN DHARLOTRUSTEE1
TENZIN C WANGYALTRUSTEE1
TENZING T LAMATRUSTEE1
TSEWANG NAMGYALTRUSTEE1
LHAKPA JHANGOWADIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND GRANTS35$79,637
ROBERT ANKERSONPRESIDENT35$166,780
YANGZOM SHAWADIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION35$78,581

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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