Sachen Foundation Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Educational institutions (monasteries, nunneries, schools)
Other requirements
- Organizations aligned with Sakya Buddhist tradition
- Publishing organizations focused on Buddhist teachings
- Organizations serving Buddhist communities
Overview
Geographic Scope: International, with focus on Sakya Buddhist organizations in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia, and North America
Mission: Transform lives and communities through Buddhist education and publication
Grant Focus Areas
- Buddhist monastic education and training
- Academic education integrated with Sakya tradition
- Buddhist nun education and practice
- Buddhist publication and translation of teachings
- Buddhist textual preservation and dissemination
Eligibility
- Organizations aligned with Sakya Buddhist tradition
- Educational institutions (monasteries, nunneries, schools)
- Publishing organizations focused on Buddhist teachings
- Organizations serving Buddhist communities
Grant Cycle History
- Inaugural grant cycle: September 2018
- First awards: 2019 (six recipients)
- Grants appear to be awarded annually
2019 Grant Recipients
- Sakya Centre Education Department (India)
- Sakya Academy (India)
- Sakya Nunnery (India)
- Kalimpong Sakya Monastery (India)
- Melody of Dharma Magazine (International)
- Tsechen Kunchab Ling (North America)
What They Fund
- Educational expenses for monks and nuns
- Academic curriculum and instruction
- Publication and printing costs
- Staff salaries and operational expenses
- Translation and publishing of Buddhist texts
- Development of online catalogs and repositories
- Digital resources and learning materials
Contact Information
Location: Minnesota, United States
What Sachen Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Sachen Foundation reported $89K in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2022, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2022
- 1
- Total given
- $7,500
- Median grant
- $7,500
- By dollars: Massachusetts 100%. Top recipient cities: Barre, MA.
Example grants
Barre Center for Buddhist · Barre, MA
Buddhist studies
$7,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Religious
- Faith-based
- Education
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