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The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism: 2 grants to organizations, $45,333 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 2 grants to organizations totaling $45,333 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 16, 2026. The largest was $41,833 to Naropa University in Boulder, CO for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 134014022
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $15,112,241
- Grants paid
- $45,333
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 16, 2026, IRS object ID 202621979349100722. It reported $45,333 in grants paid; 2 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naropa University | Boulder, CO | Unrestricted | $41,833 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Boulder Mountain Zendo | Salt Lake City, UT | Unrestricted | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349103564. It reported $710,333 in grants paid; 60 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naropa University | Boulder, CO | Unrestricted | $41,833 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drala Mountain Center | Red Feather Lakes, CO | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dhammadharini | Penngrove, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shambhala USA | Burbank, CA | Unrestricted | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tara Mandala | Pagosa Springs, CO | Unrestricted | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dharma Bum Temple | San Diego, CA | Unrestricted | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dharmadatta Community | Orange, VA | Unrestricted | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lineage Project Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola Maramount University | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Profound Treasury Dharma Foundation | Sleepy Hollow, NY | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Treasure Caretaker Training | Boulder, CO | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barre Center for Buddhist Studies | Barre, ME | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York University | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prison Dharma Network Inc | South Deerfield, MA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soto Zen Buddhist Association | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sukhasiddhi Foundation | Novato, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Garrison Institute | Garrison, NY | Unrestricted | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upaya Zen Center Inc | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Veteran's Yoga Project Inc | Alameda, CA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of the West | Rosemead, CA | Unrestricted | Education | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tashi Gatsel Ling Buddhist Center | Gray, ME | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boundless in Motion | Boulder, CO | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Zen Center | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One River Zen | Ottawa, IL | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Zen Institute | Santa Rosa, CA | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pastoral Care and Counseling Institute | Carrboro, NC | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lotus Institute Inc | Pataskala, OH | Unrestricted | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Initiatives | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mission Be Inc | Islip, NY | Unrestricted | Youth development | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | Unrestricted | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Institute of Buddhist Studies Inc | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daihonzan Chozen-Ji International Zen Dojo | Honolulu, HI | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bodhi Manda Zen Center | Jemez Springs, NM | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin | Honolulu, HI | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lion's Roar Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Zen Center | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sati Center for Buddhist Studies | Redwood City, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Secular Dharma Foundation | Harlan, IA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sweetwater Zen Center | National City, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TLC Transitional Life Care | Ashland, OR | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Village Zendo Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Zen Inc | Appleton, WI | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Be Meditation Group | Covina, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mindful Living Revolution | Black Mountain, NC | Unrestricted | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitra Path Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Human Kindness Foundation | Durham, NC | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zen Peacemakers Inc | Boulder, CO | Unrestricted | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Zen Meditation Center | Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palyul Changchub Dargyeling Ohio | Richfield, OH | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rubin Museum of Art | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Triratna Ordination Training Inc | Cragsmoor, NY | Unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beyond the Cell | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dharma Gates Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village of Love and Resistance | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Treasury of Lives Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Long Beach Meditation | Long Beach, CA | Unrestricted | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Collective Foundation | Covina, CA | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Buddhist Churches of America | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $202,500 |
| Education | $86,000 |
| Human services | $21,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $16,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $15,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $13,000 |
| Youth development | $12,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $242,000 |
| Colorado | $155,666 |
| New York | $132,000 |
| North Carolina | $29,500 |
| Maine | $28,000 |
| Illinois | $27,500 |
| New Mexico | $25,000 |
| Hawaii | $20,500 |
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Updated July 16, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.