Funders › DE › Bess Family Foundation › 2023
Grants paid by Bess Family Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 27-0284495 · Manchester, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T90
In tax year 2023, Bess Family Foundation (EIN 27-0284495) reported 36 grants paid totaling $1,348,749. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | University of Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WI | C | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Inquiring Systems Inc Santa Rosa, CA | B | $125,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Natural Dharma Fellowship Springfield, NH | B | $125,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Mind & Life Institute Charlottesville, VA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Brown University Providence, RI | U | $93,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Shambhala USA Camden, CT | C | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Insight Meditation Community of Washington Montgomry Vlg, MD | B | $69,900 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc Attleboro, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism Inc Escondido, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute San Francisco, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Inc Barre, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Sacred Mountain Sangha Sebastopol, CA | B | $25,400 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Saranaloka Foundation San Rafael, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Lotus Institute Inc Pataskala, OH | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center Boulder, CO | C | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Zen Peacemakers Inc Sunderland, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Prison Dharma Network Inc Deerfield, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Sounds True Foundation Lafayette, CO | C | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Regents of the University of California Davis, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Upaya Zen Center Inc Santa Fe, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Mindful Living Revolution Black Mtn, NC | U | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Open Learning Exchange Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Mountain Cloud Zen Center Inc Santa Fe, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Cambridge Insight Meditation Center Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Tricycle Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Buddhist Peace Fellowship Berkeley, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Durango Sangha Durango, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Jubilee Justice Inc Oakland, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Opencollective Foundation Covina, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Interdependence Project Brooklyn, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Boundless in Motion Boulder, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Essex County Community Fdn Inc Beverly, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc Malden, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Lineage Project Inc New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Insight Meditation Society Inc Barre, MA | B | $320 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Inc Saint Paul, MN | B | $129 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422919349100712 |
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