Public Charity

PEMA CHODRON FOUNDATION

PEMA CHODRON FOUNDATION, of Steamboat Springs, CO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.1M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $6.3M in total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $224K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 205958865 Steamboat Springs, CO Buddhism NTEE: X50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$6.3M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$224K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Support and encouragement of Buddhist monasticism and the Buddhist tradition world-wide, and to manifest the Buddhist vision by providing support and assistance to community-based organizations that serve marginalized populations such as distressed families (especially children and teens), abused individuals, the incarcerated, and drug addicts. In addition, to create and support a permanent Endowment Fund so that it can carry on these activities into the distant future.

Where $100 goes at Pema Chodron Foundation

How Pema Chodron Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$46
Various Other Programs
49% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 42 organizations
$21
Drala Mountain Center is located on 600 acres in a mountain valley in Northern Colorado which has hosted Buddhist and other contemplative retreats snce 1971
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 600 acres
$15
Gampo Abbey is a Buddhist monastery founded in 1983 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
17% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
RELIGION RELATED
$30,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,350
2023
RELIGION RELATED
$70,500
2021
For recipient's exempt purpose
$56,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,100

Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Arvo Fallon
Treasurer Cathryn Mayer
Foundation Mgr. Glenna Olmsted
Vice President Marjorie Rodgers
Secretary Martha Kirkman
Chairman Pema Chodron

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$122,750 8 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$101,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.1M $1.9M $6.3M
2023 $771K $1.3M $6.5M
2022 $1.0M $1.7M $6.4M
2021 $1.9M $1.3M $8.2M
2020 $994K $1.4M $6.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $994K to $1.1M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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