Mission
Support and grow the teaching and practice of Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka globally. VCF's efforts aim to make Vipassana meditation courses more widely available to more people worldwide.
Community Foundation
Vipassana Community Foundation
Vipassana Community Foundation is a Community Foundation headquartered in Onalaska, WA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.5M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $4.6M total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 263577879
Onalaska, WA
Protestant
NTEE: X21
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$4.6M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Vipassana Community Foundation
How Vipassana Community Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $96 for programs
$94
In 2024, VCF disbursed 83 grants totaling $2,057,830
$2
The organization established special funds, including endowments, for donors that wish to utilize earnings to further advance support and maintenance of Vipassana Meditation Centers and their affiliates
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
RELIGION RELATED
$345,360
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$105,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$42,519
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
$20,000
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$8,000
Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Board Member
Arthur Nichols
Secretary
Daniel Dodd
Vice President
Dawn Branam
Board Member
John Beary
Board Member
Neha Shroff
Board Member
Nilendu Jani
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $4.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $4.4M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $760K | $4.4M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $417K | $904K | $1.2M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $417K to $2.5M (+490%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.