WiB 2023

Veteran’s Path P.O. Box 38546Colorado Springs, CO  80937Website: veteranspath.org Description of Organization Veteran’s Path was established in 2008 when two mindfulness and meditation teachers came together to share a mutual concern about what was happening to returning veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2010 women veterans came to Veteran’s Path and requested that they hold women-specific…

Veterans Outdoors Adventures North Dakota, Inc 6885 84th Ave SWMott, ND 58646Website: veteransoutdoors.org Description of Organization Veterans Outdoors Adventures is dedicated to the mental and emotional health of veterans through adventures that are designed to help heal. Grant(s) Awarded In 2019, A Women in Buddhism grant was awarded in support of the Women’s 2019 Retreat…

University of the West 1409 Walnut Grove AveRosemead, CA 91770Website:  uwest.edu Description of Organization University of the West is a Buddhist-founded, accredited, private, non-profit university located in Rosemead, CA, currently serving between 300-400 students seeking certificates, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in the following programs: Buddhist Chaplaincy, Business, English (including English-as-a-Second-Language), General Studies, Psychology, and…

Tergar International 1621 E. Henneprin Ave Suite 210Minneapolis, MN 55414Website: tergar.org Description of Organization Tergar Meditation Community teaches practices that cultivate awareness, compassion, and wisdom, and support a diverse, international community of practitioners at all levels of commitment and experience. Tergar offers two main programs: The Joy of Living, suitable for all meditators at all levels;…

Tara Mandala 4000 USFS Rd. #649Pagosa Springs, CO 81147Website: taramandala.org Description of Organization Tara Mandala is an international Buddhist Community centered at Tara Mandala Retreat Center in the mountains of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The organization is guided by Lama Tsultrim Allione and her Tibetan teachers to foster the development of innate wisdom for the benefit…

San Francisco Zen Center 300 Page StreetSan Francisco, CA  94102website: sfzc.org Description of Organization San Francisco Zen Center is a nonprofit religious organization that was established in 1962 for the practice of Zen Buddhist meditation and teachings. Today, San Francisco Zen Center is the largest Buddhist community outside of Asia. It offers many, varied programs…

Reciprocity Foundation 151 W. 19th Street Suite 1101New York, NY 10011Telephone: (718) 594-44670Website: reciprocityfoundation.org Description of Organization The Reciprocity Foundation was founded in 2005 with a mission to enable homeless and at-risk youth to achieve their full potential.  They offer a combination of career, educational advancement and holistic health programs that draw heavily on Buddhist…

The Mindfulness Project at New York University The Mindfulness Project at New York University 238 Thompson Street, 4th FloorNew York, New York 10012212-998-2017Website: nyu.eduEmail: spiritual.life@nyu.edu Description of Organization The Mindfulness Project program unites faculty, staff and students of NYU interested in learning meditation practices from multiple wisdom traditions. This program aspires to enrich participants’ lives through…

Buddhist Insights Meditation, Inc. 504 Beach 68th StreetArverne, NY 11692Website:  buddhistinsights.com Description of Organization Buddhist Insights Meditation, Inc. connects people with Buddhist monks and nuns. Its mission is to make monastic teachings more accessible and culturally relevant in NYC, while granting affordable high-quality meditation options to the general public. Since its inception in January 2016,…

Brown University Religious Studies Department Box 1927Providence, RI 02912Telephone: (401) 863-3104Website: brown.eduAttn: Harold Roth Description of Organization Contemplative Studies Initiative at Brown University, is devoted to the research and teaching in human techniques and experience of tranquil, attentive awareness and concomitant epistemological and moral insights across human history and across traditions. This initiative proposes to…

Brooklyn Zen Center 505 Carroll Street, Suite 2ABrooklyn, NY 11215Telephone: (718) 701-1083Website: brooklynzen.org Description of Organization The mission of the Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC) is to maintain a space for sitting meditation, for formal Soto Zen Buddhist practice, and for the study of Buddhist ethics and philosophy. The vision is to embody the wisdom, compassion,…

Boulder Mountain Zendo 1375 Military WaySalt Lake City, UT  84103Telephone: (801) 556-1850Website: bouldermountainzendo.org Description of Organization The Boulder Mountain Zendo, founded by Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei and Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Sensei, is a center for Zen study and practice. They are both Dharma successors of Soten Genpo Roshi, whose teacher was Taezan Maezumi Roshi. Zen…

BE Meditation Group 340 S. Lemon Ave. #2644Walnut, CA  91789Website: benonprofit.org Description of Organization BE Meditation Group began in June of 2016 with a single purpose; to promote and support organizations bringing meditation into the mainstream. In conjunction with their partner, Black Zen, a movement initiated to improve the health and well-being of minorities, BE…

Awakened Life P.O. Box 2368Santa Fe, NM 87504Telephone: (505) 983-4505Website:  joansutherlanddharmaworks.org/ Description of Organization Awakened Life is a re-imagining of the Zen koan tradition that is rooted in its original values: Life as a process of awakening; meditation, inquiry, imagination, and relationship as ways to discover and deepen that awakening; and creativity and caring for our world…