The Frederick P Lenz Foundation For American Buddhism

Foundation Overview

They've funded 135 grants worth $1,392,001

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?

—Total Assets

$12,771,790

—Total Giving

$1,392,001

—Grant Median

$7,000

Past Grantees 135

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
American Buddhist Society $25,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Unrestricted 2021
Arrow Journal $10,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Unrestricted 2021
Hebrew Union College $12,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Inward Bound Mindful $10,000 Concord, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Loyola Marymount $12,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Mind,And,Life,Institute $3,500 Charlottesville, VA, US Unrestricted 2021
Mindful,Schools $50,000 Emeryville, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Naropa $102,208 Boulder, CO, US Unrestricted 2021
The,Treasury,Of,Lives $3,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Brooklyn,Zen,Center $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Buddhist,Insights,Meditation,Inc $3,500 West Orange, NJ, US Unrestricted 2021
Center,For,Contemplative,Mind,In,Society,Inc $7,500 Florence, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Emmanuel,College $5,500 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Flourish,Foundation $7,000 Hailey, ID, US Unrestricted 2021
Friends,Of,Zen $5,000 Appleton, WI, US Unrestricted 2021
Holistic,Life,Foundation,Inc $8,000 Baltimore, MD, US Unrestricted 2021
Insightla,Meditation $7,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Institute,For,Jewish,Spirituality,Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Lions,Roar,Dharma,Center $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Mission,Be,Inc $8,000 Port Jefferson, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
New,York,Insight,Meditation,Center $7,500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Rocky,Mountain,Ecodharma,Retreat,Center $10,000 Ward, CO, US Unrestricted 2021
Rubin,Museum,Shelley,&,Donald,Rubin,Cultural,Tr $5,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
South,Tech,Charter,Academy,Inc $5,000 Boynton Beach, FL, US Unrestricted 2021
The,Insight,Project,For,Kids,Nfp $7,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
The,Dharma,Bums,Dba,Dharma,Bum,Temple $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
The,Garrison,Institute,Inc $5,000 Garrison, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
The,Tibet,Center $3,500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
University,Of,Ca,Berkeley,Foundation $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Valecitos,Mountain,Refuge $5,000 Tierra Amarilla, NM, US Unrestricted 2021
Veteran's,Path,Inc $10,000 Colorado Springs, CO, US Unrestricted 2021
Veteran's,Yoga,Project,Inc $10,000 Alameda, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Zen,Hospice,Project,Dba,Zen,Care,Giving,Project $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Zen,Life,&,Meditation,Center,Chicago $10,000 Oak Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Zen,Peacemakers,Inc,Aka,Zen,Peacemakers,Int'l $10,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
American,Buddhist,Society $25,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Unrestrocted 2020
Arrow,Journal $10,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Unrestricted 2020
Be,Meditation,Group $2,500 Walnut, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Bodhi,Youth,America $2,500 Garden Grove, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Center,For,Mindful,Learning $15,000 Lowell, VT, US Unrestricted 2020
Hebrew,Union,College $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Insight,Meditation,Society $7,500 Barre, MA, US Unrestricted 2020
International,Asso,For,Hv $5,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2020
Inward,Bound,Mindful $7,500 Concord, MA, US Unrestricted 2020
Loyola,Marymount $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Mind,And,Life,Institute $10,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Unrestricted 2020
Mindful,Schools $7,500 Emeryville, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
Naropa $65,208 Boulder, CO, US Unrestricted 2020
Outreach,Information,Svc $2,500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Pipers,Angels,Foundation $2,500 Jupiter, FL, US Unrestricted 2020
Sanshin,Zen,Community $3,250 Bloomington, IN, US Unrestricted 2020
South,Tech,Charter,Aca $2,500 Boynton Beach, FL, US Unrestricted 2020
The,Insight,Project,For,Kids $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2020
The,Treasury,Of,Lives $1,500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Tricycle,Foundation,Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2020
Naropa,University $46,208 Boulder, CO, US Unrestricted 2018
Be,Meditation,Group $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Loyola,Marymount,University $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Center,For,Mindful,Learning $500 Lowell, VT, US Unrestricted 2018
Prison,Mindfulness,Institute $10,000 South Deerfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2018
Vallecitos,Mountain,Retreat,Center $7,500 Durango, CO, US Unrestricted 2018
Against,The,Stream $500 Santa Monica, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Mindfulness,Peace,Project $500 Niwot, CO, US Unrestricted 2018
Pema,Karpo,Meditation,Center $500 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2018
Contemplative,Life $2,500 Austin, TX, US Unrestricted 2018
Veteran's,Path $25,000 Mount Juliet, TN, US Unrestricted 2018
Instill,Mindfulness,Swva $7,500 Floyd, VA, US Unrestricted 2018
Ta'leef,Collective $7,500 Fremont, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Dawn,Mntn,Ctr,For,Tibetan,Buddhism $500 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2018
Buddhist,Insights,Meditation,Inc $7,500 Arverne, NY, US Unrestricted 2018
Minds,Inc $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2018
Mindfulness,In,Law,Society $13,000 St Louis, MO, US Unrestricted 2018
Freedom,Project $15,000 St Lves, N/A, AS Unrestricted 2018
Grand,Rapids,Buddhist,Temple $5,000 Grand Rapids, MI, US Unrestricted 2018
Holistic,Life,Foundation $10,000 Baltimore, MD, US Unrestricted 2018
Florish,Foundation $7,500 Hailey, ID, US Unrestricted 2018
North,American,Buddish,Alliance $9,000 Seattle, WA, US Unrestricted 2018
Compassion,Work,For,All,Inc $2,500 Little Rock, AZ, US Unrestricted 2018
Zen,Meditation,Of,New,Orleans $12,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2018
Mindful,Life,Project $30,000 Richmond, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Shambhala,Center,Of,Chicago $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2018
Soji,Zen,Center $500 Lansdowne, PA, US Unrestricted 2018
New,York,University $1,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2018
Ramapo,College,Foundation $500 Mahwah, NJ, US Unrestricted 2018
Rubin,Museum,Of,Art $500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2018
New,York,Foundation,For,Arts $1,300 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2018
Flagstaff,Insight,Mediatation,Community $5,000 Flagstaff, AZ, US Unrestricted 2018
Institue,For,Jewish,Spirituality $10,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2018
Veterans,Yoga,Project $9,250 Alameda, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Buddhist,Arts,And,Film,Festival $1,000 Boulder, CO, US Unrestricted 2018
Lionsroar,Foundation $10,000 Action, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
George,C,Marshall,High,School $1,000 Falls Church, VA, US Unrestricted 2018
Buddhist,Parthways,Prison,Project $15,000 Sacramento, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Zen,Life,And,Meditation,Center,Chicago $25,000 Oak Park, IL, US Unrestricted 2018
University,Corporation,Sfsu $6,000 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
University,Of,Sourthern,California $3,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Long,Beach,Meditation $5,000 Long Beach, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Community,Initiatives $5,000 Altadena, CA, US Unrestricted 2018
Naropa,University $49,333 Boulder, CO, US Unrestricted 2017
Tricycle,Foundation $0 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2017
Treasure,Human,Life $40,000 Hendersonville, NC, US Unrestricted 2017
Be,Meditation,Group $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Loyola,Marymount,University $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Center,For,Mindful,Learning $15,000 Lowell, VT, US Unrestricted 2017
Brooklyn,Zen,Center $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2017
Prison,Mindfulness,Institute $20,000 South Deerfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2017
Southwestern,Law,School $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Vallecitos,Mountain,Retreat,Center $10,000 Durango, CO, US Unrestricted 2017
Against,The,Stream $10,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Mindfulness,Peace,Project $9,000 Niwot, CO, US Unrestricted 2017
University,Of,The,West $15,000 Rosemead, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Pema,Karpo,Meditation,Center $10,000 Memphis, TN, US Unrestricted 2017
Contemplative,Life $10,000 Austin, TX, US Unrestricted 2017
Unity,Tables $2,500 Greenfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2017
San,Francisco,Zen,Center $15,000 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Veteran's,Path $2,500 Mount Juliet, TN, US Unrestricted 2017
The,University,Corporation,Sfsu $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Instill,Mindfulness,Swva $10,000 Floyd, VA, US Unrestricted 2017
Ta'leef,Collective $2,500 Fremont, CA, US Unrestricted 2017
Dawn,Mntn,Ctr,For,Tibetan,Buddhism $18,500 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2017
Buddhist,Insights,Meditation,Inc $2,500 Arverne, NY, US Unrestricted 2017
Minds,Inc $15,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2017
Naropa,University $41,833 Boulder, CO, US Unrestricted 2016
Tricycle,Foundation $31,661 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
Prison,Dharma,Network $10,000 South Deerfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2016
On,A,Mission,Inc $750 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2016
Loyola,Marymount,University $7,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2016
Shambhala,Center,Of,Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2016
Brooklyn,Zen,Center $2,500 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
The,Zen,Foundation $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Unrestricted 2016
Sonoma,Mountain,Zen,Center $2,500 Santa Rosa, CA, US Unrestricted 2016
New,York,Zen,Center,For,Contemplative,Care $15,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
New,York,University $17,500 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2016
Minds,Inc $5,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2016
University,Of,The,West $5,000 Rosemead, CA, US Unrestricted 2016
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Contact Information

EIN 134014022
Website http://www.fredericklenzfoundation.org
Address 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 600 Los Angeles, CA 90025-3328

Key People (3)

Director,vp,treasurer Lisa Lewinson
Director,,Ceo,,Chairman Norman Oberstein
Director Rob Francais