“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal Responsibility, not only nation-to-nation and human-to- human, but also human to other forms of life.”
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
MISSION OF THE TIBET FUND
The Tibet Fund’s mission is to preserve the distinct cultural and national identity of the Tibetan people. Since 1981, under the patronage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Tibet Fund has been the primary funding organization for health care, education, refugee rehabilitation, religious and cultural preservation, elder care and community and economic development programs serving more than 127,935 Tibetan refugee men, women and children living in India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Our aim is to promote self-reliance and help sustain the cohesiveness of the exile community. In Tibet, our support is directed to orphanages, eye care and other health programs and educational projects that aid impoverished and marginalized Tibetans. Please go to www.tibetfund.org and visit the “About Us” page for more information on our history and financial information and like us at www.facebook.com/tibetfund TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from Rinchen Dharlo, President of The Tibet Fund 1
Board of Directors and Staff 1
Program Highlights: 2 Humanitarian Assistance 3 Sponsorship Program 3 Education and Professional Development 4 Economic and Community Development 5 Healthcare 7 Religion and Culture 9 Programs in Tibet and Nepal 10
Statement of Financial Position 11
Statement of Activities 12
2011 Donors and Friends 13
Dear friends of The Tibet Fund, 2011 marked over 30 years of service by The Tibet Fund on behalf of the Tibetan people. During this time, I have personally wit- nessed The Tibet Fund grow from a single part-time staff member, working on a desk provided by the Office of Tibet, to one of the primary funding sources for programs and initiatives that give Ti- betans enormous support in so many fields. Through our collective efforts, in 2011 we raised more than $1,753,000 which enabled us to continue our assistance to Tibetans, both in exile and in Tibet, and to ensure that Tibetan language, culture, and identity remain a vibrant part of our global community.
Our work would not be possible without the support of our loyal Message from the President of The Tibet Fund Message from the President of The Tibet donors, Board, and friends who have stood with us shoulder to shoulder as we have grown. While many times the situation in THE TIBET FUND Tibet seems to be hopeless, it is this shared commitment to the pres- BOARD OF DIRECTORS ervation of Tibetan culture and its unique way of life, coupled with hope for a better future, that provides the heart connection that Mickey Lemle, Chairman binds us. Geoffrey Menin, Vice President Jessica Brackman, Secretary 2011 was a year of growth and the refinement of our mission. We Susan M. Holgate, Treasurer Shep Gordon undertook a strategic planning review with the Board and staff of Gail Gross The Tibet Fund and now we are in a stronger position than ever to Thupten Jinpa Langri take on the challenges ahead. We provided much needed profes- Elizabeth Lindsey sional training to Tibetans and continued to administer two fed- Gelek Rinpoche eral grants for new refugees and the Tibetan Scholarship Program Yodon Thonden Tom Sargent from the Humanitarian Assistance grant, helping to establish the Jane Wells future leaders of Tibet. In Tibet, we supported orphanages, eye care Tsewang Namgyal programs, and educational projects that benefited elders, and both Kalsang Phuntsok needy and marginalized Tibetans, including children. Kelsang Aukatsang Rinchen Dharlo, President (Ex- officio) You will find more details on these programs in the following pag- es, but I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank STAFF you on behalf of monks, nuns, elders, students, and other Tibetan beneficiaries worldwide for your ongoing commitment to the cul- Rinchen Dharlo, President tural preservation of Tibet and to a vision of hope for the future. Robyn Brentano, Executive Director Tenzing Choephel Chumeego, Tibetan Scholarship Program Coordinator Rhianna L. Murphy, Director of Finance and Administration Yangzom Shawa, Sponsorship Coordina- tor and Office Administrator Rinchen Dharlo Timothy Silcott, Development Director President
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Working Together for the People of Tibet
In 2011, The Tibet Fund continued to work closely with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) to maxi- mize resources and serve the needs of Tibetan refugees. Our funding supported institutions and grassroots organizations that provide education, health care, rehabilitation of newly-arrived refugees, elder care, economic development, and religious and cultural preservation programs, which promote self-reliance and help sustain the cohesiveness of the exile community
Program Development a Board and staff conducted in-depth strategic tion Center in Dharamsala by Honorable Timothy planning review and refined The Tibet Fund’s mis- J. Roemer, U.S. Ambassador to India, on February sion and goals, as well as identified funding, organi- 23, 2011. zational capacity issues and program priorities, de- signed better grant reporting and request processes; a Constituted a three-member Student Selection Committee to carry out the selection procedures of a Continued partnership with The Johns Hopkins the students under the Tibetan Scholarship Program Bloomberg School of Public Health and the CTA’s for one year in India and another four-member Se- Department of Health (DoH) for the development of lection Committee in Nepal. a Health Information System; Fundraising
a Raised or received a total of $1,789,627 for 32 pro- grams and projects in exile and in Tibet; including a total of $290,545 from private individuals
a Raised a total of $163,587 from private individuals for sponsorships of 187 monks and nuns at 18 mon- asteries and 12 nunneries; for 3,309 children, includ- ing 22 disabled children, at 41 schools in the exile Tibetan school system in India and Nepal; and for a Continued to facilitate the Friends of Delek fund- three orphanages in Tibet; raising campaign for Tibetan Delek Hospital’s TB Prevention and Treatment Program; a Managed The Tibet Fund’s 21st U.S. government- funded Humanitarian Assistance (PRM) grant with a Developed a Business Process Outsourcing proj- $1,990,588 distributed in 2011; ect in partnership with the Federation of Tibetan Co- operatives; a Provided 30 graduate students in India with a to- tal of $30,535 in scholarships under our Professional a Administered the U.S. government-funded Tibet- Scholarship Program; an Scholarship Program, which brought 25 students to the U.S. to study in 2011; a Assisted the Theosophical Society of America (TSA) to present His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a Given a 5 Star rating by Guidestar for program Chicago; TSA donated $250,000 from the proceeds cost effectiveness, the highest available. of the visit to The Tibet Fund; a Inauguration of new Tibetan Refugee Recep- a BFM Digital released two albums to raise funds
2 for The Tibet Fund. “Thundril” (Unity) and “Dhod- In 2011, The Tibet Fund supported immediate re- ma” (Origin) were conceived by producers Joshua covery efforts, including: reconstruction of a school; Jacobs, president of Synaptic Fusion Entertainment, construction of a new health clinic and the first and Steven Weber, president of BFM Digital, along residential kindergarten in Yushu; the purchase of with Rinchen Dharlo, President of The Tibet Fund. washing machines, water heating units and diesel generators, a school bus; assistance to nomads who a Dreams for Tibet, Seattle was held again this year subsist on herding, farming and harvesting of cater- on April 30, 2011 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church pillar fungus; construction of new milling facilities, in Seattle, Washington. Tenzin Norzom, Quang and establishment of guidelines for a small business Bui, Tim Feetham, Betty Feetham, Susie Cantor micro-loan program to benefit local Tibetan business and Derek Johnson organized the event. Nearly 300 owners. guests, volunteers, and performers generated over $14,500 through donations and silent auction bids. Sponsorship a The Laughing Buddha Music released Tenzin Kunsel’s “Nangma Toeshay” The producer and Kunsel will contribute 10% of their net proceeds from this CD to The Tibet Fund for the support of our Professional Scholarship Project.
Humanitarian Assistance
PRM Grant - Since 1991 The Tibet Fund has worked with the US Department of State Bureau of Popu- lation, Refugees and Migration (PRM) for refugee rehabilitation, food, clothing and medical care at re- ception centers in Delhi and Dharamsala. In addi- tion, the PRM grant provides healthcare, clean water and sanitation to various settlements; education and care for newly arrived children and young adults; and provides traditional learning centers where Ti- The Tibet Fund’s Sponsorship Program - The Tibet betans can pursue religious studies. In 2011 The Ti- Fund solicits funds, primarily through our website, bet Fund received a total of $2,173,531 for human for the sponsorship of monks, nuns, school children, assistance. and the elderly in the exile community in Nepal and India. In 2011, 137 monks, 50 nuns, 3,309 children, 22 disabled children, 12 elders, and seven performing arts students were sponsored. These sponsorships are vitally important to the monastic institutions, schools, and elder homes in the exile community, which constantly struggle to provide nutritious meals, clothing, educational materials, health care, and other necessities to their residents.
The Tibet Fund underwrites 100% of the adminis- tration fees so we can send 100% of the donations Yushu Earthquake Fund - In April 2010, The Tibet directly to those who need it most. Our Sponsorship Fund’s donors generously expressed their concern Coordinator devotes considerable time to serving for the victims of the tragic earthquake in Yushu the sponsors who donate to the program through Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The Tibet Fund our website. She ensures that the beneficiaries main- raised more than $122,000 to aid recovery efforts af- tain contact with their sponsors and follows up on ter the 6.9 magnitude earthquake leveled the town sponsors’ requests for information about the person of Jyekundo (Kyegudo). Approximately 2,700 peo- or people they are sponsoring. ple died and an estimated 12,178 were injured (1,424 severely).
3 Education and Professional Development
The Tibet Fund Anniversary Gala, 30 Years of Ser- vice - The Tibet Fund celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner at The Pierre Hotel. The event was hosted by Chef Eric Ripert, television personal- ity and co-owner of Le Bernardin restaurant. At this year’s event we honored three cherished friends of The Tibet Fund: actor Richard Gere for his dedica- tion to protecting the people’s Tibetan cultural iden- tity and human rights, and Shelley and Donald Ru- bin for their devotion to the preservation, study and enjoyment of Himalayan art, and for improving the Eric Ripert recruited some of the best chefs in New York to donate their time and talents to the gala: Stephane Becht, April Bloomfield, David Chang, Tom Colicchio, Scott Conant, Dan Kluger, Mark Ladner, Anita Lo, Laurent Manrique and Joseph Realmuto. Also, many generous artists and photog- raphers donated their work for the successful silent auction: Francesco Clemente, Robert Wilson, Louise Fishman, Lynn Davis, Joni Sternbach, Jason Florio, Brian English and Sean Perry.
Professional Scholarship Program for the Exile Community - The Professional Scholarship Pro- quality of life in the exile community. The event was gram (PSP) for Tibetan refugee students was estab- a great success and we raised more than $240,000, lished in 2008 in order to overcome the shortage of which will enable The Tibet Fund to continue its trained professionals in the Tibetan exile communi- humanitarian assistance to Tibetans in exile and in ty, particularly in the medical and healthcare fields. Tibet, and ensure that Tibetan language, culture and In the past, due to the cost of post-secondary edu- identity remain a vibrant part of our global commu- cation and the lack of scholarship funds available, nity. many students were discouraged from pursuing professional degrees, leading to a dependence upon His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent a special greeting services outside of the community. The PSP has to The Tibet Fund and our guests, read by Lobsang been able to provide scholarships to students pursu- Nyandak, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai ing professional degrees, whose skills help to build Lama for the Americas: the capacity of the Tibetan community in exile. This year, a total of $30,535 was sent to the Department of “Through The Tibet Fund’s steadfast Education to support 30 Students. efforts and the generosity of its donors, Ti- Tibetan Scholarship Program - Since 1989, the Ti- betans in exile and in Tibet have been able to bet Fund has administered the U.S. Department of create programs and strengthen institutions State-funded Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP) that are essential to the preservation of our in collaboration with the Scholarship section of the unique and rich cultural heritage and nation- CTA’s Department of Education. al identity.” As of 2011, the TSP enabled 390 Tibetan students to attend masters degree and one-year certificate pro- grams in some of the best American universities and colleges. In 2011, 25 students participated in the program, studying in fields such as Chinese Stud- ies, International Development, International Nego- tiations, International Relations, Journalism, Law,
4 Business, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Public Active Nonviolence Education Center - Administration, Public Health, School Counseling, The Active Nonviolence Education Center (ANEC) School Curriculum, and Special Education. Over was established to further His Holiness the Dalai La- the years, alumni from the program have returned ma’s message of non-violence and to teach the ways to India and Nepal to serve the exile community as of a non-violent lifestyle. ANEC hopes to educate officials in the CTA, educators, health workers, busi- the Tibetan community on the foundational impor- ness leaders, and heads of local community-based tance of active non-violence in the struggle for Tibet. organizations. The Tibet Fund continued to support ANEC in 2011
with a designated donation of $25,460 by The Gen- dler Family Foundation.
Economic and Community With dissolution of High Level Scholarship Com- mittee of CTA in 2011, the Tibet Fund formed a TSP Development Student Selection Committee (SSC) in India headed Central Tibet Administration by Mr. Thupten Dorjee to process the pre and post Department of Finance - in 2011, The Isdell selection for applicants with the following members; Foundation provided a total of $200,000 to the CTA’s Geshe Kalsang Damdul, Vice Principal, Institute of Department of Finance. $75,000 went towards the Buddhist Dialectics and Mr. Karma Chungdak, Di- update of the computer systems in all CTA depart- rector, Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society. In response ments; $25,000 was utilized to overhaul the CTA’s to the request from Bureau of Educational and Cul- website, Tibet.net; $50,000 was used to develop Tibet tural Affairs (BECA) at US DoS, another committee Online Television; $50,000 went towards supporting was formed in Nepal, chaired by Ms. Doma Tsomo, Kashag expenses. Former APTD member and TSP Alumni to process the pre and post selection for applicants in Nepal. Department of Home - $75,000 was given by The committee members included Mr. Tsering Top- The Isdell Foundation as a designated donation for gyal, Secretary, Snow Lion Foundation; Ven. Jampa the CTA’s building repairs and maintenance. $11,000 Phuntsok and Norbu Tsering, Principals of Srongts- was given by Dr. Victoria Sujata for the construction en Bhrikuti High School and Namgyal Higher Sec- of an elderly home in Kalimpong. Ann M. Down, ondary School respectively. on behalf of the Good Works Institute, Inc, raised $6,000. The Department of Home used this money
5 to build a playground in Hunsur Rabgayling Settle- equality. In 2011, The Tibet Fund, through the sup- ment in collaboration with Tibetan Delek Hospital. port of The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, was able to provide a grant of $18,059 to the Tibetan Women’s Association for the organization of the 2nd Advanced Tibetan Women’s Leadership training, held November 21 – 30, 2011 in New Delhi, India. The objective of the training was to inspire leader- ship and empower women to have more active roles in the decision-making processes of the CTA.
Conference: River Water Issues - From November 18 – 20, 2011, the Foundation for Non-violent Alter- natives and the India International Center held a conference in New Delhi titled, “River Water Issues: Perspectives and Challenges for Asia.” The goal of Blue Book Project - The Blue Book Project (also the conference was to hold a conversation between known as the Tibetan Solidarity Alliance project) countries in the region on ways to manage and share was started to raise much-needed funds to strength- scarce water resources without conflict. The stated en the work of the CTA. In 2011, The Tibet Fund was objective was to, “asses the impacts of plans and able to raise $2,970, all of which will be sent direct- projects for utilization of river waters in the Tibet- ly to the CTA. Since 1997, we have raised a total of Karakoram Himalaya (TKH) region and to offer a $308,644 for the Blue Book Project. common platform for countries in the region and generate awareness and sense of urgency of the is- The Dalai Lama Trust - The Dalai Lama Trust, sues being addressed.” The Isdell Foundation gave founded in 2009 by His Holiness the XIVth Dalai a designated donation of $20,000 and Pierre Omida- Lama, supports the advancement and welfare of the yar donated $15,000 to aid in the coordination of the Tibetan people, as well as the preservation of their conference. culture and values. In 2011, Daniel and Tara Gole- man designated $1,008 for the general support of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society - Sambhota The Dalai Lama Trust and its activities. Tibetan Schools Society (STSS) was set up in 1999 by the CTA to encompass and manage 12 Tibetan Tibetan Village Project: Social Enterprise Program schools in India. The schools under the STSS strive - The Tibetan Village Project’s Social Enterprise Pro- to educate Tibetan children and allow them to reach gram was established in 2006 with the objectives of their full potential. alleviating poverty and preserving Tibetan culture through culturally appropriate training, education, Children’s Book Project - The Children’s and loan mechanisms. The Compassion in Action Book Project published three books in Tibetan Umed Campaign, a small business microfinance program script: The Tortoise and the Hare, The Goat, the Kid and supported by donations to the Yushu Earthquake the Wolf, and The Wolf and the Lion. Through the pub- Relief Fund, works to decrease dependency upon lication of these books, STSS hopes to increase chil- aid while empowering those Tibetans that live in dren’s aptitude and interest in Tibetan literature as earthquake-affected areas. The goal of the program is to provide culturally appropriate skills training, business management education, and small loans to �ན་མ་ལ་ཇག་པ་ཤོར་བ་ responsibly assist individuals and families. In 2011, a total of $10,000 was provided by multiple donors to help the Tibetan Village Project continue this pro- gram and the benefits it provides for the commu-
nity. བསམ་�ིང་ཚ�་རིང་�་མོས་�ར་�ིག་�ས་
Tibetan Women’s Association - The Tibetan Wom-
en’s Association, based in Dharamsala, works to up- ACKNOWLEDGMENT: hold the rights of Tibetan women through education ༑དེབ་འདི་�་མོ་ཀནཌལ་བྷེཀེཊི་དང༌ཨ་རི་བོད་�ི་ཐེབས་�་
and the promotion of social, political, and economic “This book wasགཉིས་ནས་མ�ན་�ེན་གནང་བ་�ར་པར་�ན་�ས།། published with the generous support of Ms. Kendall Beckett and The Tibet Fund, a 501 (C)(3) charitable organization based in New York.”
ISBN: 978-81-87859-64-2 6 5 སམ་བྷ་ཊ་བོད་ག筴ང་鮳ོབ་འི་སྤྱ쭲་ޱབ་ཡིག་ཚང་ part of a larger effort to maintain and promote Ti- Healthcare betan culture. The Tibet Fund was able to provide $1,735 for publication costs through Kendall Beck- Nutrition Program to Tibetan Refugee Children ett’s donation, designated for this purpose. - The Nutrition Program, carried out by the CTA’s Department of Education, works to supplement the Solar Heating System - The Central School diet of Tibetan refugee children. This was accom- for Tibetans, Poanta is located in India’s northern plished by providing a wide variety of nutrients, state of Himachal Pradesh. Because of its location, serving fresher and seasonal ingredients, meeting the school experiences up to four months of severe the special dietary needs of weaker children, and winter a year, when water for bathing and clean- meeting the caloric requirements of the children in ing can become extremely cold. In 2011, The Tibet order to provide a more balanced diet. Because of Fund was able to provide the funds necessary for the program, the overall health of these children has the school to install a solar heating system in both improved, there are no longer any children so weak the boys’ and girls’ hostels. A grant of $5,071, raised as to require a special diet, the number of tubercu- by The Tibet Fund in cooperation with Dreams for losis patients has gone down, and the educational Tibet, Seattle went towards heating the girls’ hos- development of the children has improved. In 2011, tel, while $9,682 was raised from the Judith McBean the Hershey Family Foundation, which designated Foundation for construction on both the girls’ and $38,800 for donation, and Ann M. Down, who desig- boys’ hostels. nated $39,400 for donation, supported the Nutrition Program to Tibetan Refugee Children.
Sangye-Menla Trust - The Sangye-Menla Trust was established by Buddhist monks to assist sick people within the Himalayan region of India. The trust has established a hostel in Chandigarh that provides housing and advocacy for approximately 1,400 peo- ple a year, who must come here from northern India to seek medical treatment. $3000 was donated by Jeffrey and Catherine Granett for the installation of a diesel generator at the hostel in order to provide electricity and improve living conditions.
Tibetan Delek Hospital - The Tibetan Delek Hospi- tal was founded in 1971 to serve the Tibetan refugee population and local Indians in Dharamsala. In 2011, Tibetan Children’s Village - Tibetan Children’s Vil- The Namaste Foundation donated $4,850 for the lage (TCV) serves as an educational community for general support of the hospital and its corpus fund. Tibetan children in exile, with branches throughout John and Molly Bailey gave $14,550 in support of the the Indian subcontinent. The goal of the organiza- corpus fund, while individual donors gave $1,125. tion is to ensure the education of Tibetan children, Ann M. Down gave $4,320 to support the children of while maintaining their cultural identity as part of the staff working at Tibetan Delek Hospital. the Tibetan community. In 2011, $25,510 was raised to support the ongoing efforts of TCV. $21,010 in Breathe Free Tibet Campaign - Breathe Free general support was raised by Shirley Lin, through Tibet was established as an extension of the work individual donors, in memory of Stacey Kuo. $1,500 started by Friends of Tibetan Delek Hospital, an or- was given by Steven G. Prusky in order to address the ganization formed to help Delek Hospital expand its critical needs of the TCV School in upper Dharam- capacity and meet critical needs. Breathe Free Tibet sala, and $3,000 was donated by Dr. Victoria Sujata took over that role in 2009 and continues to improve in support of TCV students returning to Tibet. and expand the care provided at the hospital. Breathe Free Tibet is a network of individuals, academic or- ganizations, philanthropists, and donors whose chief purpose is to improve the health of Tibetan refugees by conquering Tuberculosis (TB), which is the num- ber one killer of Tibetans worldwide. In 2011, funds
7 8 from the Breathe Free Tibet Campaign supported Department’s request. In 2011, $5,849 was raised by vital academic exchange and capacity building proj- The Tibet Fund from individual donors. These funds ects. With a donation of $3,624, Dr. Kunchok Dorjee were used to train staff in Nepal on the HIS and to of Tibetan Delek Hospital was able to attend a TB purchase equipment that allows for the continued training seminar at Fondazione S. Maugeri Clinica function and improvement of the HIS, including: six in Italy. $2,040 was raised to support Dr. Kunchok laptops, three computer tables, one computer, one Dorjee’s rent, thus allowing him to maintain his role printer, and wall fans. in the hospital and disseminate the knowledge he has gained on TB prevention. $5,710 brought Kerry Dierberg, a fellow at Johns Hopkins University, to India in order to work with Tibetan Delek Hospital’s team. This provided an invaluable opportunity for training and knowledge sharing. A grant of $1,200 was provided to purchase a new computer and in- ternet access at Tibetan Delek hospital. $2,870 was provided by the Breathe Free Tibet Campaign for the web design of Tibetan Delek Hospital’s TB pro- gram.
Health Information System (HIS) - Prior to 2009, the Department of Health (DoH) had begun to develop a new digital Health Information System with the assistance of an IT expert from Australia. The USHA Gere Foundation - On December 20, 2011, the Gere grant enabled The Tibet Fund to form a partner- Foundation gave a grant of $55,000 for public health ship with the The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School programs that will help to improve the health of Ti- of Public Health to bring in epidemiology experts betans in exile and in Tibet. This grant supported to advise the DoH on international standards and the implementation of a Monitoring and Evalua- methodologies in refugee health information sys- tion (M&E) system for the HIS. This will ultimately tems and help guide the implementation process. ensure that the HIS is sustainable in the long term. The DoH was also able to engage the services of a From November 14 – 17, 2011, Dr. Alex Vu, Dr. Kle- Tibetan allopathic medical doctor with a degree in manh Pham, and Mr. Nigel Griffiths conducted a public health to help coordinate the project and work M&E training for 20 DoH staff in Dharamsala. This with the experts from Johns Hopkins. This project is training helped staff to overcome problems they being developed in the context of a five-year plan were experiencing in using the system because of for health care, developed by the DoH at the State limitations in computer and technology skills.
8 Religion & Culture 2011, with the support of the Silicon Valley Com- munity Foundation, The Tibet Fund was able to pro- vide The Institute of Tibetan Classics with a grant of Drepung Loseling Monastery - Construction Proj- $68,500. The funds from this grant were utilized to ect - A construction project at Drepung Loseling support the Institute’s work related to the preserva- Monastery in Mundgod, India was funded by the tion and revitalization of classical Tibetan knowledge Richard & Carol Weingarten Foundation with a and culture. $48,500 was provided as a stipend for designated donation of $11,640. the Editor-in-Chief of The Library of Tibetan Clas- sics in order to enable his continued work of edit- ing, translating, and disseminating classical Tibetan texts. $20,000 went towards supporting two fulltime Tibetan editors in India and a Tibetan specialist, who provided help with the formatting of edited Tibetan texts. This support allowed the Institute to publish Essential Mind Training, the first paperback volume of the new series TIBETAN CLASSICS, and to edit the forthcoming volume in the series THE LIBRARY OF TIBETAN CLASSICS, Stages of the Doctrine, scheduled for publication, Spring 2012.
Khawa Karpo-Tibet Culture Center - The Khawa Karpo-Tibet Culture Center, located in Dharamsala, works to preserve Tibetan culture and journalism through the weekly publication of a Tibetan lan- guage newspaper. The Tibet Fund, through a desig- nated donation of $19,400 by Ann M. Down, contin- ues to provide general support to the center. Glenn Mullin Mongolia Project - The Glenn Mul- lin Mongolia Project was founded as an effort to Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts - The Tibetan assist in the cultural rejuvenation and preservation Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) is an institute of Mongolia, following its occupation by Commu- based in Dharamasala that works to preserve and nist Russia. Individual donors designated a total promote Tibet’s unique artistic traditions. This year, of $9,920 in general support of the project’s contin- The Tibet Fund was able to give $17,890 in support ued work. of TIPA’s audio recording studio, with $7,690 given by Dream for Tibet, Seatlle, $9,700 raised through “Global Weekends”: American Museum of Natu- The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, and ral History - In January 2011, the American Mu- $500 designated for donation by Dr. Victoria Sujata. seum of Natural History hosted Khen Rinpoche Geshe Kachen Lobzang Tsetan, abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, along with several monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery, as a part of their “Global Weekends” program. The event, de- signed to inform participants about contemporary Tibetan culture, included a meditative session, the creation and dissolution of a sand mandala, and a cham performance. The Tibet Fund helped to co- ordinate the monks’ travel arrangements through an $8,200 donation by the American Museum of Sikkim Film Expedition - The Tibet Fund assisted Natural History. the film maker Tenzin Phuntsok with the Sikkim Expedition documentary film project to recover and The Institute of Tibetan Classics - The Institute of restore the rare film holdings of the Choegyal of Sik- Tibetan Classics is a non-profit educational orga- kim. The Orange County Community Foundation nization, based in Montreal, which works to pre- provided a total of $45,000 in funding for this project serve, revitalize, and disseminate Tibetan culture in 2011. and literature through open resource sharing. In
9 Programs in Tibet and Nepal
Khawachen Assistance Program (KAP) Chushul Orphanage Home - In 2011, $15,500 was raised for the Chushul Orphanage Home by Peggy Day through individual donors. This money will provide general support for the operation and im- provement of Chushul Orphanage, located in the rural village of Chushul near Lhasa.
Eye Surgery Fund, Tilganga Institute - In 1999, KAP provided funds to build an eye hospital in Lha- sa. Today, the Lhasa Institute for Eye Care (LIEC) is the only eye hospital of its kind providing services such as: cataract surgeries, mobile eye camps in ru- ral areas, and training for ophthalmologists and eye care workers. While the LIEC has been successful in their work, lack of access to eye care continues to be a huge problem for a majority of Tibetans. KAP provides funds to help expand the services of LIEC and conduct mobile eye camps to reach people in elder programs, and other initiatives in Nepal. The remote areas. In 2011, $10,000 was raised by Sister Tibet Fund has a longstanding collaboration with Joan Kirby on behalf of the Eye Surgery Fund to al- the Snow Lion Foundation and continues to fund low for LIEC to continue providing eye care to those programs under the PRM grant. Tibetans who would not otherwise receive it. Dreams for Tibet, Seattle helped to support the Poor Snowland School - The Poor Snowland School Snow Lion Foundation with a donation of $1,070, in Golok is located in a very remote area, officially raised by The Tibet Fund, for an LCD projector. This recognized as being one of the poorest counties in year, many projects were implemented alongside Tibet. The school has made a special effort to serve and through the Snow Lion Foundation. The Tibet underprivileged girls whose families cannot afford Fund raised $2,014 from individual donors for ca- the most basic necessities, are homeless, or whose reer counselor training in Nepal, alongside travel parents are suffering from physical or mental illness and IT costs, and The Tibet Fund raised $4,706 from and cannot care for their children. Currently, 50 girls the Judith McBean Foundation for Maternal and live at the Poor Snowland School and attend a near- Child Health trainings in Nepal and for the salary by elementary school. This year, individual donors of a Nepalese lab technician. $2,694 was also raised gave the Poor Snowland School $4,800 in general from the Judith McBean Foundation for a Montes- support, so that the school may continue to house sori training program in the schools the Snow Lion and educate girls from rural Tibetan communities. Foundation’s overseas in Nepal. In 2011, The Tibet Fund raised $1,250 from Wisdom’s Goldenrod Ltd Nepal: Snow Lion Foundation - The goal of the for the general support of Gutso Hospital through Snow Lion Foundation is to promote human rights the Snow Lion Foundation. Gutso Hospital, situated and religious freedom for the people of Tibet, among in Tibet near the border of Nepal, serves the sur- other groups in China. The Foundation is based in rounding rural communities as the main source of Kathmandu, and overseas 12 Tibetan-run schools, allopathic and emergency healthcare.
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Down/The Good Works Institute, Inc Steven Albert and Nina Schroeder Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Fund Michael and Nina Stanton Sage Foundation Michael Lemle/The Sea Stone Foundation The Isdell Foundation The William Hinman Foundation The Theosophical Society in America Kevin Toner & Yodon Thonden/The Isdell Foundation The Gere Foundation Norman Wong Tides Foundation $1,000 - $4,999 $25,000 - $49,999 Agnes Johnson Family Trust Anonymous Anonymous Hershey Family Foundation Manuel H. Barron Judith McBean Foundation Susan M. Holgate and Robert Barron Margot and Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation Kathleen Minniti and Steven Beasley Orange County Community Foundation Kendall Beckett The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, Inc Walter and Carol Beebe Bessemer Trust $10,000 - $24,999 Kamala Cesar Buckner American Museum of National History Patrick T. Burke John Bailey/Warrington Foundation Carmela Caldera Eye Surgery Fund, Inc Charles Castleberry G2 Holdings Corp Marian Chan The Gendler Family Foundation Pei Chin Chiang Grace Family Foundation/Grace Vineyards Saara and Robert G. Cohen Olivia B. Hansen Carole Corcoran Melissa Mathison Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation Keith and Amy K. Mithoefer/Renaissance Charitable Founda- Bronwyn Cross tion Ariane Dewey Dannasch Daniel Naparstek Dean Foundation for Health Sarah Johnson Redlich James P. De Filippi III Maya Romanoff/Maya Romanoff, Corp. Anne E Delaney Dr. Victoria Sujata Gregory M. DePrince The Good Works Institute, Inc Michelle and Robert DeVerna Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation Namgyal Dolker Richard and Carol Weingarten/Richard and Carol Weingarten John L. and Josephine Eastman Foundation Ed and Ann Gross Charitable Foundation Jane and Jonathan Wells/3 Generations James Felberg E. Shane Hoffman and Michael Goddard $5,000 - $9,999 Goldman Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program Anonymous Daniel J. and Tara Goleman/Emotional Intelligence Services Adam and Rachel Albright/Aria Foundation Jeffrey and Catherine Granett Lois and Robert M. Baylis/Baylis Charitable Fund Bernard and Ann Howell Gray Betsy and Jesse Fink Fund Harry Harding Kamala Cesar Buckner Alessandra and Russell Hernandez Alison J. Van Dyk/The Connemara Fund Kevin and Suzanne Schon Foundation Inc. Epic Systems Corporation Tsewang and Yeshe Khedrup Richard Gere/The Gere Foundation Henry Schimberg & Marjorie Layden Deborah Herman /Fabric Innovations Susan Levin The Kandell Fund Shep Gordon and Renee Loux/Alive Enterprises Maui Inc Constance Kemmerer Emma and John M. Lummis Tom Lin Joseph MacDougald L.P. Brown Foundation Claudia González Martínez Jessica Brackman and Charles H. Melcher P. Scott McLean, Jr. MD Jonathan and Diana Rose/Lostand Foundation, Inc April Benesich and James L. Melcher 13 Geoffrey and Sophie Menin/Levine Plotkin & Menin, LLP Michael A. Becker and Tee Scatuorchio Woodson Merrell Bennett and Fredericka Foster Shapiro Milarepa Foundation Dr. Thomas L. Shima Moke Mokotoff Charles and Felicia Smith Olivia Motch Perry E. H. Smith Shyla Melamed and Michael Morris Geshe L. Sopa/Deer Park Buddhist Center Namaste Foundation, Inc. Kirk Spahn/The Dwight School Tsewang Namgyal Muriel V. Spoorenberg Craig and Karen Neyman Stanford University Susan E. O’Connor The Arbolito Foundation Kusumita Pedersen The Ayudar Foundation Paula A. Perlis The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ David Buice and Jan S Phelps Mike Tiedemann Lexie Potamkin/Potamkin Foundation John B. and Donna Trammell/Cadogan Management, LLC Steven G. Prusky/Fund for Education University System of New Hampshire Barton Reese Issa Van Dyk/The Grace Jones Richardson Trust Lori and John Reinsberg Paul P. Wang Ripert Enterprises, Inc Nadia Wellisz Joyce Romanoff/Maya Romanoff, Corp. Eugene W. Whitford Toni Lynn Ross Wisdom’s Goldenrod Ltd. Donald and Shelley Frost Rubin/The Shelley and Donald Michael S. and Bebelu J.R. Wishart Rubin Foundation, Inc. Mary C. Wolff Lawrence Berman and Rhea Joyce Rubin Enoch Y. Wu Catherine Schreiber and Miles Ruthberg Zimmerman Family Fund Special Thanks to our friends and Community partners American Museum of Natural History Joshua Jacobs The Dalai Lama Trust Professor Robert J. Barnett Derek Johnson The Theosophical Society in America Stephane Becht Dan Kluger U.S. Department of State/Bureau of Popu- Big Fish Media Lisa Kristine lation, Refugees and Migration April Bloomfield Mark Ladner U.S. Department of State/Bureau of Edu- Phil Borges Kesang Lamdark cational and Cultural Affairs Dove Bradshaw Louise Light Emily Volkmar Susan Brandwayn Rebecca Litman Dr. Alex Vu Quang Bui Anita Lo Tenzin Wangyal Susie Cantor Richard Gere and Carey Lowell Tsering Namgyal Central Tibetan Administration Konstantina Mahlia The Peirre Taj Hotel, New York Thupten N. Chakrishar Laurent Manrique Wellspring Consulting, LLC David Chang Marcia Schulman Martin Robert Wilson Francesco Clemente Russ Martin Wyatt Gallery Tom Colicchio Leona Mason Mi Zhou Community Church of New York Tenzin Norzom Scott Conant Office of Tibet, New York Amanda B. Coppola Mandy Oser Thank you to our Education partners Lynn Davis Dr. Zorba and Penny Paster Tashi Dhargyal Sean Perry American University Dreams for Tibet, Seattle Dr. Kiemanh Pham Ball State University Brian English Joseph Realmuto Brandies University Mitch Epstein Robin Renzi/Me & Ro Columbia University/Teachers College Dan Farber Tenzing Rigdol Indiana University Donald and Era Farnsworth Eric Ripert Emerson College Betty Feetham David Roberts Lehigh University Tim Feetham Mollie Rodriquez New York University Louise Fishman Salesforce.com Foundation Rochester Institute of Technology Jason Florio Arlene Shechet Salve Regina University Nigel Griffiths Cathy Sheary SUNY: Buffalo Gonkar Gyatso Tshering Sherpa SUNY: Stony Brook Nancy Haynes Anna Skibska Tufts University Human & Civil Rights Organizations of Charles Smith University of Massachusetts America Carol Sondesky University of Northern Iowa Michael & Victoria Imperioli Joni Sternbach University of Wyoming International Campaign for Tibet Susan Obermeyer Strauss The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Kenro Izu The Bridge Fund Public Health 13 14 The Tibet Fund and its partners proudly support the following communities : MONASTERIES SCHOOLS NUNNERIES Chuwar Gadhen Dopheling Atisha Primary School DK Samteling Department of Religion CST, Dalhousie Dolmaling Dongyu Gatseling CST, Kalimpong Dongyu Gatseling Drepung Gomang CST, Nanital Geden Choeling Drepung Loseling CST, Ravangla Jamyang Choling Institute Gaden Shartse CST, Shimla Jangchub Choeling Ganden Jangtse CST, Sonada Keydong Thukche Choeling Ganden Tharpa Choling CST, Darjeeling Ladakh Nuns Association Gongkar CST, Mussoorie Namdrolling Gyudmed Tantric Karuna Home for the Disabled Sakya Rinchen Choeling Gyudmed Monastic School Lophel Ling School in Manang Samtenling Nunnery Gyurmeling Mewoen Tsuglag Patoen Tibetan Nuns Project Gyuto Tantric University Ngoenga School for Tibetan Handicapped Tilokpur Institute of Buddhist Dialectics Children Tsogyal Shedupling Khari STS, Bhuntar Kirti STS, Bir ELDER HOME Sera Jhe STS, Chauntra Tsering Elders Home Sera Mey STS, Dehra Dun Jawalakhel Old People’s Home SeraMey Thoesam School STS, Dekyiling Shalu STS, Dharamasala Tashi Kyil STS, Gangtok PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTE Tashi Lhunpo STS, Manali Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts Tharpa Choling STS, Paonta Thangdong Lungkar Tibetan Performing Thubchog Gatsel Ling STS, Paonta Sahib Arts STS, Pokhriabong STS, Puruwala STS, Shillong TCV, Chauntra TCV, Dharamsala TCV, Outreach Program TCV, Selakui TCV, SOS Bylakuppe TCV, SOS Gopalpur TCV, SOS Ladakh TCV, Suja The Snowlion Foundation Tibetan Children’s Village Tibetan Homes Foundation Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute Yongling Creche and Kindergarten Photo Credits: Department of Education, Sonam Zoksang, Tenzin Choephel, Rinchen Dharlo, Strongtsen School, Sambhota Tibetan School, Snow Lion Founda- tion, Tenpa Samkhar, Pema Tashi, Thinley Palmo, Ginger Chih, Sonam Wangmo Designed by: Thupten N Chakrishar The Tibet Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-ex- empt organization. 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