Projects

Help Build a More Compassionate World

The compassionate activity of our worldwide mandala is accomplished through a number of FPMT Charitable Projects and funds which seek to preserve the Dharma, support study and practice, benefit beings in need, and create the causes for peace.

Please consider offering support to one or more of our projects and funds below. Thank you!


Supporting Our Lamas ∼ Donate

Offering support to our kind lamas in any way possible is the root of the path to enlightenment. This fund includes the Unimistaken Incarnation Fund, the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund and providing offerings toward long life pujas for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Supporting Ordained Sangha ∼ Donate

The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund provides support to ordained Sangha (monks and nuns) as well as monasteries and nunneries. Funds are used to provide support for food, accommodation, education, health care, retreat needs for Sangha, and the Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund.

Social Services Fund ∼ Donate

The Social Services Fund benefits others through grants offered mainly in India, Nepal, Tibet and Mongolia. Funds are offered for schools, hospices, health clinics, soup kitchens, elderly homes, orphanages, the Animal Liberation Fund and much more.

Holy Objects Fund ∼ Donate

The Holy Objects Fund contributes to the creation of holy objects for world peace, such as stupas, statues, prayer wheels, large thangkas, offering 1,000 Buddha statues to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and building a Stupa of Complete Victory for Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery.

Practice & Retreat Fund ∼ Donate

The Practice and Retreat Fund provides grants and sponsorships for students engaged in retreats such as 108 nyung nä retreats, 100 million mani retreats, recitations of sutras and long term retreat. Grants are also given to develop retreat centers and for writing the Prajnaparamita Sutra in pure gold.

Puja Fund ∼ Donate

The Puja Fund sponsors pujas specifically chosen by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and performed by up to 15,650 Sangha. Additionally, monthly offerings of gold, saffron, brocade and umbrellas are made to stupas and statues in India, Nepal and Tibet.

Education & Preservation Fund ∼ Donate

The Education and Preservation Fund supports Dharma study and contributes to the development of Buddhist education programs and the preservation of the Dharma through the publication of Dharma practice materials and translations, and sponsoring essential oral transmissions and initiations.

Give Where Most Needed ∼ Donate

Your donations will be used to support the work of FPMT International Office and also provides for urgent needs in ongoing commitments and grants from FPMT charitable projects, as well as new projects and unanticipated needs not provided for elsewhere.

Fulfilling Our Lamas’ Wishes Fund ∼ Donate

This fund established as a means to express the deep gratitude felt around the world for FPMT’s late founders, Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, for their immense kindness and inspiration.  The fund invites support of the teachings, projects and activities of the Foundation, all of which serve to fulfill the vast vision and wishes set forth by our most-kind founders.

FPMT Community Support Fund ∼ Donate

The FPMT Community Support Fund has replaced the former Merit Box Project to provide grants to aid local FPMT centers, projects, services and study groups, and other Dharma initiatives. Grants are offered once a year for applicants, providing vital support for important Dharma projects in local FPMT communities and those that are fulfilling for the FPMT mission.

Friends of FPMT

Friends of FPMT members help us make the Dharma accessible to thousands of students, expand our programs and publications, and support our service to local FPMT communities around the world. Members also receive access to FPMT online study programs, downloadable prayers, practices, ebooks, the Mandala online archive and a number of other resources. Learn more and join…

Want to Donate to Other Projects Not Listed Here?

To find a complete list of FPMT projects and funds, please use this donation form.

Declined Donations?

If your card is being declined unexpectedly, we have a backup form here that offers Paypal as an option. If you are using Apple Safari as a web browser, please see below. If you do not have a Paypal account as an alternative, please contact FPMT Donor Services for help with making your donation. Sorry for the trouble and thank you for your patience and support.

Apple Safari users: If you experience problems processing your donation, we recommend trying Chrome or Firefox web browsers if possible. Please contact us with questions.

Donations by Wire Transfer or Check

Contact FPMT Donor Services to make a donation by check in US dollars, or to send a wire transfer direct from your bank account, recommended for donations of US$1,000 or greater.

Donations by Cryptocurrency

Make a donation with Coinbase, Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD Coin, Dogecoin, Litecoin, Dai or Bitcoin Cash with this donation form. All donations will go to our Give Where Most Needed Fund.

Leave a Legacy

Consider creating a Planned Giving bequest or support the FPMT Endowment Fund and benefit the FPMT mission for generations to come!

Help Your Local Community

Financially support or volunteer at an FPMT center!

Need Further Help?

If you need any other help with your donation, including cancelling or making changes to recurring donations, please contact FPMT Donor Services.