The Merit Box Project

The International Merit Box Project was created in order to cultivate generosity as part of a daily practice. The project began in 2001 with students keeping a Merit Box on their altars or elsewhere in their homes, and centers encouraging the practice.

The collected offerings were disbursed annually as grants supporting a wide range of Dharma activity, totaling an amazing US$1,258,580 in Merit Box offerings awarded through 370 grants to Dharma projects and initiatives working to fulfill the FPMT mission.  The awards went to support holy objects, book publishing, helping ordained Sangha attend retreats, social service projects, translation work, Dharma libraries, education initiatives and trainings, and many others.

The Merit Box Project closed in December 2024. To fulfill the same purpose and continue to provide grant opportunities for local FPMT centers, projects and services, we have created the FPMT Community Support Fund.

Moving Forward: The FPMT Community Support Fund

The FPMT Community Support Fund is a new formation of the Merit Box Project. All funds collected will be available to award grants for the same purposes as the Merit Box Project did for so many years. To learn more, make a contribution, or learn how to apply for a grant, please visit the FPMT Community Support Fund page.


Merit Box Grants Report Archive

Below are lists of the projects and activities awarded funding each year through the former Merit Box Fund, which totaled over US$1,258,580 offered to 370 grants from 2003-2024.

2024 Grants

Below is the list of the 16 Dharma projects and activities awarded grants in 2024 from the former Merit Box Fund (amounts are in US dollars). Thank you to all the generous donors who made these possible!

Organization

Project

Awarded

Atisha Centre, AUS Refurbish Golden Buddha Statue $1,000
Atisha Centre, AUS Kadampa Stupa Completion $1,000
Center of White Mahakala Study Group, Romania Building the Stupa & the Main Retreat Cabin $1,000
Chenrezig Institute, AUS Purchase Thangkas of Three Main Highest Yoga Tantra Deities $1,000
FPMT Italy Translating Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s The Power of Meditation into Italian $2,000
FPMT Mongolia Mahayana Children’s Program $2,000
Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy Great Gurus House $1,000
Jamyang Leeds, UK Building Repair $450
Jamyang Buddhist Centre London, UK Planetary Crisis Summit $1,000
Kalachakra Centre, France Prayer Wheels Frame $750
Land of Joy, UK Renovation and Upgrade of Volunteer Accommodation $1,500
Maitripa Rabjungma Community, USA Start Up Renovation, Furnishing and Supplies $800
Pamtingpa Center, USA Septic System $1,000
Tekchen Choling, Spain Renovation Projects for New Center $1,500
Thakpa Kachoe Retreat Center, France Prayer Wheels Wall / 8 Prayer Wheels $1,000
Tse Chen Ling, USA Modifications to Building for Disabled Access $2,000

Total Awarded in 2024

$19,000

Grant Report Archive

View reports of past giving cycles through the Merit Box Project. As you read over the Dharma projects that have been supported by the generosity of thousands of students, please take a moment to rejoice!

2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023