Our Mission

Khyentse Foundation is dedicated to promoting the Buddha’s teachings for the benefit of all through an effective system of patronage. The Foundation brings visionary thinking to the preservation and expansion of Buddhist education and practice across all lineages and traditions.

Established in 2001 by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Khyentse Foundation and its many patrons have already funded a chair of Buddhist studies at UC Berkeley, pledged more than US$ 2 million to digitize the entire Tibetan Buddhist scriptural tradition, and established endowments to fund monastic colleges in India and Tibet and a worldwide scholarship program, while supporting numerous other groundbreaking initiatives.

Other current projects include an academic survey of Buddhist higher education systems throughout the world and the incubation of the Buddhist Literary Heritage Project, a 100-year effort to translate the vast teachings of the Buddha into modern languages.

While maintaining a global focus, Khyentse Foundation remains a grassroots organization, operated by an all-volunteer staff and supported by hundreds of donors, many of whom give just a few dollars a month. Like drops of water making up the ocean, together the Foundation and its donors are supporting thousands of practitioners, students, and monastics and reestablishing the age-old tradition of Buddhist patronage for contemporary times.

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Investment Guidelines

In order to achieve its goals, Khyentse Foundation relies on sound, professional investment of its funds. To this end, Rinpoche has appointed a five-member Investment Committee, all of whom have extensive knowledge and experience in investments, accounting and portfolio management.

• Investment Policy and Guidelines for Khyentse Foundation Endowments