The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Grant recipient EIN 84-1029228

Who funds Naropa University?

37 private foundations gave Naropa University in Boulder, CO $1.3 million across 75 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

75 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Tan Teo Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Maitreya Association

    $50,000
  2. The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American BuddhismLos Angeles, CA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $41,833
  3. Roof F T CharSaint Louis, MO 2025

    Scholarship

    $2,300
  4. Unlikely Collaborators FoundationWichita, KS 2024

    Naropa University is an accredited university and the only school in the country that grounds the student experience in contemplative education principles. Whether students are studying to become a therapist, an educator, an artist, or an entrepreneur, Naropa infuses contemplative education into every program because awareness of the present moment will serve anyone in their future career. UC supports psychedelic training scholarships and training retreats for underrepresented groups, cosponsorship of space at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Conference, the Psilocybin Facilitator Program, and the Naropa Tea House, all with the goal of psychedelics being utilized in therapy to aid participants in getting a deeper understanding of their traumas and stories.

    $122,750
  5. Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationRockville, MD 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  6. Healing Hearts Changing Minds IncDerry, NH 2024

    To further the core mission of HHCM

    $47,513
  7. The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American BuddhismLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $41,833
  8. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2024

    To help with the cost of its center for contemplative chaplaincy, which provides professional spiritual care education and training to master of divinity degree students.

    $20,000
  9. The Uberoi Foundation for Religious StudiesWilmington, DE 2024

    Research to be conducted on the Dharma traditions

    $10,000
  10. Roof F T CharSaint Louis, MO 2024

    Scholarship

    $2,250
  11. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General operations of the organization

    $1,500
  12. Gavlin Family FoundationEvanston, IL 2024

    General assistance

    $311
  13. Unlikely Collaborators FoundationWichita, KS 2023

    Provide psychedelic training scholarships and retreats for underrepresented groups, co-sponsoring the MAPS PS2023 Conference, the Naropa Tea House and supporting the Psilocybin Facilitator Program aimed at using psychedelics in therapy.

    $127,250
  14. Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationRockville, MD 2023

    Education

    $85,000
  15. The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American BuddhismLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $41,833
  16. Healing Hearts Changing Minds IncDerry, NH 2023

    To further the core mission of HHCM

    $40,000
  17. The Knowledge Freedom FoundationWellesley, MA 2023

    Gift

    $39,600
  18. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2023

    Support of its center for contemplative chaplaincy, which provides professional spiritual care education and training to master of divinity degree students from different spiritual and religious traditions.

    $20,000
  19. The Pat Steir FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General

    $10,000
  20. The Marvin Naiman and Margery Goldman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Laser Family FoundationEvanston, IL 2023

    General operating purposes

    $5,000
  22. The Swaha FoundationBoulder, CO 2023

    General Support

    $5,000
  23. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General operations of the organization

    $3,500
  24. Roof F T CharSaint Louis, MO 2023

    Scholarship

    $2,100
  25. The Cream Hill FoundationCarmel, IN 2023

    Charitable

    $1,000
  26. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    Matching gift

    $1,000
  27. Sally Mead Hands FoundationMadison, WI 2023

    Operating funds

    $1,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $81
  29. The Blum FoundationCentennial, CO 2022

    Education

    $30,000
  30. The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic FoundLouisville, KY 2022

    Restricted support

    $20,000
  31. The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic FoundLouisville, KY 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  32. Riverstyx FoundationSanta Rosa, CA 2022

    Donation

    $3,500
  33. Sally Mead Hands FoundationMadison, WI 2022

    Operating funds

    $2,500
  34. Roof F T CharSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Scholarship

    $2,200
  35. The Cream Hill FoundationCarmel, IN 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $61
  37. Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationRockville, MD 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  38. The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic FoundLouisville, KY 2021

    Program support

    $20,000
  39. The Schocken Foundation IncBarrington, RI 2021

    To support preservation of the historic Naropa Tree House

    $15,000
  40. The Pat Steir FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General

    $15,000
  41. The Marvin Naiman and Margery Goldman Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Marvin I. Naiman Scholarship Fund

    $10,000
  42. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General operations of the organization

    $3,500
  43. Gardner Grout FoundationReno, NV 2021

    General support

    $2,000
  44. The Cream Hill FoundationCarmel, IN 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  45. Siefer Charitable Tua XXX-XX-XXXXTampa, FL 2021

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $121
  47. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $108
  48. Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationRockville, MD 2020

    Counseling program

    $25,000
  49. The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic FoundLouisville, KY 2020

    Compassionate schools project scholarship fund

    $20,000
  50. The Pat Steir FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General

    $15,000
  51. Boulder-Escalante Scholarship FDN 44-8800625Memphis, TN 2020

    Educational

    $12,000
  52. Gardner Grout FoundationReno, NV 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  53. The Summer Wind Foundation IncAltamonte Springs, FL 2020

    Support mission of the organization

    $5,000
  54. The Ullmann Family Foundation IncMartinsville, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  55. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    General operations of the organization

    $3,500
  56. Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai America IncMoraga, CA 2020

    General support

    $3,000
  57. The Wolf Family FoundationBoulder, CO 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $96
  59. The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American BuddhismLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Unrestricted

    $71,208
  60. The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic FoundLouisville, KY 2019

    Compassionate schools project scholarship fund

    $20,000
  61. The Ullmann Family Foundation IncMartinsville, NJ 2019

    Unrestricted

    $4,800
  62. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General operations of the organization

    $4,500
  63. TamaasusMelville, NY 2019

    Donation to amiri baraka scholarship - summer writing program

    $2,050
  64. The Summer Wind Foundation IncAltamonte Springs, FL 2019

    Support mission of the organization

    $1,000
  65. Timely RainBoulder, CO 2019

    Educational purposes

    $500
  66. The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American BuddhismLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Unrestricted

    $46,208
  67. The Peterffy Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FL 2018

    General support

    $20,000
  68. TamaasusMelville, NY 2018

    Donation to amiri baraka scholarship - summer writing program

    $5,000
  69. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    General operations of the organization

    $3,500
  70. The Ullmann Family Foundation IncMartinsville, NJ 2018

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  71. Lostand FoundationCold Spring, NY 2018

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  72. The Cream Hill FoundationCarmel, IN 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000
  73. The Summer Wind Foundation IncAltamonte Springs, FL 2018

    Support mission of the organization

    $1,000
  74. The Halverson FoundationSteamboat Springs, CO 2018

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  75. The Frederick P Lenz Foundation for American BuddhismLos Angeles, CA 2017

    Unrestricted

    $49,333

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-1029228 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.