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Behappy Living Inc

Preselected recipients only Dana Point, California · EIN 473766212

Behappy Living Inc is a private foundation in Dana Point, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $890,773 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $17,040 and the largest $804,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $783,712 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$783,7125$903,544
2024$890,7736$762,282

How to apply

Behappy Living Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Behappy Living Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California. It also paid $804,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$50,000
Idaho2$34,080
Washington1$1,693
Oregon1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dhamma SudhalayaMeditation education$804,000
California Vispassana Center
North Fork, CA
Meditation education$50,000
Intermountain Vipassana Association
Lava Hot Springs, ID
Meditation education$18,000
Vipassana Association
Lava Hot Springs, ID
Meditation education$16,080
Pariyatti
Onalaska, WA
Meditation education$1,693
Individual
OR
Meditation education$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Behappy Living Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Behappy Living Inc give?

$890,773 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $17,040.

Who runs Behappy Living Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Chanya Longley (20.00).

What does Behappy Living Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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