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Tergar Meditation L A

Accepts applications Fremont, California · EIN 275115983

Tergar Meditation L A is a private foundation in Fremont, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $28,369 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $360 and the largest $17,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $16,308 the year before.

75% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2,3503$28,703
2024$16,3088$42,246
2025$28,3697$33,293

How to apply

ContactVicky Hong
47673 Lakeview Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538
Phone or email(510) 933-8888
What to submitThey should submit a fund requesting letter which includes a description of the organization and the intended purposes of the fund.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tergar Meditation L A funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York. It also paid $27,100 in 3 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$660
Arizona1$309
Wisconsin1$300

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
IndividualTo support buddhist activities$17,500
Tergar Foundatoin of NepalFor tergar lama activity$8,000
IndividualCharitable contribution$1,600
ASPCA
New York, NY
Charitable purpose$360
Individual
AZ
Charitable purpose$309
UNICEF
New York, NY
Charitable purpose$300
Franciscan Mission
Waterford, WI
Charitable purpose$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tergar Meditation L A accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Tergar Meditation L A give?

$28,369 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $360.

Who runs Tergar Meditation L A?

Its 2025 filing lists Vicky Hong (President).

What does Tergar Meditation L A fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international.

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