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TIBET HOUSE US INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133438221 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE A230 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$4.9M
expenses
$5.2M
net assets
$6.1M
employees
73
volunteers
30
program ratio
78%
mission · from form 990

TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF TIBET AND TIBETAN POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURE STRUCTURE.

profile · synthesized from sources

TIBET HOUSE US INC is a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting awareness of Tibetan culture, history, and spiritual traditions. It operates through educational programs, public events, and publications focused on Tibetan political, social, and economic structures. The organization emphasizes spiritual teachings, including meditation, yoga, and Buddhist philosophy, often in connection with figures like the Dalai Lama.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2019

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $16K
    PUBLICATIONS - VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS ON TIBETAN SPIRITUAL IDEAS AND PURPOSES.
  2. #2 $851K
    TIBET HOUSE PROGRAMS - VARIOUS IN HOUSE PROGRAMS TEACHING ABOUT THE DALAI LAMA, MEDITATION, YOGA, ZEN, OTHER SPIRITUAL IDEAS AND PURPOS PURPOSES, AND DALAI LAMA AT BEACON THEATRE.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Publications
Produces and distributes publications on Tibetan spiritual ideas, cultural heritage, and related philosophical topics.
Tibet House Programs
Hosts educational programs and events on Tibetan spirituality, meditation, yoga, and Buddhist philosophy; includes public lectures and special events such as the Dalai Lama’s appearance at Beacon Theatre.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Spiritual Development & Meditation Programs 1 activity
    • Conducting educational programs on Tibetan and related spiritual practices
      Hosts in-house educational programs on topics including the Dalai Lama, meditation, yoga, Zen, and other spiritual traditions, including large public events such as one held at Beacon Theatre.
  • Tibetan Cultural Preservation and Language Education 1 activity
    • Production and distribution of publications on Tibetan spirituality
      Produces and distributes educational publications focused on Tibetan spiritual ideas and purposes, promoting understanding of Tibetan culture and philosophy.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4.88M
Contributions & grants$884K18%
Program service revenue$3.95M81%
Investment income$38K1%
Other revenue$2K
expenses
Total expenses$5.17M
Program expenses78%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising9%
Salaries & benefits$2.14M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$7.15M
Cash$710K
Investments$998K
Liabilities$1.02M
Net assets$6.13M
Liquid reserves4.0 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +5.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 25
  • ANNIE CHRISTOPHER — BOARD MEMBER
  • BEATA TIKOS — Treasurer
  • DANIEL AITKEN — BOARD MEMBER
  • DAVID KITTAY — BOARD MEMBER
  • DAVID PHILLIPS — BOARD MEMBER
  • INA BECKER — Secretary
  • JANET FRIESEN — BOARD MEMBER
  • JOHN MILLER — BOARD MEMBER
  • JOHN REZK — BOARD MEMBER
  • LAURENCE SILVERMAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • LIVIA CONSTANTINESCU — BOARD MEMBER
  • LUDWIG KUTTNER — BOARD MEMBER
  • MARJORIE LAYDEN — BOARD MEMBER
  • MICHAEL BURBANK — BOARD MEMBER
  • MICHAEL MCCORMICK — BOARD MEMBER
  • MICHELE LOEW — BOARD MEMBER
  • NENA THURMAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • PETER BACKMAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • PHILIP GLASS — Vice President
  • ROBERT THURMAN — President
  • SCOTT SNIBBE — BOARD MEMBER
  • SUSAN KESSLER — BOARD MEMBER
  • THUPTEN JINPA — BOARD MEMBER
  • UMA THURMAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • VEN TENZIN PRIYADARSHI — BOARD MEMBER
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Cultural Education as Awareness Building
    methodology: cultural-education
    By providing educational programming and publications about Tibetan political, social, economic, and cultural structures, the organization promotes awareness of Tibet, because structured knowledge transfer fosters public understanding and engagement with underrepresented cultures.