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STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET INC
New York, NY · EIN 134008917 · Form 990 · FY2023 · NTEE A600 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$531K
expenses
$620K
net assets
$36K
employees
9
program ratio
60%
profile · synthesized from sources

Students for a Free Tibet is a New York-based nonprofit organization focused on advocating for Tibetan human rights, cultural preservation, and environmental protection. The organization conducts leadership training and grassroots campaigns globally, targeting student and youth engagement. It emphasizes strategic nonviolence, media coordination, and awareness-raising around China's policies in Tibet.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $84K
    LEADERSHIP:SFT HELD TRAININGS IN INDIA, UK, CANADA, USA, TAIWAN, AND AUSTRALIA, TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND YOUTH ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS IN TIBET. TRAINING IN PARTICULAR FOCUSED ON THE ART OF STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNING AND PLANNING, MEDIA COORDINATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, STRATEGIC NONVIOLENCE, TECHNICAL SKILLS AND PEACEFULACTIVISM.
  2. #2 $10K
    ENVIRONMENT:SFT CONTINUED TO PUT PRESSURE ON FOREIGN COMPANIESEXPLOITING TIBETS NATURAL RESOURSCES. SFT COORDINATEDEVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT TIBETS FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTINCLUDING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS DISPLACEMENT OF TIBETANNOMADS. SFT COORDINATED AWARENESS RAISING EVENTS ABOUT THEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN TIBET AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS DESTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES TO COINCIDE WITH THE COP 15UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN COPENHAGEN.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Cultural Awareness
Organizes grassroots events highlighting the plight of Tibetan artists, musicians, and intellectuals arrested in China’s crackdown on cultural figures.
Environmental Advocacy
Coordinates events to raise awareness about the impact of climate change in Tibet and Chinese government policies affecting Tibet's fragile environment and nomadic communities.
Leadership Training
Conducts trainings in India, UK, Canada, USA, Taiwan, and Australia to educate students and youth on strategic campaigning, media coordination, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent activism related to Tibet.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Human Rights & Peace Education Curriculum 1 activity
    • Conduct student and youth trainings on human rights advocacy and nonviolent activism
      Provides training programs in multiple countries including India, the UK, Canada, the USA, Taiwan, and Australia, focusing on strategic campaigning, media coordination, grassroots organizing, technical skills, and peaceful activism related to the human rights crisis in Tibet.
  • Climate Change Public Awareness & Advocacy 1 activity
    • Coordinate advocacy events around international climate conferences
      Organizes awareness-raising events focused on Tibet's environmental crisis, including the displacement of Tibetan nomads and the impacts of climate change and destructive environmental policies, timed to coincide with global forums such as the COP 15 UN Climate Change Conference.
  • Tibetan Cultural Preservation and Language Education 1 activity
    • Organize cultural and grassroots events to highlight Tibetan cultural suppression
      Hosts cultural programs and grassroots events to raise awareness about efforts to protect Tibetan culture and to draw attention to the arrests of Tibetan artists, musicians, and intellectuals during China's crackdown on cultural figures.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$531K
Contributions & grants$506K95%
Program service revenue$24K5%
Investment income$8030%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$620K
Program expenses60%
Admin / overhead32%
Fundraising9%
Salaries & benefits$284K
Grants paid out$19K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$64K
Cash$61K
Investments$0
Liabilities$28K
Net assets$36K
Liquid reserves1.2 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue -9.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • PEMA DOMA — EXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR
  • RINCHEN NAMGYAL — TREASURER
  • TENZIN CHOEYING — DIRECTOR
  • TENZIN DORJEE — DIRECTOR
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • COP 15 UN Climate Change Conference Coalition — Coordinated awareness-raising events related to Tibet's environmental issues to coincide with the COP 15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
strategies · 2

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.

  • Leadership Development through Strategic Nonviolence
    methodology: strategic_nonviolence
    By training students and youth in strategic campaigning, grassroots organizing, media coordination, and nonviolent activism, we build their leadership capacity to effectively advocate for Tibet, because skilled and empowered youth leaders sustain long-term movement impact.
  • Strategic Timing of Advocacy with Global Events
    methodology: strategic_timing
    By aligning advocacy efforts with high-visibility international events such as global climate conferences, we amplify attention on Tibet’s environmental degradation and related policy issues, because global platforms increase media reach and political pressure.