named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Blue Beryl Thangka Recreation
Exact recreation of the 300-year-old set of 80 medical thangka paintings, originally commissioned by Tibet’s regent Sangye Ghamtso, to preserve and teach Tibetan medical knowledge.
Cultural and Medical Education
Program to promote global awareness and education about Tibetan medicine, language, and culture through publications, exhibitions, and cross-cultural dialogue.
Microscopic and Macroscopic Research
Scientific study bridging Tibetan Three Humors theory with modern understanding of diseases like multiple sclerosis, exploring lipid imbalances and disease pathology.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Tibetan Cultural Preservation and Language Education 1 activity
- Advocacy and education for traditional Tibetan healing practicesAdvances recognition and global awareness of traditional Tibetan healing arts through advocacy, cultural education, and promotion of Tibetan medicine, languages, and culture.
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Support for Tibetan Buddhist Communities 1 activity
- Facilitating cross-cultural knowledge exchange and community health initiativesSupports knowledge exchange, community health, and child welfare by building connections between Western and Tibetan communities.
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Neurological Disorder Research & Rehabilitation 1 activity
- Research on Tibetan medical theory and disease pathologyConducts and publishes research exploring the correlation between traditional Tibetan medical theory and modern disease pathology, including a published study on multiple sclerosis.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Recreation and preservation of traditional Tibetan medical thangka paintingsRecreated a complete set of 80 historical medical thangka paintings known as the Blue Beryl using traditional methods and materials, including pigments from ground lapis lazuli and other semiprecious stones, in collaboration with Tibetan artists and physicians.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$137K
Contributions & grants$95K69%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$96K
Program expenses76%
Admin / overhead24%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$33K
Grants paid out—
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$46K
Cash$46
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$45K
Liquid reserves0.0 mo
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +20.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 1
- LOBSANG DONDUB — Director
relationships · 3
Who they work with
- Columbia University Partner — Collaborated with a professor from Columbia University whose expertise was cited in validating the accuracy of the recreated thangka paintings.
- Cynthia Husted Partner — Co-author of published research on Tibetan medicine and multiple sclerosis
- Lobsang Dhondup Partner — Co-author of published research on Tibetan medicine and multiple sclerosis
strategies · 5
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.
- Advocacy and Education for Traditional Medicinemethodology: advocacy-and-educationBy using advocacy and education, we advance traditional Tibetan healing practices, because widespread understanding and policy support are necessary for preservation and integration into broader health systems.
- Cross-Cultural Knowledge Exchangemethodology: mutual_exchange_networksBy fostering mutual exchange between Western and Tibetan communities, we advance medical knowledge and community health, because reciprocal dialogue strengthens both scientific understanding and cultural preservation.
- Holistic Mind-Body Harmonymethodology: holistic_medicineBy applying a holistic approach rooted in Tibetan medicine, we maintain balance between mind and body to support healing, because this alignment is foundational to traditional Tibetan medical practice.
- Integration of Tibetan and Scientific Frameworksmethodology: integrative-medicine-approachBy combining traditional Tibetan medicine with modern scientific research, we produce deeper understanding of neurological conditions, because integrative analysis strengthens both clinical insight and cultural validity.
- Tibetan Three-Humors Diagnostic Modelmethodology: tibetan-three-humors-frameworkBy applying the Tibetan Three Humors framework to analyze diseases like multiple sclerosis, we produce culturally grounded diagnoses and treatments, because imbalances in these humors are believed to underlie disease pathology in traditional Tibetan medicine.