The Bhutan Foundation
The Bhutan Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of the Bhutan Foundation is to focus on enabling the people of Bhutan to reach their full potential by developing local capacity and facilitating global support. The Bhutan Foundation serves the people of Bhutan in living and sharing the principle of Gross National Happiness. We cherish the values of the Bhutanese intention: measuring “happiness" as the highest attribute of all decision-making. We contribute to strategies of conservation of the environment, equitable and sustainable development, good governance, and preservation of culture in Bhutan. The Bhutan Foundation serves as the only American not-for-profit organization that is wholly focused on the benefit of the country and people of Bhutan, bridging understanding between our two countries and beyond.
About
The Bhutan Foundation supports programs in Bhutan that promote good governance, particularly to support the capacity building of local nonprofit organizations and to support democracy in Bhutan. Good Governance grants to local partner civil society organizations in Bhutan include: Bhutan Nuns Foundation, Tarayana Foundation, Gyalyum Charitable Trust, JANGSA Animal Savings Trust, Loden Foundation, Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative, WWF Bhutan, Bhutan Youth Development Fund etc.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is outlined in the filing as “The bhutan foundation's mission is to help improve the quality of life of the bhutanese people by enabling its citizens to pursue activities that benefit bhutanese society and to increase awareness of bhutan and its culture in the united states.”.
When discussing its operations, they were defined as: “The bhutan foundation's mission is to help improve the quality of life of the bhutanese people by enabling its citizens to pursue activities that benefit bhutanese society and to increase awareness of bhutan and its culture in the united states”.
- The state where the non-profit operates has been legally reported as DE.
- The filing indicates that the non-profit's address in 2019 is located at 21 Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC, 20036.
- The non-profit has reported 5 employees on their form as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$270,431.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1986.
- The organization pays $707,246 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $81,445 in fundraising expenses.
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