Our projects

BGR projects are designed both to provide emergency food aid and to promote greater food productivity at the grass-roots level. We partner with organizations that are already operating on the ground in areas of interest. >
Cambodia
Cambodia
RICE INTENSIFICATION
Provide village-scale training for intensified rice cultivation to rural farmers in five villages >
Kenya
Kenya
WOMEN’S TRAINING IN FARMING
Train 1,650 African women in the sustainable Grow Biointensive® method of farming >
Niger
Niger
BREASTFEEDING PROGRAM
Reduce malnutrition and mortality of children under two years of age in 18 villages of the Diffa Region >
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
GIRLS’ VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Provide education and skills to disadvantaged girls in order to attain sustainable livelihoods >
India
India
EDUCATE SLUM CHILDREN
Provide education, school supplies, and counseling for 200 slum children, mostly girls, in Nagpur >
• Cambodia
CRITICAL RICE SUPPORT Provide critical monthly rice support to enable poor families to keep their daughters in school >
• Cambodia
SEEDS AND TOOLS Provide families in Pursat with start-up farming kits of cash crop seeds and garden tools >
• Cambodia
AID FOR SEX WORKERS Support non-formal education class for sex workers and their children in Phnom Penh red light district >
• Haiti
MEALS FOR PORT-AU-PRINCE CHILDREN Supply thousands of nutritious meals to hungry children – often their only meal for the day >
• United States
PRODUCE FOR THE POOR Support local farms that grow fresh produce for emergency food agencies in the D.C. area >
• Vietnam
RICE INTENSIFICATION FOR RURAL FARMERS Support training in sustainable rice farming and developing field practice, self-development, and work group skills >
• Vietnam
FOOD FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS Provide thousands of meals to poverty-stricken patients at an overcrowded, understaffed rural hospital >
• Vietnam
RED CROSS SCHOLARSHIPS Help children of the poorest of the poor in Tam Binh District and Cam Duong Commune attend primary and secondary school >

Financial Information

Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.  Gifts are deductible to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations.

We invite you to review the following financial documents:

IRS Determination Letter A letter from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) granting BGR status as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit and tax-exempt organization.
IRS Form 990 Form 990 is an annual reporting return that tax-exempt organizations such as BGR must file with the IRS. It provides information on BGR’s mission, programs and finances.
Financial Statements Reports by an independent auditing firm concerning the accuracy of the financial information and status of BGR.

Efficiency and Results

Since BGR is an all-volunteer organization, our overhead is minimal.  We rely on the generosity of our supporters not only for donations toward projects but also in-kind services.

2011-2012 expenses by category – actual

4%
administration
4%
fundraising
Pie chart of expenses 2011
92%
direct program costs

2010-2011 expenses by category – actual

3%
administration
10%
fundraising
Pie chart of expenses 2011
87%
direct program costs

2009-2010 expenses by category – actual

1%
administration
4%
fundraising
Pie chart of expenses 2009
95%
direct program costs