The Tibetan Children's Education Foundation is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1995 dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture by supporting Tibetan schools and school children-in-exile from their homeland. TCEF began in the State of Montana, USA, which many of our Tibetan friends say reminds them of Tibet. TCEF was chartered by a group of Montanans, all of whose lives have been enriched in some degree by the Tibetans, their religion or culture. By helping to keep that culture and its people alive and well-educated we hope to return some of the blessings we have received.
The focus of TCEF's efforts to date has been Kyitsel-ling Tibetan Children's Education Center, located in North India. We have provided most of the funds necessary to build Kyitsel-ling and provided scholarships for many needy Tibetan children there. Our future goal is to take us beyond Kyitsel-ling, to provide support and scholarships to Tibetans elsewhere in India, Nepal and the USA.
TCEF is commited to doing all that it can to help Tibetan children’s education in exile and in the preservation of the threatened Tibetan culture. Towards this aim, we help to establish education centers for Tibetan children, run a sponsorship program to help with needyTibetan children’s education, undertake other projects that we feel will make a difference and organize exhibition tours of Tibetan artists in the US to raise awareness of Tibetan art and culture here in the west.
While the primary focus of our work is with Tibetan children’s education in exile and the preservation of the threatened Tibetan culture, we also work to benefit individuals and communities here in Montana, the Northwest and other parts of the US. Our cultural tours help to bring diverse and endangered art and artists into the region. Apart from viewing quality Tibetan art, interested audiences here have opportunities to interact directly with visiting artists and learn more about their art and the Tibetan culture.
According to TCEF's bylaws, the objectives and purposes of Tibetan Children's Education Foundation are:
1. To fulfill the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and motivation of gaining benefit for all sentient beings.
2. To support, endorse, fund, fund-raise and otherwise assist Tibetan and other children-in-need as well as adults-in-need in securing worthwhile, quality education, anywhere in the world.
3. To raise funds, conduct research, produce publications, and organize conferences and courses consistent with the foregoing objectives.
4. To provide and promote other charitable and social services, including medical, rehabilitation, educational, and counseling services.
Tibetan Children's Education Foundation is a charitable educational corporation under the nonprofit laws of the State of Montana, United States of America. TCEF exists exclusively for charitable and educational purposes as a public charity under Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2) & (a)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986. TCEF's charitable tax exempt status was recognized by letter from the United States Internal Revenue Service on June 4, 1997. The corporation was chartered by the State of Montana on December 22, 1995.
Tibetan Children's Education Foundation
P.O. Box 1403
Helena, MT 59624
Meet our Board of Directors.
TCEF is a nonprofit 501C3 organization dedicated to Tibetan children, helping preserve their culture and function in the modern world.
