The Legacy Society is a community of individuals who have chosen to include Pundarika Foundation in their estate plans. Through a bequest, beneficiary designation, or other planned gift, members help ensure that Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s teachings and activities continue to benefit future generations.
Joining the Legacy Society is an expression of foresight. It reflects a personal intention to support the long view—creating stability for the transmission of Rinpoche’s lineages and the programs that support them. Legacy gifts help sustain monastic education, retreat and teaching opportunities, and the conditions that allow wisdom and compassion to flourish.
For many, this decision grows naturally from years of connection with Rinpoche’s teachings. It is a way of aligning one’s personal values with a future of ongoing benefit.
Meet Our Legacy Society
I first began supporting the Tsoknyi Nuns during Rinpoche’s 2011 pilgrimage to Nepal, India, and Bhutan, when a simple appeal in Bodhgaya to purchase a vehicle for the nuns at Chobar deeply moved me. From that moment, I felt inspired by Rinpoche’s broader vision for the nuns in his care and continued my support over the years. Watching the nunneries grow and the nuns’ activities flourish has been a great joy, and knowing I’ve played a small part in this—one that will continue into the future—makes for a very sweet happiness indeed.
A trip to Nepal in 2017 included a visit to Chobar to tour Tsoknyi Gechak Ling campus and nunnery. An afternoon interacting with the lively girls, young women, and staff was highlight of my Nepal adventure!Educating girls has always been important to me. Leaving a legacy gift to the Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation ( THF) is a significant way my contribution will continue long after my time in a body is over. Lifting up women, lifts up our world!
Legacy Society members are not defined by the size of their gift, but by the care behind it. Whether simple or substantial, each planned gift is a quiet act of continuity—supporting the causes that have mattered deeply during one’s life.
Participation is entirely flexible. Members may choose to remain anonymous, and gifts can be structured in many ways to reflect individual circumstances and intentions.
Joining the Legacy Society
Becoming a member is simple:
Include Pundarika Foundation in your will or living trust
Name Pundarika Foundation as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy
Designate a financial account or other asset as a future gift
If you have already made a planned gift, or are considering one, we would be grateful to hear from you. Sharing your intention helps us honor your vision and plan responsibly for the future. Please email the Legacy Society Coordinator, Michael Kunkel, at Kunkel@Pundarika.org
Here is an example of language that can be used , that includes the legal way to name the Pundarika Foundation: “I [name], of [city, state ZIP], give, devise, and bequeath [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] to the Pundarika Foundation, a nonprofit institution incorporated in the State of Colorado with a business address of PO Box 57, Crestone, CO 81131 and a tax identification number 84-1295990, for its charitable use and purpose”