Foundation for Enlightened Society
Fostering a new generation of Buddhist practitioners.
Dharma materials find new homes.
Books, practice texts, and ritual objects, passed with care from one generation to the next.
Longtime practitioners accumulate sacred materials. When it’s time to pass them on, they want them to reach people who will truly use them.
At the same time, newer practitioners are searching for exactly these materials and can’t always find or afford them.
FES bridges that gap.
How It Works
Receive
Donors entrust us with their dharma materials, knowing we’ll honor their wishes, including restrictions on vajrayana texts.
Organize
We carefully sort and store each item, from rare practice texts to beautiful ritual objects, treating everything with the respect it deserves.
Give
Practitioners visit the FES “treasure room” and find what they need: books, malas, and ritual implements, offered freely to support their path.
Your Donations at Work
The Treasure Room
Practitioners browse tables covered with donated dharma materials. People discover the exact book they need, receive a mala for their practice, or find a ritual object they couldn’t have obtained on their own. Every item was once cherished by someone else, and now it supports a new practitioner’s journey.
Dharma Behind Bars
Buddhist Chaplain Lasette Brown uses books donated by FES to stock the Philosophy & Non-Christian Religion section of the Adams County Jail library. Incarcerated practitioners now have access to teachings that can genuinely change their lives.
Join a Network of Generosity
FES is run entirely by volunteers. Donations don’t yet cover our costs. Your support, whether materials or financial, keeps this work alive.
Donate Materials
Materials may be dropped off in person or sent via USPS to:
Foundation for Enlightened Society1345 Spruce St
Boulder, CO 80302
Please consider including $20 per box to help cover our handling and storage costs.
Give Financial Support
We need your help to cover rent on the FES office and “treasure room”.
Donate online via PayPal or Venmo.
Or become an ongoing supporter to help sustain FES month to month.
Support FESReceive Materials
Books, malas, practice texts, and ritual objects are available to practitioners at no charge.
By appointment: Contact Mikayla Sanford at mandarava1616@yahoo.com to schedule a visit.
Estate plans: To include FES in your will, contact bequests@fes.ngo.
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Completed Programs
- Seminary Transcript Drive (2024 – 2025): We received and joyfully delivered many boxes of Vajradhatu Seminary transcripts to participants in the 3 Yanas Retreat at Drala Mountain Center. We plan to do this again in 2026!
- Grief on the Path of Dharma (2024): A hybrid program on love, loss, and grief featuring Miriam Tarcov, Jon Barbieri, Bryan Welch, and Colin Stubbert, moderated by Judy Lief. Attended by about 100 people.
- Abhisheka Preparation (2023–2024): We helped students prepare for the Vajrayogini Abhisheka given by Ringu Tulku in Halifax in 2024. FES arranged reading transmissions, ngöndro practice, and provided fellowship during the challenging work of the preliminaries.
- Rabjam Rinpoche Visit (2023): FES ran the security and venue team for Rabjam Rinpoche's 2023 visit to Boulder, in cooperation with Rimé Society and Naropa University. He bestowed empowerments for the Sadhana of Mahamudra, Gesar, Guyagarbha and Vajrakilaya. FES provided training for several volunteers and hosted around 600 participants.