Tzu Chi Foundation

Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, founded by Dharma Master Cheng Yen in 1966, is an international non-profit organization devoted to spreading Great Love through its work in the fields of charity, medicine, education, and humanistic culture. These comprise Tzu Chi’s Four Missions, and they have subsequently extended to include Bone Marrow Donation, International Relief, Environmental Protection, and Community Volunteerism. Tzu Chi is a volunteer-based organization headquartered in Hualien, Taiwan, funded by donations from the public. Today, millions of supporters and tens of thousands of certified volunteers carrying out Tzu Chi’s missions around the world, Tzu Chi's love has reached 133 countries and regions through the effort of volunteers located in 67 countries and regions.