December Holiday 2021

The Sangha will not meet next Monday, December 27. Our regular schedule will resume on Monday, January 3.

Prairie Sangha 2020 Annual Report

The Prairie Sangha of Urbana-Champaign was originally established in 1990 by Sandra Hammond, a graduate of the first Community Dharma Leaders program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. When Sandra moved to Colorado in 2005, the sangha continued as a peer-led community of practitioners in the Theravada Buddhist tradition of Vipassana (or "Insight") meditation.

The Prairie Sangha Not-For-Profit Corporation was created to assume the activities, assets, and liabilities of the sangha as a 501(c)(3) public charity beginning in February 2018. This was intended to address three needs:

  1. To put in place an accountable leadership for the organization,

  2. To facilitate important financial decisions, and

  3. To provide structure and continuity as the sangha continues to grow and change.

This annual report is divided into two sections. Part 1 provides an account of the activities and decisions made by the board of directors in 2020. Part 2 details the financials for the organization--income, expenses, and our projected budget for 2021. Questions about the report may be addressed to directors@prairiesangha.org.

We are grateful for everyone who has helped the Sangha thrive for thirty years--Sandra and the original members, all who have sat with us in silence, the teachers who provided guidance and inspiration through dhamma talks and retreats, and all who offer their time and gifts of dana to keep the sangha running from week to week.

Thank you!

With gratitude and metta,

Tom Burton, President
Betsy Hearne, Secretary
Jason Scott, Treasurer
Liora Bresler, Director
Philip Douglas, Director
Tom Howley, Director

Prairie Sangha 2020 Annual Report