Bhutanese-American organisations: directory

Since the start of US resettlement of Lhotshampa refugees from camps in eastern Nepal in 2008, more than 113,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese have been admitted to the United States. The community has organised itself through a dense network of state and city-level associations, almost all registered as 501(c)(3) charitable organisations, alongside religious bodies (Hindu mandirs, Christian congregations, and Buddhist sanghas) that anchor much of social-services and ritual life. This article is the comprehensive directory.

The directory is restricted to organisations with a documented public footprint: an IRS exemption letter and verifiable EIN searchable on Candid GuideStar, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, or Charity Navigator; a publicly identifiable website with sustained press coverage; or, in the case of religious congregations operating under a parent denomination, a listing on that denomination's official congregation directory. Facebook-only groups and informal cultural circles are not included. Compiled from a comprehensive search of the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search and the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer for "bhutanese" (April 2026), cross-referenced with denominational directories and community press.

For the broader history of resettlement, see Bhutanese refugee crisis and Bhutanese refugee resettlement in the United States.

National umbrella organisations

• Association of Bhutanese in America (ABA) — multiple, National. Principal national umbrella body for state-level Bhutanese-American community organisations; convenes annual general meeting and policy positions.
• Organization of Bhutanese Communities in America (OBCA) — Snellville, Georgia. EIN 32-0521276. Federation of state and local Bhutanese-American community organisations.
• Bhutanese Refugees Inspiring Growth Humanity And Tradition — Landisville, Pennsylvania. EIN 86-2972051.

State and city-level community organisations

Arizona

• Bhutanese Community in Arizona — Phoenix, Arizona. EIN 26-4149604.
• Bhutanese Mutual Assistance Association of Tucson — Tucson, Arizona. EIN 27-2973914.

California

• Association of Bhutanese in California — Sacramento, California. EIN 47-2781887.

Colorado

• Global Bhutanese Community Colorado — Aurora, Colorado. EIN 90-0598544.

Iowa

• Bhutanese Community in Iowa (BCI) — Des Moines, Iowa. EIN 46-3171522.

Idaho

• Bhutanese American Society of Twin Falls Idaho (BASTI) — Twin Falls, Idaho. EIN 35-2604531.

Illinois

• Bhutanese Community Association of DuPage — Wheaton, Illinois. EIN 46-2364823.

Kansas

• Kansas Bhutanese Community Foundation — Kansas City, Kansas. EIN 90-0852629.

Kentucky

• Bhutanese Society of Kentucky — Louisville, Kentucky. EIN 45-3962052.
• Bhutanese Community of Lexington Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky. EIN 92-0344454.

Massachusetts

• Bhutanese Community of Massachusetts — Worcester, Massachusetts. EIN 27-3029469.
• Bhutanese Society of Western Massachusetts — Springfield, Massachusetts. EIN 46-4787962.

Michigan

• Bhutanese Community of Michigan — Kentwood, Michigan. EIN 81-1780571.

Minnesota

• Bhutanese Community Organization of Minnesota (BCOM) — Roseville, Minnesota. EIN 36-4670106.

North Carolina

• Bhutanese Community Association of Charlotte — Charlotte, North Carolina. EIN 45-5332094.
• Triad Bhutanese Nepalese Association — High Point, North Carolina. EIN 93-3060266.

North Dakota

• Bhutanese Society of Grand Forks — Grand Forks, North Dakota. EIN 47-3786471.

Nebraska

• Bhutanese Samaj of Nebraska — Omaha, Nebraska. EIN 41-3474959.

New York

• United Bhutanese Association of New York — Woodside, New York. EIN 46-5097919.
• Bhutanese Community of Greater Rochester (BCGR) — Rochester, New York. EIN 47-1253641. See dedicated article: Bhutanese Community of Greater Rochester. www.bcgrny.org.
• Bhutanese Community in Syracuse — Syracuse, New York. EIN 46-2337966. See dedicated article: Bhutanese Community in Syracuse.

Ohio

• Bhutanese Community Association of Akron — Akron, Ohio. EIN 01-0965857.
• Association of Bhutanese American and Multicultural Societies Ohio — Akron, Ohio. EIN 82-2665268.
• Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio — Columbus, Ohio. EIN 27-3514427.
• Bhutanese Community of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio. EIN 37-1764902.
• Global Bhutanese Organization (GBO) — Cincinnati, Ohio. EIN 85-2634370.
• Bhutanese Community of Greater Cleveland — Mayfield, Ohio. EIN 82-2001531.
• Bhutanese Youth Organization — Blacklick, Ohio. EIN 88-1245645.
• Global Bhutanese Youth Organization — Akron, Ohio. EIN 86-1341350.

Pennsylvania

• Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh (BCAP) — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. EIN 30-0742370.
• Bhutanese American Organisation Philadelphia (BAOP) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. EIN 46-2310921.
• Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg (BCH) — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. EIN 45-2517325. bcharrisburgpa.org.
• Bhutanese Community Development of Lancaster County (BCDLC) — Lancaster, Pennsylvania. EIN 27-4000473.
• Bhutanese Cultural Foundation of Scranton — Scranton, Pennsylvania. EIN 81-1889393.
• Bhutanese Community of Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania. EIN 90-0545650.
• Bhutanese Nepalese Community of Shippensburg — Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. EIN 41-3452264.

Texas

• Bhutanese Association of San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas. EIN 27-3906903.

Utah

• Bhutanese Community in Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah. EIN 27-0308417.

Virginia

• Bhutanese Community of Greater Richmond — Glen Allen, Virginia. EIN 37-1694706.
• Bhutanese Community in Roanoke Virginia — Roanoke, Virginia. EIN 46-0862586.

Vermont

• Green Mountain Bhutanese Organization — Winooski, Vermont. EIN 81-2846968.
• Bhutanese Nepali Community in Vermont — Winooski, Vermont. EIN 92-1176842.

Washington

• Bhutanese Community Resource Center — Burien, Washington. EIN 45-2411694.

Religious organisations

The diaspora is predominantly Hindu, with a substantial Christian convert population (US State Department arrival data cited by Christianity Today in March 2023 indicated approximately 10,500 Bhutanese-Nepali refugees identified as Christian on US arrival), and a smaller Buddhist population concentrated in the Gurung, Tamang, and Sharchop sub-communities. The peer-reviewed study by Benson, Sun, Hodge & Androff (2012) in International Social Work remains the principal academic treatment of religious-coping and acculturation patterns in this community.

Hindu mandirs and temples

• Global Bhutanese Hindu Organization (GBHO) — Galion, Ohio. EIN 82-2341423. National umbrella for Bhutanese-Nepali Hindu mandirs.
• Shree Vaishnav Parishad America (SVPA) / Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir — Reynoldsburg, Ohio (14376 East Broad Street). EIN 47-4838320. 501(c)(3) founded by Bhutanese-Nepali refugee leadership (President Gopal Baskota, born in Bhutan in 1967; Treasurer Gopi Dhital, born in Dagana District in 1978). Operates the Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir and the Jagadguru Yogiraj Shree Kamalnayanacharya Ashram/Gurukulum at the same site. Articulates the Vishishta-Advaita Vedantic tradition. svpalnm.org · Charity Navigator profile.
• Shree Vaishnav Parishad Harrisburg (SVPH) / Shree Laxmi Narayan Hari Har Dham — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (6641 Clearfield Street, 17111). EIN 83-2743696. Separately-incorporated 501(c)(3); operates the Shree Laxmi Narayan Hari Har Dham temple, established at the invitation of Tika Ram Dhungana (President of the Shree Vaishnav Parishad) and inaugurated 5 April 2019 during Ram Navami after Bhutanese-Nepali former refugees in the Capital area pooled funds to purchase a permanent place of worship. svpharrisburg.org.
• Greater Akron Hindu Sewa Samittee (GAHSS) — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. EIN 81-4654171.
• Shree Krishna Temple of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh (Carrick), Pennsylvania. EIN unverified; included on press-coverage prong (PublicSource feature).
• Nepalese Association of Houston / Shree Pashupatinath Mandir & HCC — Richmond, Texas. EIN 76-0637697.
• Bhutanese Hindu Community of Georgia — Clarkston, Georgia. EIN 81-4586546.
• Bhutanese American Hindu Society — Louisville, Kentucky. EIN 47-5374966.

Christian churches

• Bhutanese Nepalese Churches of America (BNCA) — Lawrenceville, Georgia. EIN 46-5178958. National fellowship of Nepali-speaking Christian congregations. bncausa.org.
• Ray of Hope International (ROHI) Ministry — Henrico/Richmond, Virginia. EIN 41-2156831. ~30 chapter congregations across the US plus one in Canada (full city list at the entity page); largest Nepali-speaking Bhutanese-American Pentecostal/evangelical body. rohiministryus.org.
• Bhutanese Nepalese Churches of New England — Lynn, Massachusetts. EIN 84-1846559.
• Bhutanese Nepali Evangelical Church of Harrisburg (BNECH) — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. EIN 47-2129170. bnech.org.
• Pittsburgh Bhutanese Hosanna Church — Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. EIN 47-4854801.
• Bhutanese-Nepali Church of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Member congregation of the Allegheny Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA; not separately incorporated. www.alleghenymennoniteconference.org/congregation/bhutanese-nepali-church-of-pittsburgh.
• Bhutanese Nepali Church of Lancaster (BNCL) — Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Member congregation of LMC (Lancaster Mennonite); not separately incorporated. lmcchurches.org/directory/bhutanese-nepali-church-of-lancaster.
• Akron Bhutanese Assembly — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. EIN 37-2114891. Assemblies of God USA congregation.
• Emmanuel Bhutanese Nepali Baptist Church — Columbus, Ohio. EIN 46-2876667. Independent Baptist congregation.
• Bhutanese Emmanuel Church of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio. EIN 82-1270673.
• Bhutanese Nepali Networking Ministry — Denver, Colorado. EIN 47-2848941.
• Emmanuel Bhutanese Church Washington — Kent, Washington. EIN 47-5497736.
• Bhutanese Nepali Samerpan Church — Lilburn, Georgia. EIN 46-4340967.
• Bhutanese Nepali Community Church — Jacksonville, Florida. EIN 46-2988323.
• Bhutanese Nepali Truth Church of Iowa — Indianola, Iowa. EIN 45-4610478.

Buddhist sanghas

• Bhutanese Buddhist Organization — Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. EIN 81-1458924.
• Bhutanese Buddha Society North Dakota — Fargo, North Dakota. EIN 47-2439013.
• Bhutanese Buddhist Society of Kentucky — Louisville, Kentucky. EIN 83-1532990.
• Bhutanese Gurung Society of Georgia — Stone Mountain, Georgia. EIN 46-2854414. Ethnic Gurung Buddhist body; the Gurung community within the Bhutanese-Nepali diaspora is predominantly Buddhist.

Cultural, ethnic, and arts organisations

• Bhutanese Kirat Rai Organization of America — New Carrollton, Maryland. EIN 81-0962155. Cultural organisation of the Kirati / Rai Bhutanese-Nepali community.
• Bhutanese American Cultural Organization — Roseville, Minnesota. EIN 92-1451051.
• Global Bhutanese Literary Organization — Omaha, Nebraska. EIN 83-1485609. Bhutanese-Nepali literature, poetry, and language preservation.
• Bhutanese American Music Association — Reynoldsburg, Ohio. EIN 82-1960889.
• Bhutanese American Majhi Community — Canal Winchester, Ohio. EIN 82-3944858. Cultural organisation of the Majhi community within the Bhutanese-Nepali diaspora.
• United Bhutanese Artists Connection — Akron, Ohio. EIN 99-5027317.
• Bhutanese American Magar Association — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. EIN 87-1933591. Cultural organisation of the Magar Bhutanese-Nepali community.

Sports organisations

• Bhutanese Youth Sports Club of Minnesota — Roseville, Minnesota. EIN 84-3611137. Youth soccer club.
• Bhutanese American Badminton Association — Cleveland, Ohio. EIN 39-2771157.
• Bhutanese Youth Sports Foundation — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. EIN 99-2968597.
• Bhutanese American Sports Council — Fort Worth, Texas. EIN 47-4610605.

Professional and business bodies

• Bhutanese American Chamber of Commerce — Reynoldsburg, Ohio. EIN 92-3747348. Business and entrepreneurship body for the Bhutanese-American community.

Health, welfare, and mutual-aid bodies

• American Bhutanese Associates for Health Foundation — Thurmont, Maryland. EIN 46-2939979. Health-focused foundation serving the Bhutanese-American community.
• Helping Hands: Health & Human Services, America — West Springfield, Massachusetts. EIN 39-2538152. Healthcare 501(c)(3) founded 2010; Nepal Chapter operates the Sanischare primary health clinic with HAEFA. See main article. hhamerica.org.
• Intra-National Welfare and Support of America (INWSA) — Columbus, Ohio. Mutual-aid and welfare programmes serving the Columbus Bhutanese-Nepali community and counterpart populations in Nepal.

Civil-rights and advocacy bodies

• Advocacy for Bhutanese Communities International (ABC International) — Grimes, Iowa. EIN 85-1168732. Civil-rights advocacy for Bhutanese-Nepali communities; recently active on the 2025–26 ICE-detention cases.

Notes on sourcing and inclusion

This directory has been compiled by cross-referencing the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search, the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Candid GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and Cause IQ for organisations with "Bhutanese" in their registered name (April 2026), then verifying each entry against denominational directories, community press, and the organisation's own website where available. EIN ruling year on the IRS register represents the year the organisation received 501(c)(3) status, which may differ from the year community work began under an informal name. Several Bhutanese-American religious congregations operate under parent-denomination umbrellas (Mennonite Church USA, Assemblies of God) and are listed via those directories rather than separately incorporated.

Organisations with only a Facebook page or informal community recognition, without IRS registration or denominational listing, are intentionally excluded under the BhutanWiki notability standard for organisational articles. Where an EIN is missing on a listed entity (e.g., the Shree Krishna Temple of Pittsburgh), inclusion is on the press-coverage prong of the bar.

References

1. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — search results for "bhutanese"
2. IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search
3. Candid GuideStar
4. Charity Navigator
5. Bhutanese Nepalese Churches of America
6. Ray of Hope International Ministry
7. Allegheny Mennonite Conference
8. LMC (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)
9. Assemblies of God USA — church directory
10. Benson, Sun, Hodge & Androff (2012) "Religious coping and acculturation stress among Hindu Bhutanese", International Social Work 55(4): 538–553
11. "Bhutanese Nepali Refugees Turn Their Trials into Zeal for Evangelism", Christianity Today, March 2023
12. PublicSource — Shree Krishna Temple of Pittsburgh feature