David Lynch Foundation
Non-profit organization
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| April 2022 | Lynch announced a $500 million initiative to fund Transcendental Meditation training for 30,000 international university students, in partnership with the Global Union of Scientists for Peace and Maharishi International University. |
| 2015 | David Lynch Foundation collaborated with Seleni Institute to create the Perinatal Mental Health Research Award, supporting research on using Transcendental Meditation to treat perinatal anxiety. |
| November 4 2015 | The Foundation organized the 'Change Begins Within' benefit concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City, aimed at providing Transcendental Meditation instruction to 10,000 at-risk New Yorkers at no cost. Notable performers included Katy Perry, Sting, Jerry Seinfeld, Angelique Kidjo, and Jim James. |
| April 1 2015 | The David Lynch Foundation hosted 'The Music of David Lynch' fundraising event at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, celebrating its tenth anniversary. The event raised funds to teach Transcendental Meditation to 1,000 at-risk youth in Los Angeles, featuring performances by numerous artists including Angelo Badalamenti, Donovan, Duran Duran, and Moby. |
| 2013 | Jack White and Brendan Benson performed a charity concert for DLF at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 2013 | DLF founded Transcendental Music, a charity-based music label to raise funds and awareness for its programs. |
| 2013 | Two fundraising events were held for New York City's first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder, featuring celebrities Liv Tyler, Royston Langdon, Sean Lennon, and Hugh Jackman. |
| August 2013 | The Independent announced Russell Brand would raise funds for the David Lynch Foundation during his 'Messiah Complex' tour. |
| April 2013 | Lynch released the film 'Meditation, Creativity, Peace', documenting his 2007 speaking engagements at European and Middle Eastern film schools, with profits benefiting the Foundation's meditation instruction programs. |
| February 2013 | DLF sponsored an Operation Warrior Wellness fundraiser at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. |
| January 2013 | DLF sponsored a benefit jazz concert in New York City with comments by Mehmet Oz and George Stephanopoulos, and actress Liv Tyler. Musical performances included Herbie Hancock, Corrine Bailey Rae, and Wynton Marsalis. |
| 2012 | The David Lynch Foundation expanded its programs to include other at-risk populations such as veterans with PTSD, their families, homeless people, and incarcerated individuals. |
| 2012 | DLF expanded its programs to include at-risk populations such as veterans with PTSD, homeless people, and incarcerated juveniles and adults. |
| June 2012 | Jerry Seinfeld hosted a David Lynch Foundation (DLF) fundraiser called 'A Night of Comedy' in Beverly Hills, California, honoring George Shapiro. The event featured performances and appearances by Russell Brand, Sarah Silverman, Garry Shandling, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock, and Danny DeVito. |
| April 21 2012 | Released the 'Download for Good' compilation as a box set for Record Store Day, which included a book illustrated by Romio Shrestha and Davel Hamue, and a digital version of the documentary film 'Meditation, Creativity, Peace'. |
| 2011 | Music mogul Russell Simmons announced plans to provide financial support to the David Lynch Foundation to teach Transcendental Meditation at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut. |
| 2011 | A study on the Transcendental Meditation technique's effect on post-traumatic stress syndrome was published in Military Medicine journal. |
| July 2011 | David Lynch Foundation released a fundraising boxed set of music and film featuring 34 artists including Ben Folds, Donovan, Moby, Iggy Pop, Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, Maroon 5, and Alanis Morissette, along with the documentary film 'Meditation, Creativity, Peace'. |
| April 2011 | David Lynch Foundation launched David Lynch Foundation Music with the 'Download for Good' campaign through PledgeMusic, offering collector's items and original vinyl art signed by donating musicians. |
| 2010 | Lynch personally donated half a million dollars to finance scholarships for 150,000 students interested in learning Transcendental Meditation. |
| 2010 | The David Lynch Foundation (DLF) began contributing almost $1 million to sponsor Transcendental Meditation courses for veterans and their families. |
| 2010 | David Lynch Foundation began a program at Children of the Night, a youth shelter in Van Nuys, California, focused on supporting vulnerable youth. |
| December 2010 | Foundation held its second 'Change Begins Within' benefit event, 'Operation Warrior Wellness', at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with participants including David Lynch, Clint Eastwood, Donna Karan, Russell Brand, and several war veterans. |
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