Zentangle Foundation: Gratitude and Appreciation

Just as the Zentangle Method begins and ends with gratitude and appreciation, so does everything that the Zentangle Foundation does.

On Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Judy called the Zentangle office to speak with Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Judy was a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) who taught the Zentangle Method of drawing.

After Judy had used their method of drawing as a lifeline through the suffering and depression of her cancer treatments, she attended CZT training so she could teach others the method which had helped her so much. Judy detailed how the Zentangle Method had helped her and how it helped so many of her students. She told us about all the friends she made in the Zentangle community and how she would travel two hours one way each month to attend a Zentangle drawing club with her new friends. Learning and teaching the Zentangle Method had been such an important and integral part of her life and her healing, and she wanted to help those less fortunate to be able to attend CZT training.

“Do you have an organization that can receive my donation?” she asked.

“We will,” Rick and Maria answered.

That afternoon they called their attorney to begin establishing this organization, The Zentangle Foundation.

Judy’s gratitude for and appreciation of the benefits of the Zentangle Method began the process that led to this foundation. Our mission is to support community outreach to help share the Zentangle Method, support research studies to validate and quantify the benefits of the method, and to support people in becoming certified Zentangle teachers.

We are truly grateful and honored by Judy’s extremely generous donation that gave us the foundation to build upon.

It has been our honor this month to celebrate the Zentangle Foundation and share how it has supported CZTs and tanglers around the world.

If you would like to support the Zentangle Foundation, here is how:

Donate

Giving Tuesday is a national day devoted to charitable giving. We are asking for your help in growing the seed that Judy planted so that we can continue to support new certified teachers, organizations that see the benefits of sharing the method, and research to quantify what we experience when we tangle.

We know that there are many organizations deserving of your support at this time of year. As you consider your year-end giving, we hope you’ll remember the impact that the Zentangle Method has had on your life and consider donating in honor of Giving Tuesday. You can learn more about how to donate at zentanglefoundation.org.

Giving Tuesday 2024 is December 2, 2024.

Get Involved

The Zentangle Foundation is committed to supporting the spread of the Zentangle Method across the world. Our grant program is set up to support CZTs and organizations looking to share the Zentangle Method in their communities and helping the groups of people who may need it most. Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

If you are looking to get involved directly with the Zentangle Foundation, please reach out to info@zentanglefoundation.org.

Research

Studying the benefits of the Zentangle Method aids in getting this tool into the hands of people who would benefit from it the most. If you are interested in conducting a research study on the method, please reach out to info@zentanglefoundation.org.

With Gratitude and Appreciation,
The Zentangle Foundation