Jon Kolkin, M.D.

President

Laira M. Roth, MHA

Secretary

Children’s National Hospital

Melanie A. Kolkin, MSW, LICSW

Treasurer

Melanie Kolkin Therapy

Ngodup Tsering

Representative of the Dalai Lama, North American

Michael S. Karlin, PhD

Associate Director, Centre for Compassion, Integrity and Secular Ethics

Developing and Supporting Compassion-Centered Initiatives Worldwide Through Health and Education

The Shades of Compassion Foundation is a small, nimble and efficient 501c3 that strives to enhance the health and well-being of this planet and all her inhabitants. We provide micro-grants and logistical support to under-recognized partners whose health and education initiatives impact thousands to millions of people worldwide.

We establish direct and meaningful relationships with each of the organizations we support, monitoring the use of funds through regular reporting and the documentation of concrete results.