About Us

Our History

Inner Peace Society (IPS) was incorporated in 2013 as a USA 501(c)3 organization to ease suffering through small hands-on projects. In India, we are working in rural villages of “untouchables”, to provide health programs, better education resources and jobs. In the USA, we work in prisons teaching mindfulness and meditation to inmates and partnering with organizations that help inmates transition back into society. Our vision is to give individuals the tools and resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty and hopelessness. We are passionately dedicated to helping others help themselves.

Board Members

At the heart of the Inner Peace Society is a dedicated team of individuals who share a passion for uplifting communities and creating sustainable change. Our board members bring together a wealth of experience from diverse backgrounds, united by their commitment to our mission.

Nima Janet Taylor

Co-Founder

Erica Taylor

Co-Founder

Manish Kumar

Co-Founder

Hans Moolman

Co-Founder

Nima Janet Taylor

Co-Founder

Nima Janet Taylor has always had a passion for helping others, traveling and learning about other cultures. She has a Bachelors degree in International Relations and Masters of Business Administration. While spending 25 years as a corporate executive, she focused her free time pursuing these passions through a variety of charity organizations and traveling throughout the world. In 2007, she realized a lifelong dream to work as a spiritual leader and spent three years ordained as a Buddhist nun. After visiting India in 2011 with her daughter, Erica, they met Manish Kumar. All three lives were forever changed when the three of them decided to create a charity to help the poor harness the power of their minds to lift themselves out of poverty.

Erica Taylor

Co-Founder

Erica Taylor loves traveling and meeting new people, having lived in Mexico, Europe, and eventually traveling to India where after just one month, she decided to sell everything she owned to become a true global traveler. She runs a PR and Social Media company which makes it easy for her to work anywhere in the world, as long as she has wifi and a computer. When she arrived in India for the first time in 2011, she instantly fell in love–with the people, the country, and the culture. She was particularly touched by the young children on the streets and country roads in and around Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Their aspirations and challenges led to her to join with Nima and Manish to create Inner Peace Society.

Erica Taylor

Co-Founder

Mr. Manish Kumar was born and raised in Gaya in a farmer family just a few kilometres from the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment approximately 2,500 years ago. He graduated in Pali Language and literature, Sociology and Dr. Ambedkar thoughts in 2012 from Nagpur University. Earlier, he has attended a year long training course in “Buddhism and Social work” at Nagarajuna Training Institute in Nagpur and got the vision to leverage the universal principles of loving-kindness, ethical behaviour, compassion and generosity, in order to solve the current problems of discrimination against locals in and around Bodh Gaya and decided to work for global change through education and Community development opportunities for underprivileged youth all over the world leveraging these powerful universal principles that the Buddha taught. He has also completed his Masters Degree in Buddhist Studies from Mahachula University, one of the foremost Buddhist university from Thailand and currently engaged in some independent research work regarding the revival of Buddhism in India.

Erica Taylor

Co-Founder

Hans Moolman plays an instrumental role in managing the financial operations of the Inner Peace Society, ensuring that donations are used effectively to maximize impact. With a background in finance and experience in managing non-profit budgets, Hans oversees financial planning, transparency, and reporting for our initiatives.