The North American Shin Buddhist Association (NASBA) is a growing and innovative collection of independent Shin Buddhist communities in the United States and Canada that follow the successful, and increasingly popular and practice-style of its flagship community, the Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut. Established in the year 2005, headquartered and administered by the Buddhist Faith Fellowship in Middletown, Connecticut, NASBA serves as its umbrella organization for its affiliated and autonomous communities across the continent. The BFF of CT is a tax exempt organization, under section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS code.