Ways to Donate
Donations to IMC and IRC are tax-deductible. Insight Meditation Center
of the Mid-Peninsula, parent organization of both IMC and IRC, is a
501(c)(3) organization, tax ID 77-0450217.
Check by Mail
Make checks payable and mail to:
Insight Meditation Center
108 Birch Street
Redwood City, CA 94062
Please indicate if funds are to go to IMC Teachers, IMC (including AudioDharma),
or the Insight Retreat Center. If donating to more than one
teacher or category, please specify teacher(s) or categories and amounts.
In Person at IMC
With cash or checks: There is a donation (“dāna”) box by the
front door of IMC. It has two slots, one for teacher dāna and the other for IMC
operations.
With a credit or debit card: There is a computer
kiosk near the entrance to the library at IMC.
Buying or Selling Your Home
If you are buying or selling a home, IMC sangha member and longtime local real
estate broker Carol Collins can refer you to a conscientious, highly qualified
realtor. Carol can serve as your consultant, at no charge, throughout the buying
or selling process to assist in all aspects of the transaction. After a sale, a
donation is made in your name to IMC or IRC. You can contact Carol at
carolcollins888@gmail.com
or (408) 348-1385.
Vehicle Donation
Make a tax-deductible donation of a vehicle you no longer use, working
or not, to benefit either IMC or IRC. IMC partners with
CARS, a nonprofit organization that
handles pick-up and all paperwork. IMC or IRC will receive 75-percent of
the sale price of your used vehicle. Tell the CARS associate you speak
with whether you would like your donation to benefit IMC or IRC. Call
855-500-RIDE (855-500-7433) and a representative will answer any
questions and guide you through the process.
Stock Transfer
Gifts of stock to IMC can be a great way to support IMC and IRC while at the same time meeting your personal financial-planning objectives.
To learn more and/or to receive IMC’s brokerage information, you can email fundraising@insightmeditationcenter.org or call (650) 260-8674; you can also use our stock transfer form.
Legacy Community
By making a bequest or other arrangement to include IMC and/or IRC as a
beneficiary of your will or living trust, your retirement plan, or your
life insurance policy, you help assure that IMC and IRC will continue to
make the Dharma accessible to a broad community on a dāna basis for
generations to come. For more information or to arrange a consultation
with IMC’s volunteer estate-planning attorney, please email
legacy@insightmeditationcenter.org
or call (650) 260-8674.
Amazon Purchases
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Amazon Smile to support IMC every time you shop at Amazon.
Matching Gifts
Please consider exploring matching-gift opportunities that may be
available from your employer. If your company has a matching gift
program, send your donation and your company’s matching gift form to:
Insight Meditation Center
108 Birch Street
Redwood City, CA 94062
Year-end Acknowledgements
In January, IMC will email you an acknowledgement of the sum of your
gifts from the previous year; this receipt can be used for tax
purposes. For online gifts, you will also receive an immediate email
receipt from PayPal. We thank you for your generosity!
Dāna is the Buddhist word for giving
IMC continues a 2,600-year-old Buddhist tradition of providing the teachings
freely to all who are interested. IMC has no paid staff and is run entirely by
volunteers. All financial support comes from the generosity of people who value
what we do. Donations support all expenses, including programs, publications,
website, the Insight Retreat Center, and AudioDharma. Teachers receive no salary
and are supported by teacher dāna.
We at IMC are very grateful for all the support we receive, and are inspired by
how beautifully Dharma practice develops when it does so in a field of
generosity and gratitude!