Ways to Donate
Donations to IMC and IRC are tax-deductible; donations to individual teachers are not 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.
Online Donations
Please keep in mind that IMC does not disclose donor information to teacher recipients.
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.
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 company’s matching gift form or information to the Fundraising Manager at
fundraising@insightmeditationcenter.org or by mail, to:
Insight Meditation Center
108 Birch Street
Redwood City, CA 94062
Through your donor-advised fund (DAF) or family foundation
You can make a gift to support IMC through your donor-advised fund (DAF) administered by a community foundation, a DAF at a brokerage such as Fidelity or Schwab, or from your family foundation.
Please contact the fundraising manager at
fundraising@insightmeditationcenter.org or (650) 260-8674 for details. Thank you!
Through your IRA
With recent changes in tax laws, you can make gifts to support IMC directly from your IRA (such gifts are sometimes referred to as qualified charitable contributions or QCDs). Contact your IRA custodian for more information on how to make a gift in this way. Thank you!
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.
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.
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.
Year-end Acknowledgements
In January, IMC will email you an acknowledgement of the sum of your
gifts from the previous year made through the IMC or IRC website and PayPal; if you made your gift in another way, you will receive a quarterly receipt by mail. Please retain these receipts for tax purposes. Donations to support IMC and IRC operations are tax-deductible; donations to individual teachers are not tax-deductible. We thank you for your generosity!
Dāna is the Buddhist word for giving
IMC and IRC continue a 2,600-year-old Buddhist tradition of providing the teachings freely to all who are interested. IMC and IRC have no paid staff and are run entirely by volunteers. All financial support comes from the generosity of people who value what we do. Tax-deductible 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 and IRC 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!
Donations to IMC and IRC are tax-deductible. Donations to retreat teaching teams are also tax-deductible. Donations to individually named teachers are not 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.