Donations (Dana)

Dana is the Buddhist word for generosity. It is in the spirit of generosity that IMC continues a 2500-year-old Buddhist tradition of providing the teachings freely to all who are interested. IMC does not require payment for any of our classes, events or website offerings. IMC is able to do this because of the tremendous generosity of the many people who support us. IMC has no paid staff; everything that happens here is done by volunteers. Our financial support comes from the generosity of people who value what we do. The donations we receive support our teacher (who receives no salary from IMC) and all our expenses, including the costs of our building, our publications and wide reaching-website. We at IMC are very grateful for all the support we receive. We are inspired by how beautifully Dharma practice develops when it does so in a field of generosity and gratitude.

All donations to IMC are tax-deductible.
Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula is a 501(c) organization, with tax ID 77-0450217.

Direct Donations

By Credit Card

Clicking Donate will take you to Network for Good where you can make your donation by credit card. Please indicate in the appropriate box if you wish the funds to go to: Audio Dharma, Teacher Dana, IMC Expenses, or Retreat Center . You may designate a percentage to each if you'd like. 

Network for Good assesses a 4.75% processing charge per transaction. Your donation is fully tax-deductible. When you make a donation, please save and/or print the confirmation email you receive from Network for Good for your tax records.

By Paypal

Clicking the Paypal button will take you to a secure site where you can make a donation by credit or debit card. Paypal accepts the following currencies: U.S. Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro, British Pound, and Japanese Yen. Please indicate in the "designate" box if you wish the funds to go to: Audio Dharma, Teacher Dana, IMC Expenses, or Retreat Center.

By Check

Please make checks payable to Insight Meditation Center and mail to Insight Meditaton Center, 108 Birch Street, Redwood City, CA 94062.

Please indicate if funds are to go to: Audio Dharma, Teacher Dana, IMC Expenses, or Retreat Center. You may designate a percentage to each if you'd like.

In Person

There is a donation box by the IMC door. It has 2 slots, one for Teacher Dana and the other for Expense/Rent Dana. You may donate by cash or check.

Dedications

If you would like to make a gift to IMC in honor or in memory of an occasion or someone special to you, please make your check out to IMC and mail it with all the details to: Stephanie Briscombe, c/o IMC, 108 Birch Street, Redwood City, CA 94062. Click here for a printable form.

Indirect Donations

Amazon Purchases

When you make purchases at Amazon through this search link, a small percentage will go to help support the programs at IMC.

Internet Searching with Goodsearch

When you make internet searches using this GoodSearch link, IMC will receive a donation. It will not cost you anything—the money comes from the advertisers. Goodsearch will donate half its revenue, about a penny per search (image and video searches not included), to IMC.For convenience, you may wish to download the GoodSearch toolbar onto your computer and enter "Insight Meditation Center" as the designated charity.

Enroll in E-Scrip

E-scrip is an effortless way of raising funds for IMC. If you register your grocery club card, and/or credit/debit cards with E-scrip, the participating merchants donate a small percentage of your purchases to our center. You keep all your credit card rewards. Register on-line at E-scrip.