Every day, IMS cares for its retreatants, teachers, staff, facilities and grounds. The income that’s needed to successfully operate our Retreat Center, Forest Refuge and online programs comes from two sources – course fees and donations (dana). Since we try to keep our fees as affordable for as many people as possible, revenue from this stream covers less than half of our expenses.
This means that we must rely on the generosity of our community to balance our budget and to operate our centers in a sustainable way.
Here are a few easy ways to help IMS do this:
General Operating Support – give one-time or monthly
IMS Dana
Forest Refuge Dana
IMS Online Dana
Teacher Dana/Retreat Related Dana
Retreat Center Teacher Dana – Log on to MyIMS and select “Give Retreat Dana,” or check your post-retreat email for the link to support your teachers.
Forest Refuge Teacher Dana
IMS Online Teacher Dana– Log on to the Learning Center and navigate to your course. Choose Teacher Support.
Sangha Support
Financial Assistance
Meal Dana
To donate by US check, mail your check made out to IMS to:
Insight Meditation Society
ATTN: Development
1230 Pleasant St
Barre, MA 01005
Please be sure to include a note as to how you would like your gift allocated. If teacher dana, please indicate which retreat or program.
Other Ways to Give
Workplace Matching Gifts: If your company has a matching gift program, you may be able to increase the value of your contribution. If you have given a one-time gift or monthly gifts this calendar year, it may be eligible for your company to match. Please check with your human resources department.
Donor Advised Fund Gifts: Donor advised funds (DAFs) are an increasingly popular charitable giving vehicle. Giving through a DAF has immediate tax benefits, centralizes all your donations, and ensures IMS will continue to serve as a spiritual refuge far into the future. IMS has partnered with every.org and DAFpay by Chariot, an online platform, to facilitate instant donations from your DAF quickly, securely, and digitally. Give now from your DAF.
Stock, Cryptocurrency, and IRA Gifts: Learn more about the advantages of giving gifts of appreciated assets, cryptocurrency, or qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from your IRA.
Planned Gifts: Ensure that the Buddha’s teachings of insight, peace, and lovingkindness will be passed onto future generations by including IMS in your will or estate plan.
IMS is a 501c3 public charity. Our tax-exempt ID number is 51-0152810. To connect with us, please call 978-355-4378 ext. 230 or email development@dharma.org.
