Dana (Generosity)

DANA (GENEROSITY OR GIVING)

Thank you for considering making a donation! 

The San Francisco Buddhist Center runs on generosity. Teachers and class teams offer their time, skills and experience voluntarily.  All financial donations go to keeping the Center running so that we can continue to offer classes, courses, retreats and other events to anyone wishing to attend.  Apart from the Center Director who receives some support for administrative work, we are an entirely volunteer-run community. 

Our basic expenses are about $8000 a month, which is covered by Dana, income from courses and retreats, rent and fundraisers. Please let us know if you would like a copy of our budget so you can get a better idea of what it takes to keep the Center’s doors open. 

We are a 501(C)3 and your donations are tax deductible. Our legal name is San Francisco Buddhist Center - Triratna

 

DANA PROGRAM

We welcome donations any time and of any amount! However it really helps us to plan when people are able to pledge in advance and pay a monthly or annual amount. 
Participating in the Dana Program means making a regular financial commitment to the Center. Those participating in the Dana Program attend Sangha Night at no charge. Pledges currently range from $10/month to $250/month.

If your financial situation should ever change you can always let us know and make a modification to your pledge. 

If you have questions about, or would like to participate in, our Dana Program, please email or call or talk to us when you next come to the center.  

PAYMENT METHODS

Payments can be made in a variety of ways: .

PAYPAL: Click here to make a one-off or recurring donation through PayPal, or to pay for a course, class or retreat. (if you are able to cover any fees we appreciate it!)
 
PAYPAL GIVING FUND: If you pay through our PayPal Giving Fund no fees are deducted, but it takes up to 2 months to arrive, so please be sure to send an email letting us know to expect it and what it is for. 
 
VENMO: You can also pay through Venmo at @SFBuddhistcenter
 
ZELLE: If you have Zelle you can use it to transfer money to us using our email info@sfbuddhistcenter.org.
 
CHECKS: Make checks out to "San Francisco Buddhist Center - Triratna" and bring it or mail it to the center: SFBC, 37 Bartlett St, San Francisco, CA 94110
 
BANK TRANSFER: Email for our bank account information. 
 
CASH OR CREDIT CARD: At the front desk
 
OTHER WAYS TO HELP

WISH LIST

There are a number of ways you can help - see this page for more information.

COMMUNITY THRIFT

Donate to Community Thrift and the SFBC gets a percentage of the sale – quote # 117.