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Why support Santa Barbara Institute?
Donate towards Center for Contemplative Research (CCR), Crestone U.S.
Your donation to CCR-Crestone will help further the work of this recently established hermitage offering optimal conditions for full-time meditators and for collaboration with scientists. Your generous contribution can support the general fund, the retreatant fund, offering financial aid for yogis when needed, or the cabin fund, to build more cabins to accommodate more retreatants.
Donate towards Retreatants Program Support Fund
Going into full-time retreat requires stepping away from earning a living. Many meditators use their savings to be able to make this commitment and some require additional assistance. Your generous donation to the retreatants support fund allows SBI to provide financial aid for their daily living needs. Full-time meditators around the world under the guidance of Lama Alan benefit from this fund.
Donate to other Centers for Contemplative Research (CCR)
Your donation to other CCRs will help fund additional centers around the world like the hermitage in Crestone, CO. to provide dedicated contemplatives optimal conditions to facilitate collaboration with forward-thinking scientists. Your contribution will help to provide grants to purchase land, existing structures or offer other needed financial assistance to create a global network of centers.
Donate to the Translation Fund
Help support SBI’s new translation fund so we can offer financial assistance for translators of Lama Alan’s books and also retreats from SBI. It is a long process to translate a book and not all translators receive an advance from a publisher and require assistance to devote themselves to these projects. We are pleased that soon Dzokchen, A Commentary on Düdjom Rinpoche’s Illumination of Primordial Wisdom will be available in multiple languages.
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Help support the important work of Alan Wallace. Through your generous personal gift to Alan, he will be able to continue making important contributions to humanity through his contemplative work and practice.
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Tax Benefits of Cryptocurrency
The IRS classifies cryptocurrencies as property, so cryptocurrency donations to 501(c)3 charities receive the same tax treatment as stocks. Donating cryptocurrency is a non-taxable event, meaning you do not owe capital gains tax on the appreciated amount and can deduct it on your taxes. Please contact your tax or financial advisor for more information specific to your financial situation.
Please note that The Giving Block immediately converts cryptocurrency donations into US dollars upon receiving a donation to the CCR. The CCR does not hold or invest in cryptocurrencies.
Refund Policy for Cryptocurrency
All cryptocurrency donations to SBI made via The Giving Block are nonrefundable.
We work hard to ensure that every token that is donated is put to work as soon as possible. When SBI receives your donation it is understood that this is made to support our mission and we are grateful for your support. As these donations are immediately converted into US dollars, we do not offer refunds on any donations that are made in cryptocurrency.
We are not able give refunds if you changed your mind, sent the wrong cryptocurrency or made the wrong decision. No goods, services or airdrops will be offered in exchange for cryptocurrency donations.
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