Donating to the Bhaktivedanta Ashram
[ All donations are tax deductible. ]
The Bhaktivedanta Ashram is a nonprofit religious organization dedicated to spreading the religious teachings of Lord Krishna as taught in the Bhagavad Gita. The Ashram carries out a number of social and religious activities, some of which are as follows:
- Temple Construction
- Religious Education for Children and Youth
- Publishing of Vedic Scriptures
- Distribution of Spiritual Food (Annadana)
- Religious Seminars in Colleges and Universities
- Celebration of Religious Festivals
- Maintenance of Daily Worship at Branches of the Bhaktivedanta Ashram
If you would like to help with any of the above activities, or would like to contribute towards a specific project, please use the box at the top right of the page. After choosing your donation amount, select the "Monthly" or "One Time" option and then click on the "donate" button. Credit cards from all countries are supported. (Credit card donations are processed through a 128bit secure server.)
Donating by Cheque or Money Order:
If you wish to donate by cheque (International checks are accepted) and if you live outside of India, please make it payable to "Bhaktivedanta Ashram". Send your donation to the following address:
Bhaktivedanta Ashram
P.O.Box 341374
Los Angeles, CA 90034
United States of America
Donating within India:
If you live within India, you can deposit donations at any branch of ICICI Bank throughout India. Use the bank's deposit slip or envelope, and make the cheque/demand draft out to "Bhaktivedanta Ashram Trust". Include our account number on the deposit slip: Account No. 602601211314 (Chennai Branch). (Demand drafts can be made payable at your local city where you deposit the donation.) You may leave the donation (attached to the deposit slip) in the deposit drop box; there is no need for you to wait in the queue.
If there is no branch of ICICI Bank in your city, you can send the donation to us by post. Please send it by Registered Post to the following address (if sending a DD, please make it payable at Chennai, Tamil Nadu):
Bhaktivedanta Ashram,
At - Kuansh,
P.O. - Bhadrak,
District - Bhadrak
Pin - 756 100
Orissa
100% of all donations go directly towards the specified purpose designated by you. All activities of the Ashram are carried out by volunteers, and no one receives any salary at all. In addition to this there are no expenses for office, rent, etc. You can be certain that all of your donation goes directly for the purpose you have specified and for nothing else.
