BACKUP_OLD_Donations for Prison Courses (North America)
Since prisoners are unable to contribute for the ongoing support of their meditation courses, the VPT accepts donations from any person or organization who wishes to support meditation courses conducted by the Vipassana Prison Trust.
Separate accounts for the United States and Canada have been created in order to accept donations to the North American Vipassana Prison Trust. Because of cross-border tax and financial limitations, donations can only be used in a very limited way across the borders. Prison course expenses in the United States can only be paid using funds kept in the United States. Likewise, Canadian expenses must be paid using funds kept in Canada. One can, however, donate to either or both countries. Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued to you by your country of residence.
Online Donations
If you would like to give an online donation to help fund the Vipassana Prison Project, please use the form below. Online donations are processed through an American account. Unfortunately, online donations to courses in Canada are not tax deductible.
Debit or Credit cards
Paypal Giving Fund
You may also make donations via PayPal Giving Fund, which are exempt from usual PayPal fees. More information can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1628261
AmazonSmile
AmazonSmile operates in conjunction with Amazon.com, with a small percentage of the cost of your order is given to a charity of choice. We are listed as “Vipassana Med Rehab Research Tr for N American Correctional FAC.” for location: Onalaska, WA
More information can be found here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/
Offline Donations
U.S. Donations
If you would like to give an offline donation, please send a check payable to North American Vipassana Prison Trust to the following address:
Vipassana Prison Trust
445 Gore Road
Onalaska, WA 98570
Canada Donations
If you would like to give an offline donation to the Vipassana Prison Project in Canada, please send a check or money order payable to Vipassana Foundation (Prison Fund) to the following address:
Vipassana Foundation (Prison Fund)
810 Côte Azélie Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours
Montebello, Québec, J0V 1L0
Canada