Please Support the Center

As a Diamond Way Buddhist Center, our aim is to provide an active, friendly place where all interested in Buddhism can meet: to learn and meditate, to share experience and development, and vigorously participate in a meaningful life.

We are a voluntary organization of lay people, each with their own personal responsibilities and roles. We function only through the dedication of our Sangha members. We organize regular meditations, lectures, retreats, and exhilarating fun. All these activities do require a financial backbone.

Make a one-time donation or monthly contribution

Purchase Dharma Goods to Support the Center

We are selling prostration pads to benefit the new Center fund. You can use these beauties to keep your knees happy and healthy while you work on prostrations. The price of $20 includes shipping; pads measure 14 x 8.5 inches by 1 inch thick.

Buy prostration pads to benefit the purchase of a new Center

Membership Plan: 1.08% Club

What Your Membership Supports:

Maintenance of Gompa
Local activities: traveling teachers, lectures, retreats, advertisement
National activities: national retreats, retreat center, support for future activity
Purchase of future Chicago center

What You Get:

The ability to support the Dharma in a meaningful way
Knowledge that your funds will be spent and saved judiciously
Privacy in your contributions to the center
Yearly receipt of contribution to a non-profit organization for tax write-off purposes
Your picture on Members Wall and inclusion in the Member's registry
A spiffy "solidarity gift" each year on Buddha's birthday

The 1.08% Club

To raise these funds, we ask for a membership contribution equivalent to 1.08% of your monthly income. It really isn't so much, for example a yearly income of $30,000 translates to a monthly contribution of $27. This percentage scales very well and allows those that have the means to help a bit more. Again, this is the standard suggested amount. Below is a chart for income and different percentages – please contribute!

Income	Percentage contribution
	0.10%	0.20%	0.40%	0.50%	0.60%	0.80%	1.00%	1.08%	5.00%	10.00%
10,000	$0.83	$1.67	$3.33	$4.17	$5.00	$6.67	$8.33	$9.00	$41.70	$83.33
20,000	$1.67	$3.33	$6.67	$8.33	$10.00	$13.33	$16.67	$18.00	$83.33	$166.67
30,000	$2.50	$5.00	$10.00	$12.50	$15.00	$20.00	$25.00	$27.00	$125.00	$250.00
40,000	$3.33	$6.67	$13.33	$16.67	$20.00	$26.67	$33.33	$36.00	$166.67	$333.33
50,000	$4.17	$8.33	$16.67	$20.83	$25.00	$33.33	$41.67	$45.00	$208.30	$416.67
60,000	$5.00	$10.00	$20.00	$25.00	$30.00	$40.00	$50.00	$54.00	$250.00	$500.00
70,000	$5.83	$11.67	$23.33	$29.17	$35.00	$46.67	$58.33	$63.00	$291.75	$583.33
80,000	$6.67	$13.33	$26.67	$33.33	$40.00	$53.33	$66.67	$72.00	$333.33	$666.67
90,000	$7.50	$15.00	$30.00	$37.50	$45.00	$60.00	$75.00	$81.00	$375.00	$750.00
100,000	$8.33	$16.67	$33.33	$41.67	$50.00	$66.67	$83.33	$90.00	$416.70	$833.33
150,000	$12.50	$25.00	$50.00	$62.50	$75.00	$100.00	$125.00	$135.00	$625.00	$1,250.00
200,000	$16.67	$33.33	$66.67	$83.33	$100.00	$133.33	$166.67	$180.00	$833.33	$1,666.67