"When you realize the wholeness and interdependence of life,
you have to take care of everyone, and to do that,
you have to work with every ingredient of life."
- Zen Master Bernie Glassman, Founder
The mission of the Zen Peacemakers is to alleviate suffering in the world by promoting meditation, study, direct social service and multi-faith co-operation. By making a donation, you support important programs and internships that integrate practice with service and peacemaking.
We greatly appreciate unrestricted gifts since they provide us with the greatest flexibility in funding our work.
You can also support the following restricted programs:
Zen Houses
Support the general development of Zen Houses, a new model for Buddhist practice: residential centers devoted to serving the needs of people and communities in underserved areas of the world......read more
Support the Montague Farm Zen House which provides family-oriented hot meals with wellness and artistic offerings, free health services and festive and supportive atmosphere for the homeless and poor of Franklin County .....read more
Support the Appalachia Zen House which provides spiritual development through Zen training and multi-faith cooperation, expressed through service to the underserved populations and the natural environment of the central Appalachian Mountain region of Pennsylvania. .....read more
Scholarships
Provide a Scholarship for a Youth Participant of the Auschwitz Bearing Witness Retreat.....read more
Provide a Scholarship for the August Symposium on Western Socially Engaged Buddhism .....read more
Montague Farm Zendo
Support the Montague Farm Zendo which offers Zen meditation, study with a teacher and a sangha, liturgical service, and involvement in social action......read more
Zen Peacemakers Sangha
Support the coordination of the Zen Peacemakers Sangha. We are producing a ZPS Family Newsletter to spread the news of the ZPS, creating forums for sharing news and projects and hosting gatherings of the Sangha......read more
If you wish your gift to be used for a different specific project, please state that in the comments field on the donation page.
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Thank you for supporting the work of the
Zen Peacemakers!
Your tax-exempt donation can also be mailed to:
Zen Peacemakers
177 Ripley Road
Montague, MA 01351
Zen Peacemakers is a non-profit 501c(3) charitable New York corporation
To read about other ways to financially support the work of the Zen Peacemakers, please link here.
We deeply appreciate the previous and current support of
Businesses: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Big Y, Brooks Bend Farm, Cynthia Roderick Photography, Diemand Farm, Enterprise Farm, Green Fields Market, Greenfield Farmers Cooperative Exchange, Greyston Bakery, Pierce Bros. Coffee, Richard Smith, Inc., Smiarowski Farm, Staples, Stonyfield Yogurt, Stop and Shop, Target, UMass-Amherst, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
Individual Major Donors (over $25,000): Chuck Blitz, Shaykha Fariha al Jerrahi, Hydar Friedrich, Bernie Glassman, William Greenberg, Sheila Hixon, Robert Lee, Josh Mailman, Eve Marko, Mark Mininberg, Kathryn Pon, Geoff Taylor
and the many individuals who have donated time, money and supplies.