Popular tax-smart gifts
Many people are increasingly choosing to give non-cash assets, so they can have a bigger impact at less cost to them.
Explore tax-smart gift options
Learn about gifts that maximize the impact of your support while providing tax benefits for you!
Stocks and securities
Many people love donating stock or mutual funds because it may help them avoid paying capital gains taxes.
Cryptocurrency
Donate Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more to save on taxes and make a big impact.
Qualified Charitable Distributions
Use your IRA to make tax-free gifts that benefit you and our mission.
Real Estate
Donate real estate to make a lasting impact, unlocking the hidden potential of your property’s value.
Retained Life Estate
Secure your home’s future through a Retained Life Estate, ensuring support for us while residing in your property.
Planned giving helps fuel the TOVP mission
A gift in your will creates the bedrock for the future. Our work today is important, but it is equally, if not more important, to ensure the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Srila Prabhupada’s most important project, can continue well into the future. Planned giving gifts, such as bequests and gifts in wills and trusts, are critical to our ability to maintain the TOVP for generations to come.
In 1971, as a young devotee in Calcutta, Giriraja Swami approached Srila Prabhupada, “I have been trying to understand what your desire is, and two things seem to please you the most: distributing your books and building the big temple in Mayapur.” Prabhupada’s face lit up, his eyes opened wide, and he smiled, saying: “Yes, you have understood…….If you all build this temple, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur will personally come and take you all back to Godhead.”
His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada
ISKCON Founder/Acharya
We’re here to help you meet your goals!
Our team would be happy to speak with you in confidence about your giving goals, with no obligation.
Name: Brajpati Das (Bob Kapoor)
Title :Planned Giving Director
Phone: 970-393-0391
Email: na.fundraising@tovp.org
Already included us in your estate plan? Let us know
More ways to make an impact
Gifts in a trust
Donations in your revocable living trust are (by far) the most popular type of planned gift. Learn more, or get help starting your trust (for free!).
Beneficiary designations
Gifting assets not covered by your trust — like 401(k) or IRA accounts — may help your heirs avoid unwanted taxes, even if you’re below the estate tax threshold.