Ways you can donate to
The Foundation for the
Investigation of Reality
- Postal Mail
- Shop for Charity Day
- IGIVE.COM
- PAYPAL
- Pay By Check over the Web
Donating through the mail or through Paypal entitles you to annual membership in the Foundation. Suggested annual dues are $50, but any amount, less than or greater than this amount, entitles you to membership. In kind donations or volunteer service to FIR also entitles you to membership.
To become a member, please provide your name, address, phone number, and specify (click here for an explanation of why we ask) whether or not you are a Baha'i,. If you are a Baha'i and under 21 years old, please specify your age. An on-line membership form will be available soon. In the interim, you can print the FIR purpose statement pamphlet which contains a membership form.
The Foundation for the Investigation of Reality is a recognized non-profit organization as per the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, section 501(c)(3). Check out IRS publication 526 (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it) to determine if your donation is tax deductible.
Postal Mail:
You may mail a check or money order denominated in U.S. Dollars, payable to:
The Foundation for the Investigation of
Reality
Attn: Treasurer
P.O. Box 202
Eliot, ME 03903, U.S.A.
Shop for Charity Day:
Any purchase you make here goes to support FIR automatically!
IGive.com:
Igive.com is an on-line shopping gateway site. You start at http://www.igive.com, and you click on "The Mall" button, and you can buy at any of hundreds of on-line retailers, such as Amazon.com, The Gap, etc. A percentage of any and all purchases you make go toward the charity of your choice, such as The Foundation for the Investigation of Reality, should you choose us! You have to register once first. Registration is free.
To browse I-Give's merchants by category: http://www.igive.com/html/body_mall.cfm
Due to the nature of this type of giving, you cannot pay membership dues by donating to us through IGive.
PayPal.com:
PayByCheck.com
If you have a checking account, and you want to write a check to FIR electronically without having to mail your check using the postal service, get your checkbook, and click here. If you would like to read first about PayByCheck.com before deciding to send money this way, click here.
Page last updated: July 22, 2004