Various loyalty programs make using credit cards an attractive and easy option for many donors. Use this link or the botton below to make a secure, online gift via credit/debit card.

Note: This online giving option is preferred for monthly recurring gifts associated with TNL memberships.

Perhaps the simplest option for a contribution is writing a check. Please make your check payable to the Thubten Norbu Ling and mail it to the following address:

Thubten Norbu Ling
130 Rabbit Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Attn: Treasurer

Individuals with highly appreciated stock are encouraged to consider using these assets to support TNL. By contributing these publicly-traded securities, you are able to avoid capital gains taxes.

To initiate a transfer of stock, please contact your broker and provide the following information:

DTC #: 0015

Broker: Morgan Stanley

Contact: Ben Alaimo-Monson

Phone Number: +1 (505) 988-7702

Account #: 217-039881-44

Account Name: Thubten Norbu Ling

TNL Tax ID#: 85-0483311

Once you have contacted your broker to facility your stock gift transfer, please email us at giving@tnlsf.org with this important information:

Your Name

Your Contact Information (Address, Phone, and Email)

Name of Stock and Number of Shares

Your Broker’s Name and Firm

The meteoric rise and popularity of cryptocurrency over the past couple of years has resulted in large gains in value. The IRS currently recognizes crypto as a non-cash asset and not a traditional currency. This means that as soon as you realize those gains by selling it, you are faced with some potentially significant tax consequences.

However, the IRS has also provided some avenues to minimize your tax burden while also helping your favorite 501(c)3 non-profit – hopefully The Buddhist Center Thubten Norbu Ling!

Here are two reasons to use your crypto to make a gift to our center:

1. It’s a convenient way to give through our partner Engiven

It’s fast and easy to give your crypto to The Buddhist Center through Engiven.

2. Avoid Capital Gains Tax and Maximize Your Gift

By giving the crypto to us directly through Engiven, you can avoid any potential tax consequences if you sell the crypto first. This allows you to give more, making your gift that much more beneficial!

If you are at least 70 ½ years of age, you may want to utilize the IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution, formerly known as the IRA Rollover Provision, as a tax-wise way to support our center. Choosing this option benefits you in two ways: first, the amount you distribute to Thubten Norbu Ling is excluded from taxable income; and second, when you reach age 73 the contribution counts toward your required minimum distribution (RMD).

Start by contacting your IRA account administrator to request a charitable distribution from your plan. Provide the administrator with our Tax ID number, 85-0483311, and instruct him or her to send the check, payable to Thubten Norbu Ling, to the following address:

Thubten Norbu Ling Buddhist Center
130 Rabbit Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508

Please review these important details before contacting your account administrator:

• You must be 70 ½ before transferring funds;
• To qualify as tax-free, your gift must be directly transferred from your IRA account to Thubten Norbu Ling;
• At age 73, the transfer may qualify — in part or in whole — for your yearly required minimum distribution;
• Your gift must be made by December 31 to qualify for that particular tax year;
  The maximum amount per year eligible for tax-free transfer from your IRA is $100,000;
• If you have a spouse, as defined by the IRS, who is 70 ½ or older and has an IRA, he or she can also transfer up to $100,000 from his or her IRA; and
• The transfer generates neither taxable income nor a tax deduction.

We encourage friends of Thubten Norbu Ling to include us in your estate plans. These planned gifts, sometimes referred to as legacy commitments, allow you to honor family or friends, may offer some tax advantages, and help ensure TNL will fulfill its mission well into the future.

There are two easy, straight-forward ways to support us through your estate plans: include TNL in your will or trust and/or name us as a beneficiary of your IRA.

Including Thubten Norbu Ling in your will or trust can be accomplished by adding a single sentence to your legal documents:

“I, (insert your name), of (city, state and zip code), give, devise and bequeath to The Buddhist Center Thubten Norbu Ling Buddhist Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, (enter specific amount or percentage of the estate or description of property) for its unrestricted use and purposes.”

Naming TNL as a beneficiary of your 401k, IRA, or life insurance policy is almost as easy. Please follow these four steps:

1. Request a change of beneficiary form from your plan administrator;
2. Determine the percentage of your 401k, IRA, or insurance benefit you would like Thubten Norbu Ling to receive;
3. On the form, name us as a beneficiary and enter the specific percentage; and
4. Return the completed form to your plan administrator.

Two final and important points:

Always consult with your attorney and/or tax advisor before taking any action with your estate plan.

Please notify TNL of your intentions to include us in your estate plans. You may email us at giving@tnlsf.org or write to us at 130 Rabbit Road, Santa Fe, NM, 87508.