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  • Giving to BZC

    Brooklyn Zen Center is supported completely by donations. Whether it be a one time gift, support of a specific project, or an ongoing commitment, all Brooklyn Zen Center operations are dependent on your generosity.

    Annual membership dues are a way of giving more regularly and is the foundation on which our center can build and support our programs, practice space, and the visiting teachers we bring to our community. Whether you join us everyday or occasionally, your membership or donation is a very tangible way to show your commitment to planting the seeds of the dharma and the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in New York City.

    Your membership and donations allow us to:

    Sustain the Place of Practice

    Hundreds of people come to Brooklyn Zen Center as a respite from the often overwhelming pace of New York City life. Providing a place for those in our community to look inward and allow their minds and bodies to settle increases the opportunities for peaceful engagement in our neighborhoods and world. Members play a vital role in the care and development of our practice place, helping to keep our center open and accessible to all.

    Cultivate Community

    In becoming a member, you are expressing your confidence in our sangha. The energy you bring allows for the creation of an open and inclusive practice community. We at Brooklyn Zen Center are committed to keeping the costs of our programs low so that they are available to all. This commitment simply cannot be fulfilled without ongoing membership pledges and donations.

    Support Visiting Dharma Teachers

    As a result of your donations, we are able to pay for our space at 505 Carroll Street, our programs, and all related expenses necessary for maintaining a place of practice. We are also able to bring our guiding teacher, Teah Strozer, and other dharma teachers through whose deep intention and guidance this Zen practice is handed down to us so that we are now able to cultivate it together here in New York.

    Suggested Membership Contributions

    Member: $50 – $75 per month.
    (Limited Income: Suggested dues of $20 – $50 per month.)

    Supporter: $75 – $200 per month.

    Sustainer: $200 or more per month.

    Brooklyn Zen Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.

    Dues may be paid on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis. Members receive discounts on classes and retreats. Please help to ensure the care and growth of both the dharma and the sangha by making a financial pledge for the year.

    To become a member, please click on the following button to donate online

    or download a membership form here to print and mail to:

    Brooklyn Zen Center
    505 Carroll Street, Suite 2A
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

    When paying by mail, please include your initial contribution made out to Brooklyn Zen Center when submitting your membership form. When paying online, please use the notes field to inform us that you are becoming a member.

    We thank you for your interest and your intention to support Buddhist practice. The continuing operation of the center would be impossible without the ongoing generosity of its members.