MAKE A DONATION
You can contribute to the flowering of Auroville, the City of Dawn, by making a donation to support Auroville’s land consolidation. Your generosity will go for the purchase Auroville’s designated but still-missing Master Plan land. ART FOR LAND will transfer your donation to the ACRES FOR AUROVILLE land campaign, the associate of the ART FOR LAND action.
The information below will guide you as well as inform you about tax exemption possibilities.
We sincerely thank you for your solidarity, generosity and greatly-appreciated support for Auroville’s material body and needed physical base!
A. Donations by Indian donors via an Indian Bank
Under section 80G of the “Income Tax Act” tax exemptions are available for donations made within India via bank transfer or cheque. Donations can be: – 50% tax exempted (Rs. 500 or more) – 100% tax exempted (Rs.1000 or more)
1. Donating by bank transfer to the Auroville Unity Fund
- Indian donors (above Rs. 1000/-) are eligible for a 100% tax receipt by sending a message requesting it along with your PAN N° to:
- Account name: Auroville Unity Fund Account No.: 31612623238 Branch Code: SBIN003160 Swift Code: SBININBB474 Description: Donation to Art for Land
Please email the transaction ID to artforland@auroville.org.in ‘Attn: Arun’ so that we can process the donation and send a 100% tax exemption receipt.
- Indian donors (between Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/-) are eligible for a 50% tax receipt by sending a message requesting it along with your PAN N° to:
- Account name: Auroville Unity Fund Account No.: 10237876031 Branch Code: SBIN003160 Swift Code: SBININBB474 Description: Donation to Art for Land
Please email the transaction ID to artforland@auroville.org.in ‘Attn: Arun’ so that we can process the donation and send a 50% tax exemption receipt.
2. Donating by cheque payable to the “Auroville Unity Fund”
Please include a message requesting your tax receipt along with your PAN N° to:
- Auroville Unity Fund Town Hall Auroville TN 605101 India
Please email the transaction ID to artforland@auroville.org.in ‘Attn: Arun’ so that we can process the donation.
3. Donating by credit or debit card via the Auroville Donation Gateway
Please visit https://donations.auroville.com and select the option:
“Land Purchase – Master Plan Priority Plots– Acres for Auroville”
Donation receipts can be issued for donations via the Auroville Donation Gateway, but tax exemption receipts are not possible for Gateway donations.
4. Indian donors visiting Unity Pavilion
If you wish to make a donation to Art for Land, you can also do so in cash or by debit card transfer at Auroville’s Financial Services (Town Hall, ground floor), where the receipt for the tax exemption will be issued.
B. Foreign Donations
If you are a foreign donor, or an Indian donor donating from outside India via a foreign bank, there are these donation options:
1. By bank transfer (SWIFT) to the “Auroville Foundation”:
- SWIFT Code: SBININBB104 IFSC: SBIN0000691 Bank Name: State Bank of India Branch Code: 000691 A/C Holder Name: AUROVILLE FOUNDATION A/c Number: 40106120526 Beneficiary: AUROVILLE FOUNDATION Purpose: Donation for Art for Land A/C Holder Postal Address: Auroville Foundation Auroville 605101 Tamil Nadu, India Bank Postal address: FCRA Cell State Bank of India New Delhi Main Branch 11 Sansad Marg New Delhi 110 001 Bank Phone No. 011-23374050
Please email the transaction ID to artforland@auroville.org.in ‘Attn: Arun’ so that we can process the donation and post a receipt.
2. By cheque payable to the “AUROVILLE FOUNDATION”:
All cheques must be payable to AUROVILLE FOUNDATION.
Please send cheques to the Auroville Unity Fund at the address below, with a note specifying Acres for Auroville and by email kindly inform AV Unity Fund at avunityfund@auroville.org.in with a copy to LFAU at lfau@auroville.org.in:
- Auroville Unity Fund Town Hall, Auroville 605101 Tamil Nadu, India
Please email the transaction ID to artforland@auroville.org.in ‘Attn: Arun’ so that we can process the donation and the receipt.
3. Donations can also be made via the Auroville Donation Gateway
Please visit https://donations.auroville.com and select the option:
“Land Purchase – Master Plan Priority Plots– Acres for Auroville”
Please email the transaction ID to artforland@auroville.org.in ‘Attn: Arun’ so that we can process the donation and the receipt.
4. Donations can be done via Auroville International Centres
Certain centers can issue tax exemption receipts for resident taxpayers for donations made to Acres for Auroville. Please send your donation to the AVI centre of the country where you are a taxpayer. In all cases, please specify “Donation for Acres for Auroville via ART FOR LAND Aug & Sept 2022” & request your tax receipt.
The AVI centers that can give tax exemption receipts are:
| Website for donations | Email contact |
|---|---|
| Canada http://aurovillecanada.org/joining | contact@aurovillecanada.org |
| Deutschland www.auroville.de/index.php/uberuns/spenden | info@auroville.de |
| Nederland www.auroville.nu/donatie | penningmeester@auroville.nu |
| U.K. https://aviuk.org/fundraising/donate | info@aviuk.org |
| USA https://aviusa.org/donate1 (in US $ only) | info@aviusa.org |
For all other centers, please see www.auroville-international.org info@auroville-international.org
And with this link https://aviusa.org/?form=AUROVILLE AVI-USA can accept donations in any currency via credit card, PayPal, or Google Pay (no wire transfer fees)