ELEVATE. DONATE.
WAYS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT YOUR TEMPLE
Krishna’s worship depends on the kindness and service of a dedicated team of 100% volunteers and donors. Their service creates an elevated experience in all Temple programs, activities, and festivals.
All donors and sponsors will be noted and announced in the monthly email newsletter, unless otherwise specified by donor. For more information on the specifics of any of these donation options, please email us at: iskcondenver@gmail.com
1. BE A MONTHLY PATRON
Monthly subscription
Set aside a portion every month for Krishna. Have your donation automatically transferred using the monthly subscription form at the bottom of this page.
2. SPONSOR THE SUNDAY FEAST
Current weekly cost to the temple: $700
We prepare a fresh-from-scratch vegetarian feast for Krishna, His devotees and guests–about 100 people–every Sunday. We are mindful about food quality. Give any amount or sponsor the entire feast, for an auspicious act of feeding prasad to 100 people.
3. FUND A PROJECT
Current needs:
(a) temple residential safety & energy efficiency updates
Temple residents are devotees who receive housing for full-time temple service. Many of these buildings are old and in need of updating, from painting to replacing windows, to updating electrical and plumbing.
(b) second phase temple renovations
The temple lobby was phase one. Second phase is the gift shop, office, and webcam system. Estimated at $120,000 total.
4. OFFERINGS TO KRISHNA
Sponsor weekly, bi-weekly, or annually
Current sponsorship opportunities:
(a) six food offerings per day – $401 per week
(b) milk offerings – $101 per week
(c) flower garlands – $301 per week
FOOD: Six food offerings per day are hand-prepared from scratch, using the best possible ingredients. Daily offerings consist of Mangala (morning milk sweets), Sringar (breakfast), Raj bhoga (lunch), Vaikalika (afternoon snack), Sandhya (dinner), and evening snack (Sayana).
MILK: We specifically purchase eight gallons of local, organic milk for the daily and weekly deities’ dairy preparations (i.e. burfi, kheer, sandhesh).
FLOWERS: Fresh flower garlands are handmade daily for every deity and offered every morning. Flowers are purchased once a week for the entire week, picked in person at the wholesale market to match/coordinate with each outfit the Deities will be wearing each day.
5. MORNING BATHING OF SRI SRI RADHA GOVINDA
Sponsor 1x, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or annually
Sponsor morning abhishek, the daily ceremonial bathing of Sri Sri Radha Govinda, on behalf of a named individual or family, for a 1x donation of $108.
6. JANMASHTAMI SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship levels range from $750 to $10,000
Sponsor Sri Krishna Janmashtami—the Holy Appearance Day of Lord Krishna. This is our largest celebration and the most important holy day of the year for Vaishnavas.
7. A FESTIVAL OR HOLIDAY
Sponsor in any amount you'd like towards a festival or holy day for yourself or to honor any named person
In each monthly email newsletter we list the month’s holy days. Prominent holy days are listed as events on the website.
