Donations

Your donations help us continue to support our community’s health and well-being and to honor our commitment to keep care affordable and accessible for everyone in our community who needs us – regardless of their income. As costs of running a business in the Bay Area rise, we remain committed to our mission of offering skilled compassionate care and keeping it affordable and accessible to folks of a wide variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

Donate Here

The vast majority (over 95%) of the funds required to keep the clinic open and our bills paid come from our treatment fees. As a small non-profit, we operate on an extremely tight budget and we do not receive funding from government or private grant programs.

We make every effort to meet folks where they're at financially, both with our sliding-scale and with below-scale options for folks who need more treatments than they can afford.

Our cash flow can fluctuate based on many factors, such as seasonal volume and staffing changes. Donations enable us to keep doing what we love, and to continue supporting our community, by strengthening the financial stability of our organization.

Become a Sarana Sustainer

Our Sustainer Program aims to ensure we will be here to serve our community for many years to come. As a Sarana Sustainer, you make a convenient, ongoing monthly donation, auto-deducted from your account until you decide to stop or change it. Even a small monthly gift can make a huge difference!

Having a stable group of sustainers will support Sarana through the rise in overhead costs and other economic fluctuations, and to allow us to plan for things like:

Hiring more practitioners and expanding clinic hours and services
Paying living wage and offering benefits to our staff
Equipment and space upgrades
Doing outreach work in the community and developing acupuncture programs offsite
Offering even more below sliding scale treatments to those who cannot afford our regular low sliding scale

We are also of course happy to accept one-time donations! If you'd rather donate in person, we've got a small donation box in our reception area (pictured above). You're also welcome to mail us a check (note in the memo that it's a donation) at the address in the footer of this page.

Sarana Community Acupuncture is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and a registered California Public Benefit Corporation. All your contributions are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. Click here for our secure donation form – it is quick and easy to use. You will automatically receive an email receipt upon completing your transaction.

Thank you for your support!

Clinic Wish List

If you prefer to donate supplies rather than money, that is also a big help! Please see the list below and let us know if you have any questions.

Recycled/ Eco friendly toilet paper
Recycled/ Eco friendly tissue paper
Cough drops
Disposable ear plugs
Disposable surgical masks
Short sleeve, cotton button-down shirts, large or XL size

We aim to support local businesses and other businesses that align with our mission. Here are some of the places we typically buy our supplies from:

Fillgood on Solano Ave.
Sprouts or Berkeley/El Cerrito Natural Grocers
Costco

Thanks for your support!