Donation policy

Every donation to the Monadnocks Foundation is a voluntary gift. You do not receive any goods or services in return, and giving (or not giving) never affects anyone's place in our events or programmes.

• By UPI on our Donate page: choose an amount and pay it with the QR code made for that amount, or with the "Pay with UPI app" button, to the UPI ID shown there. Then send us the screenshot (and, if you have it, the UPI transaction ID) with the form on that page, so that we can match your payment.
• In person, to a member of the Foundation team.

There is no payment gateway: our team checks every donation by hand, and donations show as "pending" until it has. At present we accept donations in Indian rupees only. Please do not give money to anyone claiming to collect for us without checking with us first on +91 75410 62514.

Donations support the Foundation's work in education and youth, the environment, sports, women's empowerment and culture – including our events, prizes and the running costs of our programmes. If you would like to know how donations have been used, write to us and we will tell you.

• When you send us the details of a donation, we email you to say they have arrived, and again once our team has confirmed the payment.
• These emails acknowledge your donation. They are not 80G tax-exemption certificates. If you need a certificate for tax purposes, please contact us before donating.

Your name, amount and message appear in the "Recent supporters" list on our website only if you tick the box that allows it, and only after the donation is confirmed. Your email address and phone number are never shown. To have your name removed later, just write to us.

Donations are not refundable once made, because they are used for our work straight away. We do refund a donation if:

• you donated the same amount twice by mistake, or
• you entered a wrong amount (for example an extra zero),

and you tell us within 7 days at contactmonadnocks@gmail.com or +91 75410 62514, with the UPI transaction ID. Approved refunds go back by UPI or bank transfer to the UPI ID or account you paid from within 7 working days. Failed and unconfirmed payments are handled as described in our payments and refunds policy.

We use your name, email and phone only to confirm and acknowledge your donation and to answer your questions. We never sell or share them for marketing. Our privacy policy explains more.