Community Impact

Lighting Lives, Lifting Communities — CMSJ Community Impact 
Chinmaya Mission San Jose (CMSJ) serves not just its members, but the broader community — through education, food drives, youth programs, environmental efforts, and partnerships that bring hope and compassion to those in need.

Your contribution helps sustain and expand these initiatives, enabling CMSJ to make a lasting difference through Seva, learning, and shared human connections.

From feeding the homeless to youth-led service projects to educational outreach — your donation fuels every act of compassion that uplifts individuals and communities alike.

You may also donate:

• Through Zelle: We also accept contributions over Zelle. Use your mobile banking app to make the payment. To send us a payment, use [email protected] as the email address and Chinmaya Mission San Jose as the firstname. Specify the purpose of the donation in the memo field.
• From your Donor Advised Fund (DAF): Log in to your DAF and select Chinmaya Mission San Jose, 10160 Clayton Road, San Jose, CA 95127 as a grant recipient. Our tax id is 77-0315648 if you need it. Please specify “General donation - Purpose name” as the purpose.
• Shares/Stock: Please contact Meena Kapadia at [email protected] and we can provide you with details of our brokerage account where you can send the transfer.

Company Matching Contributions 

Your employer may provide matching contributions for donations you make. Please consider requesting such matching contributions.

Together, let us continue spreading light, knowledge, and kindness — one act of Seva at a time.