The following are known, safe ways to donate.
For examples of the impacts of your donations, see the page titled "Donation Outcomes"
If you would like to donate to specific people please see below "Giving to our Ukrainian sangha, volunteers and presenters" section, which includes profiles and Paypal addresses.
You can donate to the Sangha for Ukraine fund through the Shambhala Krakow center - methods for donation are provided below, by Paypal or bank transfer. Donations are unrestricted and are distributed based on current needs. See "Donation Outcomes" page for more on what is being supported by your generous donations.
Krakow Shambhala Center PayPal
You can use the button below, which provides the ability to make a monthly donation or a one-time donation via Paypal.
Shambhala Krakow (Poland) account
The transfer title for the tax reasons should be: "Statutory charity activities"
Shambhala Krakow
EUR 78 2490 0005 0000 4600 4042 2608
USD 76 2490 0005 0000 4600 5389 4780
IBAN: PL
BIC: ALBPPLPWXXX
If you have any questions please email us at: sanghaforukraine@gmail.com
Paypal addresses and other contacts are provided in the profiles below.
Sangha members who are still in Ukraine:
Andriy Kucherenko
From Lviv, and now lives in Kyiv.
Studied Psychology. He has a wife and two children.
Serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine: captain, deputy commander of the moral and psychological support unit.
Email: franetnew@gmail.com
PAYPAL: franetnew@gmail.com
Facebook:
Alexander Sherban (Sasha)
Lives in Kyiv with his mother, who is ill.
Works in construction.
email/paypal:
onealex@hotmail.com
Volunteers and presenters:
You can find examples of the volunteers' work on the page: Donation outcomes
Iryna Vorobieva-Svirely
Returned to Kyiv from Halifax to take care of her mother
Work: Chief Specialist in the Cultural Heritage Protection Department at the Kyiv City State Administration
Mother of Dali.
Gathering money for car repairs for a friend soldier.
Works with supporting soldiers, widows of the soldiers and even homeless cats.
Email: irinasvirely@gmail.com
PayPal: svirely9@gmail.com
Facebook:
Lena Samoilenko
Delivers food and medicine to people in Kherson and other towns/cities.
Paypal:
Yana Walder
Yana is from Ukraine and currently lives in Vermont.
Work: Commercial Real Estate Brokerage, has daughter and son.
Provides direct cash grants to single parents raising children, elderly with medical needs, families with 3+ kids, evacuations from occupied areas
email/paypal:
Facebook:
Antonina Drana
Lives in Kyiv, and has her own clothing store. She has around 20 cats at home now. She cures them and then finds them a family. She keeps the most challenging ones for herself.
email/paypal:
Facebook:
Dali Kapandze
Work: Data Scientist who works on improving data quality in the life science and healthcare industry
Gathering money for soldier’s needs.
Email: dalitengiz@gmail.com
PayPal: dalitengiz@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007312569114
Irina Bondarenko
Lives: Ann Arbor, MI
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Work: University of Michigan
Gathers money mostly for Art Projects in Ukraine.
Email: bondrenochka@gmail.com
PayPal: bondrenochka.pp@gmail.com
Facebook:
Kateryna Khodorivska
Kateryna is a designer and teaches the art of design, and is a specialist of Ukrainian culture from Kyiv, Ukraine.
She lives in Netherlands as a refugee but goes to Ukraine regularly, and conducts lectures on the topic of Ukrainian culture.
She was a participant in the Maidan Revolution.
As a volunteer she is mostly gathering money for disposable chemical warmers for soldiers. Use Paypal below to donate.
Kateryna’s email: katyahpc@gmail.com
PayPal that goes directly to Ukrainian volunteer Svitlana Kuntc: kunc2010@ukr.net
Oleg Yazvinsky
Lives in Odesa.
Work: Plumbing and furniture assembly.
Regularly sends donations to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Needs: collects money for new tools and a telephone, medications and money for dental treatment.
*Email: dm.st.888@gmail.com
PayPal: dm.st.888@gmail.com
*New email as of 4/6/2025
Oleg Stepanov
Lives now in Greece, before in Texas and before in Odesa. Married with two children.
He works as a programmer.
Email: oleginnn@gmail.com
Paypal:oleginnn@gmail.com
He is donating and encourages to donate to: https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/oleg.stepanov.986
Iryna Gritsenko
From Kyiv, currently living in Dechen Choling, France. Works as head of household and helps in the store.
Not asking for anything
Email: grilanga955@gmail.com
PayPal: grilanga955@gmail.com
Facebook:
Oksana Solovieva
Oksana Solovieva is a professional singer in all genres. She is originally from Kherson but lived in Kyiv with her son before the war started. She worked as a vocal coach in a theater on Kyiv Lipky street. Then they became refugees and currently live in France.
Oksana is currently collecting for a drone detection device for soldiers in Kherson, the BlueBird Tech “Chuyka 2.0” electronic intelligence device, $1800, see photo. >
Also see note from soldiers to the right. >
PayPal: OksanaSoloviova@i.ua
Thanks and request from soldiers in Kherson
We would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you for your previous help and support. Thanks to you, we are holding the line and continuing to do our job on the front lines.
Today, we are forced to reach out once again.
We are launching a fundraising effort to acquire “Chuiky” early-warning detection devices for our unit. These systems allow us to detect enemy movement in advance and respond to threats faster. Here on the front lines, this is not a matter of comfort — it is a matter of necessity.
Every donation directly increases our safety and gives us a better chance to all return home alive. We do our duty honestly and to the very end.
Thank you for your trust. Together, we will endure. Together, we will prevail.
With respect and gratitude,
The servicemen of the 4th Kherson Regiment, BOP RVP
For those who would like to contribute to Oksana's friend in Kherson, who is helping in many ways including evacuation of people and animals, here is his info:
PayPal: andrykhersonhelp@gmail.com
When we are informed of organizations that are recommended by our contacts and volunteers as reliable, we share those with you.
For the four sites below, 100% of donations go to the cause and all volunteers are working for free.
https://commonmanforukraine.org/
Dignitas Ukraine, at the link below, is incorporated in New Jersey and is a recognized 501(c)(3) charity organization (EIN: 92-3194330), so donations would be tax-deductible for those in the US.
Many Ukrainians are selling their crafts through the Etsy site. Below are a few examples which our Compassion for Ukraine group have tried and appreciated.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpacePendant
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1440392601/metal-wall-hanger-coat-rack-wall-mount?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/641940036/house-number-black-iron-house-numbers-5?
Here are 2 links that display other Ukrainian sellers on Etsy.