How to donate

The Badasht Project is happy to partner with Half Light Media (EIN 82-2235146) as our fiscal sponsor. Half Light Media is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit registered in the United States, whose aim is to create and celebrate various avenues of Baha'i-inspired art, music, and content creation. For over 15 years, Half Light Media has been behind dozens of projects, including Bahá'í Blog and Bahá'í Inspired.

We receive donations (tax-deductible for US donors) via the PayPal button below. If for any reason you prefer not to use PayPal, send us an email at badashtproject@gmail.com so we can provide additional options.

If you have corporate matching, you can use a portal such as benevity.com for your donation. Just look up Half Light’s EIN: 82-2235146

Frequently asked questions

  • The initial project launch cost is $80,000. Any funds raised above that amount will go towards developing community resources, in-person events and more music. These will all be updated regularly on our Substack.

  • The project will require several months of full-time production focus as well as payment for instrumental and vocal talent, recording, mixing and mastering engineers, travel and studio time. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at badashtproject@gmail.com.

  • Yes.

  • Half Light Media is a US-based 501(c)(3), so only US-based donations are tax deductible. However, everyone will receive a receipt indicating the non-profit status of Half Light.

  • This is 100% dependent on means and personal reflection. No amount is too big or too small; this is a community-powered project and each donation will be received with gratitude and put to work on the project!

  • Yes, though you can donate more than once. If you would like to support the Badasht Project in an ongoing fashion, please subscribe to our Substack, which is a subscriber-based platform and our online creative hub. Here’s the link: thebadashtproject.substack.com

  • Half Light Media will oversee all donor transactions, and the members of the Badasht Project will allocate funds in a consultative fashion.

Financial

  • Send an email to a real human (several, in fact) at badashtproject@gmail.com.

  • This will be determined by the needs and structure of the album, but in addition to the partnership of Eric Dozier and JB Eckl, we will be enlisting the help of an established group of collaborators. Dean Kalyan will be overseeing and integrating the community resource element.

  • Seekers, like-minded souls, fellow travelers, believers, non-believers, co-religionists, skeptics, recovering materialists… basically anyone who likes good music and seeks inspiration.

  • Our intention is to continue all aspects of the Badasht Project for the forsee-able future, integrating more contributors and forms of creativity as the work requires them.

  • We will send out an email update to donors every month during 2026, but most of the action will be on Substack: https://thebadashtproject.substack.com/

  • Single song and full album releases will be rolled out on various online outlets, but first listen and downloads will always be available early on our Substack: https://thebadashtproject.substack.com/

    As far as timelines go, we are planning planning for a March 21 release… but quality comes first.

  • Production of physical media will be based on dialog with the community. If there is sufficient demand, we will print CDs. Do we have merch ideas? Yes.

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