Payments Policy

What you can do on this site

• Make a one-time donation in US dollars using PayPal.
• Choose a preset amount or enter your own.
• Read this policy, or ask us anything before you give.

This site does not support recurring donations, donor accounts or purchases. Aarohi catalogue items are not sold through this website; the catalogue is presented for enquiry.

How a donation is processed

Payments are handled by PayPal. Your card or account details are entered with PayPal and never reach our servers. We store the amount, currency and the identifiers PayPal returns so that we can match a payment to our records and answer questions later.

Acknowledgment

After a payment is confirmed we email a one-time acknowledgment showing the amount, currency, date and a reference. This message is a record of your gift. It is not a formal tax certificate.

Tax status

Dream School Foundation USA is registered as a tax-exempt organization; our published Tax ID is 84-2235416. Whether a gift is deductible, and how it must be documented, depends on your own circumstances. Please consult your own adviser. We do not provide tax advice.

Refunds

If you made a donation in error or would like to discuss a refund, email [email protected] with the reference from your acknowledgment. Refunds are reviewed and issued by our team through PayPal; we do not promise an automatic refund for every request. If a refund is approved it is returned to the original payment method.

If something goes wrong

If a payment looks incomplete you may see a pending message rather than an outright failure. When the outcome is genuinely uncertain we never tell you the payment failed and we do not ask you to pay again — we confirm it and email you. If we cannot reach PayPal, we record the attempt and reconcile it later.

Fees

Payment processing fees are set by PayPal and depend on the transaction. We do not publish a fixed rate here because we cannot guarantee one. If you prefer that the full amount reaches our programmes, mailing a check avoids processing fees.

Other ways to give

Checks can be mailed to Dream School Foundation USA, 18725 W Cavendish Dr, Castro Valley, CA 94552. Many employers also match employee donations through workplace giving platforms.