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Give Monthly – Invest in the Future

By becoming a member of our monthly giving community, your donation multiplies to make a real difference in the lives of Naropa students, ensuring they have access to the resources and opportunities they need to begin and thrive throughout their academic journey .

From orientation to Convocation, through classes, reflection, and celebrations, monthly donors accompany students through their Naropa experience in a unique way.

Join the Naropa monthly giving community today and invest in the future. You will receive a welcome gift and updates, stories & videos from students your monthly gifts have impacted.

Naropa University’s Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 84-1029228.

All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

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Why Give Monthly?

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Affordability & Ease

By giving monthly, you choose the amount that feels right for you and the date to begin your donation. Through our member portal, you can update your gift amount, payment method, or cancel at any time.

Community Dedication

By becoming a monthly giving member, you join a dedicated group of supporters who understand the importance of making a sustaining commitment to ensuring our student's success in every way.

Sustained Support

Monthly gifts enable us to invest in our student’s needs as they arise – whether it is scholarships, a student in crisis, or someone just needing a little help to make it through the semester – because we know we have the ongoing support of our community.

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About Naropa

Located in Boulder, Colorado, Naropa University is a Buddhist-inspired, nonsectarian liberal arts university that is recognized as the birthplace of the mindfulness movement. Naropa offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that emphasize professional and personal growth, intellectual development, and cultivating compassion. 

Academics

Contemplative education brings together the best of Western scholarship and Eastern world wisdom traditions. Therefore, your pursuit of wisdom at Naropa means learning both about academic subjects and about your own place in the world. This innovative approach places Naropa on the cutting edge of the newest and most effective methods of teaching and learning.  

Admissions & Aid

If you’re seeking an education that resonates with both personal fulfillment and global impact, Naropa could be your top choice. At Naropa, you will experience a comprehensive curriculum that integrates the best of Eastern and Western educational approaches. Explore how Naropa can fuel your journey of intellectual and spiritual development.

Life at Naropa

Through its incredibly vibrant and welcoming community,  “Naropa offers a home for those who aren’t willing to conform to convention—the mystic, the healer, the prophet, the rebel, the artist, the revolutionary, the oddball—those who are incredible contributors to the evolution of society and of our planet.”—Core Associate Professor Zvi Ish-Shalom

The Naropa Difference

How is Naropa different from other universities? At Naropa, a liberal arts education balances rigorous academics with powerful interpersonal skills and self-awareness to educate the whole person. Naropa’s contemplative approach is inspired by Buddhist philosophy and the conviction that we can build a diverse, contemplative, enlightened society when we have transformed education to affirm the basic goodness of every person. 

Support Naropa

At a time when the value of higher education is being questioned, Naropa University stands firmly rooted in its mission to create a more just and regenerative world by nurturing insight, awareness, courage, and compassion in its students. By making a gift to Naropa, you play a pivotal role in helping to create the authentic, effective & mindful leaders that the world desperately needs.

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Naropa University campuses are closed on 12/17/2025. 

Due to adverse weather conditions of high winds and planned power outages, all Naropa campuses will be closed today. 

 

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