Donate Funds

Inside Books Project is supported entirely through donations from our community. Each dollar donated sends one free book to someone in a Texas prison.

Funds donated to Inside Books Project are tax deductible and support postage, packing supplies, and printing costs. Nearly 70% of all the money we collect goes directly to postage costs.

Ways to give

Donate by Credit Card

Make a one-time donation to Inside Books Project directly on our website using your credit card. All credit card donations are processed via a secure server. You'll get a receipt by email which you can use for tax deduction purposes.

Donate via Venmo

You can also make a one-time donation to us on Venmo.

Give Monthly Via PayPal

Inside Books Project offers a "Sustainer Program" to make a regular monthly contribution. This option requires a PayPal account.

Donate by Check

Checks can be mailed to:

Inside Books Project
c/o Financial Committee
P.O. Box 301029
Austin, TX 78703

how your donations help

Inside Books Project is committed to transparently communicating how your donations support our mission.

We are proud to be a Gold level participant in the GuideStar Exchange, an organization that collects and distributes information on nonprofits.

View our report on GuideStar for verification of our non-profit status and information about our programs, goals, budget, funding, and more.

Breakout of expenses

How We’re supported

“with no funds, no mail from the outside world and a long wait for educational classes, i requested educational books from inside books project. they were useful, helpful, as well as educational. i thank inside books project for helping me become a better person through self-learning.”

— Miguel A, inmate in Texas