Give a gift for the future of scholarship to the Institute
of European Studies (IES) at Berkeley.
IES offers a variety of giving opportunities. Gifts can be used to support
undergraduate and graduate student scholarships; public lectures and community
outreach; research and teaching endowments for faculty, and the development
of new curricula. All of these gifts help us build on scarce resources to advance
understanding of IES’ mission of research, outreach, cooperation, and
exchange with European institutions and scholars.
Ways to Donate
Giving to IES can be accomplished through a variety of methods and
types of gifts. If you have any questions about donating to the IES,
please contact our Director John Efron or
our Associate Director Beverly Crawford via
email.
Outright Gifts
Outright gifts can be made in a variety of forms (as indicated below).
Gifts should be made out to the "UC Regents" and indicate that
the gift is for IES. Please contact us to learn of our most pressing priorities.
- Gifts of Cash
- Matching Gifts
- Credit Card Charges
- Electronic Funds Transfer
- Securities
- Gifts-in-Kind
- Wire Transfers
Through the "Giving to Cal" gateway, you can make
a direct credit card gift to IES at the entries for the Center
for German and European Studies or to IES'
Graduate Fellowship Program.
Endowments
Endowed funds provide a permanent source of income to meet the needs
of IES. These funds may be named for the donor or someone whom the donor
wishes to honor. Endowed funds are managed by the UC Berkeley Foundation
or The Regents of the University of California. They may be unrestricted
or restricted for a specific purpose and can be established through an outright
gift of cash or securities or a planned gift or bequest.
Pledges
Donation pledges to IES should be made in writing and include
a commitment to a specific amount and payment schedule. Pledges may be paid
over a period of five years in annual, semiannual, or quarterly installments,
with payments to begin at the donor's convenience. Pledge payments may be
in the form of cash, securities, or credit card charges. Donors should indicate
if their pledge includes an anticipated corporate matching gift.
Planned Giving Donations
Planned Giving donations can take the form of charitable remainder
trusts, pooled income funds, charitable gift annuities, retained life estates,
charitable lead trusts, will bequests, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts,
paid-up life insurance policies, and outright gifts of real estate. Tax advantages
and accounting of such gifts differ with each type of gift.
Thank you for supporting IES. With your help, IES will advance its mission
of advancing knowledge about a globalized world and training the next generation
of global leaders. Your gift – small or large – is needed and appreciated.
