Ways to Make a Gift

The Institute for Advanced Study is a 501(c)(3) organization, and gifts to the Institute are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. We will send a contribution receipt as soon as your gift is processed. Please note that a portion of the annual dues for Friends membership is not tax-deductible.

Gifts of Cash
Gifts of cash include payments by check, credit card, or wire transfer. Cash gifts are deductible as charitable contributions, up to 50% of adjusted gross income. If you are unable to take the entire deduction in one year, you may carry the excess deduction forward for five additional years.

By Check
Please download and return this form with your gift.
Make check payable to: The Institute for Advanced Study
Mail to:
Michael Gehret
Associate Director
Institute for Advanced Study
Einstein Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540

By Credit Card
Visit our secure online site to use your Visa or Mastercard to make a gift, make a pledge payment, join the Friends, or renew a Friends membership.

By Wire Transfer
Please contact Michael Gehret at 609-734-8218 or mgehret@ias.edu for wire transfer instructions.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities
A stock portfolio is often one of the most valuable assets you own, and one that carries substantial appreciation in value. However, when you sell assets that have increased in value, you often have to pay capital gains taxes. When you donate publicly traded stocks held for more than one year to the Institute for Advanced Study, you avoid capital gains taxes. In addition, you may take the full fair market value of the stock on the day it is transferred to the Institute, rather than the original cost, as a charitable deduction on your income taxes, up to 30% of adjusted gross income. If you are unable to take the entire deduction in one year, you may carry the excess deduction forward for five additional years. Click for Instructions for transferring stock gifts to the Institute for Advanced Study

Gifts of Tangible Personal Property
The Institute welcomes inquiries about gifts of tangible personal property such as works of art, valuable collections, antique furniture, stamps, books, coins, or jewelry. Some of these gifts may be used by the donor to fund a life income trust. Others may be intended for use by the Institute.

Gifts of tangible personal property are reviewed by the Institute's Gift Review Committee before acceptance by the Institute. All gifts-in-kind should be accompanied by a professional letter of appraisal and by a letter from the donor stating that the Institute has the right to dispose of the gift in the future.

Prospective donors should consult with the Institute's Development staff before making arrangements to transfer personal property to the Institute. Often certain tax regulations and implications can be explained which will be of value to the donor.

Matching Gifts
Many corporations and businesses now have programs to match employee gifts of cash or stock either in whole or in part. In some cases, gifts from spouses, directors and retired employees will be matched. We urge you to explore this possibility and to forward your company's matching gift form with your own contribution.

Please call or email:
Jenny Burkhalter
Telephone: (609) 951-4578
email: jennyb@ias.edu

Planned Gifts
Become a member of the Einstein Legacy Society by making a planned gift. Read more about bequests, the Institute’s Giving Plans, and our Planned Gift Calculator.