Help shape the future by supporting meaningful policy analysis on the most critical challenges facing Texas, the U.S., and the world. You can make a difference by providing general or program-specific support to the Baker Institute to advance knowledge and scholarship in critical research areas. Beyond becoming a member of the Baker Institute Roundtable, there are many ways for you to impact the work of the Baker Institute by making a gift.
Gifts to the Baker Institute can be made in a variety of ways:
By mail: If you wish to send a personal check by mail, please make payable to Rice University and send along with instructions for the gift designation to the following address:
Rice University
Baker Institute MS-40
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Online: Make a gift online using a credit card.
Wire Transfer: For information about how to give via a wire transfer, please visit Rice’s Giving page for instructions.
Donor-Advised Funds: For information about how to give via a donor-advised fund, please visit Rice’s Giving page.
IRA Charitable Rollover: For information about how to give via your IRA with a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), please visit Rice’s Giving page.
Gift Pledges
A pledge is a formal statement of intent to make a gift to the Baker Institute, often disbursed over three to five years. To learn more, contact Jill Assir at [email protected] or 713-348-2977.
Matching Gifts
Many corporations match or multiply their employees’ gifts. You can ask whether your employer participates in such a program to maximize your philanthropy, or use Rice’s Matching Gifts finder.
Appreciated Securities
A gift of long-term appreciated marketable securities can provide you with tax advantages as well as provide the Baker Institute with philanthropic support. Closely held securities in a privately held company may provide additional estate-planning and family business succession opportunities. Learn more about making a gift of securities.
Planned Gifts
Planned gifts are gift arrangements that have specific tax advantages and often include lifetime income to the donor or a named beneficiary. Learn more about planned giving to the Baker Institute.
Non-Cash Assets and Gifts of Real Estate
You may claim a charitable deduction on your tax return based on the full market value of the gift, or eliminate certain costs associated with the transfer of real property when giving a home or real property to the Baker Institute. Learn more.