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Become A Member

The Baker Roundtable is the membership forum of the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. By joining, you become part of a vibrant network of civic- minded leaders and changemakers who actively support the Institute’s mission: delivering meaningful, nonpartisan policy analysis on the most critical challenges facing Texas, the nation, and the world.

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Giving Opportunities

Individual Giving

Make a gift that supports the Baker Institute's nonpartisan independent research and rigorous policy analysis. 

Planned Giving

Plan a gift that will ensure lasting, meaningful support for policy programs important to you. 

Wide shot of the Doré Commons during a Shell Distinguished Lecture Series event featuring Wim Thomas

Corporate Support

Corporations can become involved with the institute in a number of ways and see the benefit from the research conducted by our fellows and scholars.

Pictured from left are William Martin, Katharine Neill Harris, Ambassador Edward Djerejian, Alfred C. Glassell, III, and Pam Lindberg

Endowments

Endowment gifts provide the Baker Institute with permanent resources that support research programs, fellows and scholars.

Other Ways to Give

Help shape the future with better solutions to the many policy challenges that the world faces. You can make a difference by providing current or program-specific support to the Baker Institute to advance knowledge and scholarship in critical research areas. There are many ways for you to impact the work of the Baker Institute by making a gift.