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For questions about current or planned gifts, pledges and credit card donations by phone, or anything else donations-related, please call 202.234.9382 and ask to speak to Beth Schulman or Sena Tsikata. You can e-mail beth@ips-dc.org or sena@ips-dc.org. Or, write them:

Development Department
Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th St. NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

Supporting the Institute

Why support the Institute? The Institute for Policy Studies depends entirely on individual donations and private foundation grants to support our work. Please do what you can to keep it vital. Make as generous a gift as you can afford this year, and every year – for the long haul.

Donation Information

The Institute for Policy Studies is organized as a District of Colombia non-profit corporation. We have been designated a 501(c)3 corporation by the Internal Revenue Service. Donations to the Institute are tax deductible. The Institute's by-laws prohibit its accepting any government funding for its work.

The Institute has donors at all levels. Some give us $5 or $10/year. Several give at least $100,000 per year. We also have monthly sustainers who allow us to charge their credit cards on a monthly or quarterly basis. We accept donations in whatever form is most convenient and comfortable for you, including cash, credit card, wire transfer, and gifts of appreciated securities, art and/or property. The Institute also operates a charitable gift annuity program.

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We are happy to process donations in other ways, too. You can call us - 202.234.9382 - and we can process a credit card. Of course, we are always delighted to accept a check sent the old fashioned way, made payable to "Institute for Policy Studies" and mailed to us at 1112 16th St., NW, Suite 600. Washington DC 20036.

Please consider a legacy donation to the Institute when you plan your estate. You can also name the Institute as a beneficiary of a retirement or insurance policy. Such bequests, large or small, particularly hearten us because they reflect an understanding that the pursuits of peace, justice and a sustainable environment will require attention for generations to come.

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