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By Phone

HBS Development Office
617.495.6881

Toll free:
877.448.3864
(877.GIVE.TO.HBS)

Send a Check

Make your check payable to Harvard Business School.

Mail check to:

Gift Management
Harvard Business School
Teele Hall
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163

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Employer Matching

To find out if your company matches employee gifts, use our online search tool. Upon receipt, all matching gifts count toward a donor’s total giving.

Recurring Giving

Support HBS automatically—on a monthly or annual basis—via credit card. This will ensure that you are counted as a donor every year and help HBS to plan more effectively.

Wire Transfer

You can wire funds directly to HBS from your bank using the information provided below. To ensure proper crediting, please include your name and intended gift purpose.

Receiving Bank: Bank of America, 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110
Beneficiary Legal Account: President & Fellows of Harvard College, ADS Account
Account #: 9429263621
ACH Routing #: 011000138
Wire Routing #: 026009593
Swift Code (International donors): B0FAUS3N
Memo/Reference: Donor name, degree/year, and intended gift purpose (fund name)

Stock Transfer

When giving long-term appreciated stock to HBS, donors may take a charitable income tax deduction for its mean fair market value on the date of the gift and avoid capital gains tax.

To make a gift of stock, please contact:
Harvard Management Company
866.845.6596
security_gifts@hmc.harvard.edu

To ensure proper crediting of your gift, please use our online form to notify us of your stock transfer.

International Giving

Gifts to HBS from alumni and friends living outside the United States may be directed to one of our affiliated charitable entities in order to qualify for a tax deduction or a tax credit.

+–France: Centre de Recherche Européen de la Harvard Business School

The Europe Research Center is a nonprofit association that supports the European research, case writing, and course development activities of Harvard Business School faculty. It makes available to the public at large in France and in Europe the intellectual output it has helped the HBS faculty produce.

The Center satisfies Section 200-1 b and 238 bis-1 a of the French Tax Code. Residents of France who contribute to the Center will have the right to a tax credit against income tax within the limits set by French law and will be provided with a "reçu dons aux oeuvres" (tax receipt) to that effect.

Class Crediting
Contributions from HBS alumni will receive class credit.

How to Make a Gift

Checks should be made payable to Centre de Recherche Européen de la HBS and sent to the association office located at:

Centre de Recherche Européen de la Harvard
Business School
62, rue François 1er
75008 Paris, France

Telephone: 33 (01) 42 25 73 73
Fax: 33 (01) 42 25 15 45

For wire transfer instructions, please call the Center at the number above or email Oksana Sichi at osichi@hbs.edu
+–Germany: Harvard Business School Foundation of Germany

A gemeinnützige Körperschaft (tax exempt organization), the principal purpose of which is to provide scholarships for German students in need to attend HBS. Gifts can also be made for the benefit of HBS.

Alumni who reside in Germany can deduct the full amount of a contribution to the Foundation from his or her gross income. Since the marginal tax rate is approximately 50%, this means that basically half of the contribution is “paid” by the tax authorities.

Class Crediting
Contributions from HBS alumni will receive class credit.

How to Make a Gift

Money transfers may be made to:

Harvard Business School Foundation of Germany
Konto (account) 696431600
BLZ (bank ident number) 500 700 10
Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt.

Please make sure to mention your name and address to receive a tax-deductible confirmation letter.

For questions, please contact:
Stefan Eishold (MBA 1994)
Tel: 49 163 611 5000
Fax: 49 89 62030 777
Email: eishold@arcus-muc.de
+–India: The Harvard Business School India Research Center (IRC)

The primary mission of the IRC is to contribute to the growth of knowledge and facilitate the exchange of ideas—bringing the best of Harvard to India and the best of India to Harvard. The IRC supports research, case writing, Executive Education, and other activities of Harvard Business School faculty and staff in India.

The IRC qualifies as a charitable not-for-profit, and gifts made to the IRC in India may qualify for personal tax deductions. Under Section 80-G of the Indian Income Tax Act, donors will receive a 50% deduction on donations made to the IRC. Upon receipt of a gift, the IRC will issue the required 80-G certificate to the donor.

Class Crediting
Contributions from HBS alumni will receive class credit.

How to Make a Gift

Checks and bank drafts should be made payable to Harvard Business School India Research Center and sent, along with a letter indicating that the gift is for general purposes, to:

Harvard Business School India Research Center
c/o Ms. Anthea D'Souza
Piramal Tower, 7th Floor
Peninsula Corporate Park
Ganpatrao Kadam Marg
Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013
India

Tel: +91 22 2493 1624
Fax: +91 22 2490 0724
+–United Kingdom: The British Friends

The British Friends is a registered charity in the United Kingdom, providing scholarships for British students with financial need to attend Harvard Business School. Gifts can also be allocated directly to the School for the benefit of HBS students, faculty, and programs.

All donations are deductible against UK tax whether or not one is a British national, providing the donor pays UK taxes under either the Gift Aid Scheme or company payroll giving schemes. The tax authority adds a further 10% to payroll giving donations. The only requirement is that the donor pays sufficient UK tax, either income tax or capital gains tax, to cover the tax on the contribution.

Class Crediting
Contributions from HBS alumni will receive class credit.

How to Make a Gift

Contact:

Debbie Wilson
37 Queen's Gate
London SW7 5HR, England

Telephone: 44 020 7581 7392
Fax: 44 020 7581 7388
Email: dwilson@aifs.co.uk

The necessary forms for gift aid self-declaration will be sent to the donor. Please specify whether the gift will support the Scholarship Fund or HBS.

Transfer from Your IRA

If you are at least 70½ years of age, you can use your individual retirement account to make a gift to HBS (up to $100,000 per year).

Your gift, which must be transferred directly from your IRA to HBS, counts toward your required minimum distribution and can be excluded from your gross income for US federal tax purposes.

To initiate a transfer, contact your IRA administrator and notify Harvard of your gift using the sample letters below. For more information, contact University Planned Giving at pgo@harvard.edu or 800.446.1277.

Download Sample Request from Donor to IRA Administrator

This letter contains transfer instructions from you to your IRA administrator.

Download Sample Letter from Donor Informing Harvard of IRA Distribution

This letter informs Harvard University that you wish to direct your gift to HBS and ensures appropriate class credit for alumni donors.

PLANNED GIVING

By using different assets and planned giving strategies, you can support HBS and fulfill your financial goals.

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FAQ

What is the School’s Federal Tax Identification Number?: HBS gifts are managed under the umbrella of Harvard University’s Federal Tax Identification Number, which is
04–2103580. Harvard University’s legal name is President and Fellows of Harvard College.
When will I receive a tax receipt for my gift?: You can expect to receive an official receipt via mail 10–15 business days after HBS receives your gift.
How can I get a duplicate tax receipt for my gift?: To request a duplicate receipt, contact Harvard Alumni and Development Services at 617.495.1750 or ads@harvard.edu.
Will my gift to HBS be credited to my class automatically?: Yes.
Will my spouse and I both receive credit for a gift to HBS?: Joint crediting does not happen automatically. Alumni couples must indicate—on the online giving form or gift reply slip—if they would like their gift to be credited jointly. In that case, the amount will be split 50/50 for tax purposes but each person will receive class credit and recognition for the full amount of the gift. Contact HBS Gift Management at 617.495.6207 or gifts@hbs.edu if you have additional questions about crediting.

How do I make a pledge?

To pledge a gift that you will fulfill at a later date, please call HBS Development at 617.495.6881 (toll free: 877.448.3864).

Will I be recognized for pledge payments?

All donors are recognized in HBS’s annual Contributors Report for the full amount of any gifts and pledges made during the fiscal year (July 1–June 30), and for pledge payments as they are received.

When do I need to fulfill my pledge?

Guidelines for payments differ for reunion and non-reunion (annual giving) pledges.

Reunion Pledges:
For the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 50th, and beyond: Pledges must be made by June 30 following the reunion and should be fulfilled by the following December 31.

For the 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, and 45th: Pledges must be made by December 31 following the reunion and should be fulfilled by the following June 30.

Non-Reunion (Annual Giving) Pledges:
Pledges must be paid by the end of the fiscal year, June 30, to be counted in that year’s giving totals and listed in the HBS's annual Contributors Report.

For questions about an existing pledge or payment schedule adjustments, please contact HBS Gift Management at gifts@hbs.edu or 617.495.6207.

Is my pledge legally binding?

Most standard (non-bequest) pledges are not legally binding. If your pledge is legally binding, the gift intention agreement will include the following language (or similar): “It is my intention that the Agreement shall create obligations that are binding and enforceable against me, my heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, assigns, and estates.”

How can I make a gift in honor or in memory of someone?

Use this form and check the box labeled “This gift is in honor or memorial of someone,” or mail a check to Harvard Business School, Gift Management, Teele Hall, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA 02163. HBS will attempt to contact the person being honored/memorialized—or someone close to them—to inform them of your gift (without reference to the specific gift amount), so please provide relevant contact information and any other pertinent details.

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