Make a Donation
Supporting RAND research is your opportunity to foster informed public policy, independent research, and rational decisionmaking. The single most important thing you can do to support RAND is make a donation. Donations may be unrestricted in use, or you may direct the gift to a particular program or purpose. You may further specify that your gift be placed in an endowment. Some donors make current, annual gifts, while others choose to extend their commitment over a period of time.
Because RAND is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, most donations qualify for a federal, and often state, income-tax charitable deduction.*
Ways of Giving
Two popular and convenient ways of giving are:
Make a Gift
Unrestricted gifts of $10 or more may be made online or you may contact Elizabeth Stacey, Executive Director of Development, at 1-800-757-4618.
For gifts by check, please make payable to RAND Corporation and mail to:
RAND Development Office
1776 Main Street
P.O. 2138
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
Join the RAND Policy Circle
When you join the RAND Policy Circle, your unrestricted gift or multi-year pledge ($1000 or more) is directed to the President's Fund, giving RAND's president the freedom and flexibility to provide seed money for especially promising areas of policy research. To make an unrestricted gift to RAND, please use this form or call 1-800-757-4618.
RAND also accepts restricted gifts, pledges and other forms of donations:
Restricted Gifts
Your annual gift or multi-year pledge may be earmarked for specific RAND research units, centers and programs—including Arts Research; Child Policy Research; the RAND Alumni Fund; the RAND Center for Asia-Pacific Policy; the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy; the RAND Center for Russia and Eurasia; the RAND Drug Policy Research Center; RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment; RAND Education; RAND Health; RAND Institute for Civil Justice; RAND Labor and Population—or for the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
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Gift Pledges
A pledge is a formal statement of intention to make a gift to RAND. It may be followed by an immediate gift, or may simply confirm your intention to make a gift in the future. Many donors choose to complete their gift pledges by making regular payments over a specified period of time. Such a method often allows donors to make a more generous gift than they may have originally considered. Whenever possible, RAND encourages full payment of pledges within three to five years of the original commitment.
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Appreciated Securities
A gift of long-term appreciated marketable securities can provide you with tax advantages as well as providing RAND with philanthropic support. RAND's Development Office can advise you or your broker of the specific information needed to facilitate such a gift.
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Closely Held Securities
Securities in a company that is not publicly traded are known as closely held securities. A gift of these securities may provide the donor with significant tax savings.
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Gifts with Retained Interest
Your gift to RAND can allow you to hold an interest in that gift for your lifetime, or else for a specified period of years after which the funds become available to RAND. For example, you can set up a charitable trust, which allows you or a beneficiary to receive income from that trust for a specified period, or for life. Or, you can donate your home to RAND while retaining the right to live in it for life.
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Gifts of Real Estate
You may claim an income tax charitable deduction based on the full market value of the gift or eliminate certain costs associated with the transfer of real property when you give a gift of your home or real property to RAND. Gifts of real estate can also provide income to you.
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Gifts-in-Kind
You may consider giving RAND a personal possession of special interest, such as a work of art. To determine RAND's potential interest in the object you might wish to give, please contact Elizabeth Stacey, Executive Director of Development, at 1-800-757-4618.
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Matching Gifts
Many corporations demonstrate their support for RAND by matching, or multiplying, their employees' gifts, up to a set amount. You may want to ask whether your employer participates in such a program, as well as to determine any restrictions that may apply to their matching gifts. The Pardee RAND Graduate School is an accredited institution qualifying for educational matching gifts.
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Planned Gifts
Planned gifts are gift arrangements that have specific tax advantages and often include lifetime income to a beneficiary named by the donor. Many RAND donors have utilized planned giving methods, enjoying such benefits as capital gains tax savings, increased income, and income-tax savings, while at the same time benefiting RAND through philanthropic support. A planned gift can maximize your giving potential and can even allow you to ensure your future financial security or that of a loved one. Find information on a wide variety of such gifts. Through the RAND Legacy Circle, a bequest to RAND might afford the opportunity for you to make a larger gift than you ever thought possible.
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*You may wish to retain an interest in your gift, such as the right to receive income from it, or arrange to give through your estate. Under certain circumstances, your gift may entitle you to specific tax benefits. As with all financial considerations, we encourage you to discuss potential tax advantages and other aspects of charitable giving with your tax advisor.
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