- How It Works
- What We'll Do
- Advantages
Accepting International Gifts
We've developed a process with the Alumni and Development Services (ADS) for our overseas entities to receive gifts, like the University’s process for receiving gifts domestically. In locations where we manage a trust or where our registration and tax status allow it, we can receive gifts from local donors to support in-country activities, and where possible, activities in the US.
In situations where all funds must remain in country, we can also provide employment services or office administration services to support your activities.
Strategy & Cooperation
Once you notify us of a possible gift, we’ll work closely with University stakeholders and your department and School/Unit to ensure that we develop the best possible strategy to benefit your School/Unit or project, while also complying with local regulations. If applicable, the local donor and our local HG entity sign a gift agreement. We’ll then receive the gift through our respective bank account to fund and support your planned activities.
Program & Donor Benefits
Our service is a win-win for your program and for local donors. Our trusts, entities, and registration statuses abroad enable you to access more funding opportunities, and donors may benefit from local tax exemptions and deductions while giving back to their communities and to Harvard. Our affiliation with Harvard University ensures that the gifts we receive are held to the same standards as those received by the University.
As cash flow between countries is often restricted, and funding research activities abroad from the US can be complex, the ability to provide a local source of funding reduces the currency risk and conversion loss, especially for large programs.
