Why Your Support Matters
Our work could not exist without the commitment and partnership of our supporters. Philanthropic support allows the Human Rights Center to:
- Conduct independent, evidence-based human rights investigations;
- Train the next generation of human rights investigators and advocates;
- Build blueprintable solutions to address some of the most significant human rights challenges of our time;
- Partner with affected communities and civil society organizations worldwide to support efforts to hold perpetrators accountable; and
- Function as a bridge between the worlds of academia, policy, and practice.
The Human Rights Center is generously supported by a global community of individuals, foundations, governments, and corporate partners who believe in rigorous research in the pursuit of justice; accountability for perpetrators of violence; and innovative, practical training for the next generation of human rights defenders.
Private support ensures our work remains rigorous, independent, and responsive to real-world human rights challenges. We do not receive any operating or programmatic funding from the University of California. The Human Rights Center is solely responsible for raising our annual budget required to advance our research, investigations, student training, and global partnerships. UC Berkeley generously provides office space, utilities, and some administrative functions, allowing for donor support to be directed toward impact.
For questions about giving, partnerships, or recognition opportunities, contact: [hrc@berkeley.edu].
Foundation and Corporate Support
Ways to Give
Visit our easy-to-use online giving portal.
You may call the university Donor Gift Services (DGS) Team with your credit card information at 510.643.9789. When making your donation, please mention the appropriate HRC gift fund to designate your gift (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000).
Please make your check payable to the “UC Berkeley Foundation”. In the memo section add the appropriate HRC gift fund that you wish to donate to (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44).
Mail checks to:
UC Berkeley Human Rights Center
2224 Piedmont Ave
Berkeley, CA 94720
We encourage donors to transfer gifts of publicly-traded securities to one of the UC Berkeley Foundation’s brokerage accounts by completing and submitting one of the transfer forms below.
Our primary and preferred brokerage account is with Morgan Stanley, and is appropriate for most gifts of securities. All transfers of mutual funds must be sent to our Morgan Stanley account. If you intend on transferring mutual funds, always contact us at 510.642.6791 immediately as certain steps must be taken before the transfer is initiated.
Download Morgan Stanley securities transfer form.
On the “GIFT ALLOCATION: FUND NAME, FUND NUMBER” section, please enter (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44).
The UC Berkeley Foundation also has a brokerage account with Charles Schwab, primarily for our donors who have Schwab accounts.
Download Charles Schwab securities transfer form.
On the “GIFT ALLOCATION: FUND NAME, FUND NUMBER” section, please enter (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44).
When you have filled out a transfer form, please (1) provide a copy to your broker and (2) email a copy to [givesecurities@berkeley.edu]. We cannot sell securities without first identifying the donor. If you have questions, please call 510.642.6791 or email [givesecurities@berkeley.edu].
UC Berkeley Human Rights Center welcomes gifts from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). Please visit your DAF’s website to submit your gift recommendation. If you see a selection of UC Berkeley options listed on your DAF’s site:
Search for “UC Berkeley Foundation” or by the EIN 94-6090626.
In the text field provided on your DAF’s grant recommendation form, please enter (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44).
Here is some additional key information you’ll need to provide:
- The amount of your gift
- The name of the particular campus fund or campus unit that you’d like to support (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44).
Checks must be made payable to the UC Berkeley Foundation and mailed to the address below:
UC Berkeley Human Rights Center
2224 Piedmont Ave
Berkeley, CA 94720
The tax identification number for the UC Berkeley Foundation is 94-6090626.
Wire transfers are used for gifts made from both within and outside the United States. You should alert UC Berkeley that a wire transfer has been made. Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers, on the other hand, can only be sent from domestic banks; they will not work from international banks. To make sure your gift gets to the right place, if you could provide the HRC fund and fund number in the text field provided (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44).
Below is the bank account information for wires:
UC Bank Name: Bank of America, NA
Bank Account Number: 01758-00351
Routing/transit (ABA) number: 0260-0959-3
ACH routing: 121000358
CHIPS Address: 0959
SWIFT Address: B0FA US3N
Bank Address for routing: 100 West 33rd St, New York, NY 10001 USA
Branch Physical Address:
Reference Field: The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44
The UC Berkeley Foundation can accept gifts of digital currency, and utilizes Engiven as our primary broker to help facilitate and liquidate the assets. Engiven works with nonprofits and institutes of higher education, and can accept over 90 types of digital currencies.
Go to our UC Berkeley page on Engiven, choose your area of support, and enter your name and contact information. Use the “memo” field to provide further information and/or the name of the campus unit or fundraiser you may be working with (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44). You’ll be provided with a wallet address to which you can transfer your asset.
If your asset is not among those that Engiven can accept, please email [givesecurities@berkeley.edu] with your gift details, and we’ll determine if our other crypto brokers can accept the asset for transfer and sale.
For purposes of recording, we value each donation based on the mean market value of the digital currency type on the day the asset was received in our account. Net proceeds of the sale, minus fees and the campus philanthropic allocation, are allocated to the fund you select. You’ll receive an acknowledgement letter along with IRS Form 8283 (as the IRS considers gifts of digital currency to be property).
Please visit UC Berkeley’s Giving from Abroad page for more information. [https://light.berkeley.edu/faq/]
Donating tangible personal property is an increasingly popular and useful way to support the campus. To determine if your item is appropriate as a gift-in-kind, please contact us at 510.642.6791 or [giftinkind@berkeley.edu]. Please mention the appropriate HRC gift fund that you wish to donate to (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44).
Your legacy gift may allow you to give more significant support than you thought possible, while allowing you to achieve your financial, philanthropic, and real estate planning goals. UC Berkeley’s Office of Gift Planning offers a comprehensive website, [planyourlegacy.berkeley.edu], featuring online tools that guide you through a variety of gift options, including IRA/QCD gifts. If you are interested in a legacy level gift, please contact us at hrc@berkeley.edu. When making your gift please mention the appropriate HRC gift fund that you wish to donate to (The Human Rights Center Gift Fund: FU0718000/42044-14623-44). Explore UC Berkeley’s Office of Gift Planning website for more information.
To create a new fund, please contact Betsy Popken at [bpopken@berkeley.edu]. Donors are also welcome to make a gift in honor of, or in memory of, someone important to them by including the name(s) on the online donation submission, or including it when making a gift by phone or by mail.
News
October 3, 2024
The Quest for Fiscal Stability: How MacArthur’s $1 Million Bet on Human Rights Research Paid Off
HRC in the News — The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Quest for Fiscal Stability: How MacArthur’s $1 Million Bet on Human Rights Research Paid Off, featuring the Human