Ways to Give

Corporations and foundations play a vital role in The New School's success. By collaborating with The New School, our partners contribute to projects that not only advance their organizations' philanthropic goals but also help the university sustain its commitment to global engagement and scholarly innovation.

Partner with The New School and support all that the university strives to achieve.

Advance Education

• Support scholarships and fellowships.
• Establish a professorship or support faculty research.
• Contribute to or sustain the university’s renowned interdisciplinary curriculum.
• Help provide state-of-the-art teaching tools and technology.

Help the Community

• Support the development of prominent community projects.
• Host world-class public programs.
• Support The New School’s interdisciplinary centers and institutes.
• Implement field-based learning programs in New York City and abroad.

Contact our Institutional Giving and Academic Initiatives team today to discuss how you can partner with The New School.

Gifts of all kinds can be designated as long-term investments through endowments. Endowed gifts establish a permanent legacy, either through scholarships or professorships. Endowed scholarships help generations of students attend The New School; endowed professorships bring the best professors, scholars, and researchers to work with our students. Learn more about creating a powerful legacy at The New School.

From the documents of designers and leaders to works of art, gifts in kind are priceless sources of inspiration and knowledge for New School students and friends. For information about donating a collection, please contact Gift Accounting at [email protected] or 646.909.3991.

Canada
The New School is a registered charity with the Canadian government.

Germany
The New School established a supporting organization, Freunde und Förderer von The New School e.V. (Friends and Supporters of The New School), in Germany in order to facilitate gift giving by German nationals and organizations. The purpose of this organization is the promotion of international understanding and education and is to be achieved by funding and supporting student scholarships and other projects through The New School. Please use this form to notify us of your contribution.

Hong Kong
Residents of Hong Kong can make a charitable contribution to the schools and programs of The New School through the Chapel & York HK Foundation. Please complete this form to notify the university of your contribution to the foundation.

The United Kingdom
Residents of the United Kingdom have two options for donating to any of our five schools: through the Anglo-American Charity Limited or the Charities Aid Foundation. Donations provide tax benefits.

A planned gift gives you the opportunity to create a legacy that aligns with both your financial and your philanthropic goals. Discover how bequests, beneficiary designations, and gifts of complex assets can benefit you, your family, and the university community for years to come.

For more information, please contact Gift Accounting at [email protected] or 646.909.3991.

A gift of securities to The New School is another effective way to support the institution and can be made through electronic transfer or donation of stock certificates. To donate stock or bonds, please consult these securities transfer instructions.

Wire your gift to The New School from anywhere in the world and in any currency, subject to limits imposed by U.S. laws and regulations. Please follow these wire transfer instructions to complete your donation.

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The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits. It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.

The New School, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, encourages the solicitation and acceptance of gifts for purposes that will help further and fulfill its mission.

The New School is a legendary progressive university comprising five schools and colleges bound by a common goal: to prepare and inspire its undergraduate and graduate students to bring positive change to the world. At its Greenwich Village campus, The New School trains economists, actors, fashion designers, urban planners, dancers, anthropologists, orchestra conductors, filmmakers, political scientists, organizational experts, jazz musicians, scholars, psychologists, historians, journalists, and above all, world citizens — individuals whose ideas and innovations forge new paths of progress in the arts, design, humanities, public policy, and the social sciences. In addition to its graduate and undergraduate degree-granting programs, the university offers certificate programs and continuing education courses to adult learners.

Our gift acceptance manual lays out the policies and procedures that govern the solicitation and acceptance of gifts made to The New School and its supporting organizations for the benefit of any of its programs, colleges, or centers.