Support

Thank You

The Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture depends on your gifts to sustain its ongoing work. You can support the mission of the Institute in a variety of ways, each designed to help you achieve your philanthropic goals and enable the Institute to:

  • Educate the public and key societal leadership groups about the nature and challenges of late-modern society
  • Identify and develop humane and democratic responses to these challenges
  • Maintain the physical, financial, and human resources necessary to continue this work.
GIVE

Giving Opportunities

All gifts are received by the Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1995 to support the work of the IASC at the University of Virginia.

Annual Fund ›

Your donations to the Annual Fund support the Institute’s immediate and everyday needs including:

  • IASC programs such as the Friday Seminar series, Public Forums and Modernity Seminars
  • Post-doctoral and Doctoral Fellowships for early-career scholars
  • Our four research colloquies including core intellectual gatherings, projects, and publication support
  • Care and maintenance costs for the building and grounds of Watson Manor
  • The Hedgehog Review
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Endowment Giving ›

Endowment giving provides long-term financial stability and reliable, self-sustaining income for the IASC both now and into the future. Contact development@iasculture.org  to discover the impact your gift can make. 

How To Give

Give Online ›

Click below to make a secure online donation.

Donate Online

Phone ›

Please call (434)-987-6638 and we would be happy to process your credit card donation over the phone.

Donor-Advised Funds ›

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a giving vehicle administered by a third party. DAFs allow you to give cash, stock, and other assets and receive a tax deduction when the contribution is made—simplifying your charitable giving to ASCF while offering favorable tax benefits.

Please contact development@iasculture.org for more details.

Planned Giving ›
  • Bequests
  • Charitable gift annuities
  • Charitable remainder trusts
  • Life insurance policies
  • Beneficiary designations on retirement accounts

For information on how to include ASCF in your planned giving, please email development@iasculture.org or call (434)-987-6638.

Give by Check ›
Checks should be made payable to: “Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation” 
  1. Fill out this Donor Form (first time donors only; form will download) 
  2. Mail your check and completed form to:

    Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation 
    3 University Circle,  
    Charlottesville, VA 22903 

Wire Transfers ›

For account information about transferring funds, please notify us at development@iasculture.org and note the designation of your gift.

Appreciated Securities ›

Please contact development@iasculture.org so that we can provide your brokerage firm with the information needed to transfer stock. 

Have questions about how to make a gift?

Please contact development@iasculture.org or (434)-987-6638.

THANKS AND RECOGNITION

Giving Societies

Our four giving societies recognize different types of gifts from our donors:

The Chairman’s Circle recognizes the Institute’s principal benefactors for their lifetime giving of $100,000 or more.

The Director’s Society celebrates donors who have made gifts of $1,000+ in the current fiscal year OR have a history of two or more years of consecutive giving.

The Founder’s Society includes donors whose gifts will benefit the work of the Institute in the future through a documented planned gift or estate commitment.

Friends of the Institute brings together each supporter who has made a gift within the current fiscal year.

About The Advanced Studies In Culture Foundation

The Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation was established in 1995 as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization to support the work of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. For over thirty years, ASCF and its individual and institutional partners and supporters have enabled the Institute to explore contemporary cultural change and its individual and social consequences.

Through the Institute, Foundation resources fund basic and applied research to educate the public and key societal leadership groups about the nature and challenges of late-modern society; to conduct inquiry into humane and democratic responses to these challenges; and to maintain the physical, financial, and human resources necessary to continue this work.

‍Our Development Philosophy

The Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture is dedicated to advancing a deeper understanding of the cultural forces that shape our shared life and the conditions that allow individuals and communities to flourish. We pursue this work guided by the ethos that rigorous scholarship and thoughtful leadership can strengthen the foundations of a healthy and vibrant democratic society.

To safeguard the integrity of our mission, the Institute maintains a firm commitment to intellectual independence and nonpartisanship.

Your partnership plays a vital role in sustaining innovative scholarship, developing the next generation of thinkers and leaders, and advancing humane and forward-looking responses to the challenges of our time. We would be grateful to have you join us in this important work.

ASCF is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization. Tax ID 54-1759732. Philanthropic contributions to ASCF are tax-deductible as allowed by law.