Maximize the impact of your gift to Rice Business or other Dean’s priorities by joining the Rice Business Leadership Society. Recognition at one of these levels is based on unrestricted gifts to the Rice Business Fund or a restricted gift to another priority within the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, during the past fiscal year (July-June) or year to date for the present fiscal year. Individual donors will receive soft credit for corporate matching gifts, donor-advised funds, or private foundations.
Chair’s Circle ($50,000+)
Visionary ($25,000-$49,999)
Strategist ($10,000-$24,999)
Advisor ($5,000-$9,999)
Benefactor ($2,500-$4,999)
Ambassador ($1,000) ***Only available for current Rice Business students or recent 5-year graduates
Honorary Gifts
Honorary gifts can be a thoughtful way to show your appreciation for someone or for commemorating a significant event. Donations can be made online here, or mailed to the address listed below.
Those being honored will be notified of your gift; so please include the name and address of the honoree so that we may notify them of your thoughtfulness.
Rice Business
Jones Graduate School Business
Attn: Jan Spreen
Janice and Robert McNair Hall – Room 310
6100 Main Street – MS 531
Houston, TX 77005
Memorial Gifts
Memorial gifts can help ensure a person’s legacy will continue or honor the wishes of the departed. These gifts may be made online here, or mailed to the address listed below in the sample obituary language.
Please include the name of the memorialized, along with the name and address of the individual(s) to whom you would like acknowledgment sent.
For those who would like to include donation information for Rice Business in an obituary, please see the sample language below:
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be designated to the preferred Rice Business (University fund/area/department). These gifts may be made online at riceconnect.rice.edu/giving/rice-business or mailed to:
Rice Business
Jones Graduate School Business
Attn: Jan Spreen
Janice and Robert McNair Hall – Room 310
6100 Main Street – MS 531
Houston, TX 77005
Make a Gift of Securities
Thank you for considering a gift of securities in support of Rice Business. It is almost always to your advantage to contribute long-term appreciated securities directly to Rice Business, rather than selling them and donating the proceeds of the sale. Why?
- You may be able to claim the full market value of donated shares as a charitable deduction on your income tax.
- You may be able to avoid paying capital gains tax on the increase in the value of your shares given to Rice Business.
- Please consult your tax professional for more information.
To contribute securities directly to Rice Business, please notify us of your intentions to transfer stock so we may identify, allocate and acknowledge your gift. To do so, please contact:
Melanie Boyd
Email: mboyd@rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-5800
Fax: 713-348-5166
Mailing address:
Rice University
Office of Development MS-81
c/o Melanie Boyd
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
If your securities reside with a bank, trust, brokerage house or corporation: Please complete the Stock Instruction Letter, send the original to your broker, and send a copy of it to Rice. If your broker requires the use of their form, please send a copy to Rice, along with a note indicating the designation of your gift.
If you hold the paper certificates: Please mail the unsigned stock certificates and a completed Stock and Bond Power form, and a Stock Transfer Form to Rice. The stock certificates should be certified mailed separately - and at the same time - to the mailing address above. Please include a note indicating the designation of your gift, as well.
If the stock is registered in more than one name, each person must sign the forms.
If you are giving more than one type of stock, a Stock and Bond Power form is needed for each stock.
Note: Raymond James & Associates Inc. is Rice's primary broker and will accept securities from any financial institution.
Make a Gift via Wire Transfer/ACH
Donors may wish to make a gift to Rice Business via electronic transfer, which may be especially convenient for international donors.
If you would like to make a gift via an electronic transfer, please contact Melanie Boyd at mboyd@rice.edu for detailed bank instructions.
To ensure proper and timely credit of your gift, please send a copy of the wire transfer instructions to Melanie Boyd once the transfer has been completed through your financial institution. Send a copy, via:
Mail:
Rice University
Office of Development MS-81
c/o Melanie Boyd
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Email: mboyd@rice.edu
Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are charitable savings accounts managed by third-party institutions that enable you to claim immediate tax benefits as you consider the timing and impact of grants you request from the fund to support charitable organizations you care about.
Rice Business is grateful to receive your support through a grant from your donor-advised fund. For more information about making this wonderful grant from your DAF to support Rice Business, please contact Jan Spreen at jfs3@rice.edu or 713-348-6257.
Note: Under IRS 2017_Notice_73, a donor making a grant from their donor advised fund may not receive any non-incidental benefits in exchange for the grant. The IRS further discourages bifurcating a payment for such activities as memberships, gala tickets, etc. by paying the contribution portion with the DAF grant and the benefit portion with a personal bank account, credit card, etc.
IRA Charitable Rollover
If you are 70 1/2 or older, an IRA charitable rollover, also known as the qualified charitable distribution, lets you support Rice Business through a tax-advantaged distribution from your IRA.
The IRA charitable rollover enables you to:
- Satisfy your minimum required distribution, if you have one.
- Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions.*
- Make a gift of a maximum of $100,000 that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts.
- Fulfill an annual gift or outstanding pledge.
- Support your passions at Rice Business, including establishing an endowed fund or scholarship.
*Under the SECURE Act of 2019, you may now continue to make tax deductible contributions to your IRA. Doing so may impact the tax treatment of your IRA rollover gift for that year. Please consult your advisor if you also made tax-deductible contributions to your traditional IRA after age 70 1/2.
Three things to consider when making your IRA charitable rollover gift:
- One check, one address: If you wish to give to more than one area at Rice Business, you may authorize one distribution payable to Rice University and then let us know how to allocate the funds among various designations. The best mailing address is Rice University, Attn: Jill G. Hughes MS 81, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892.
- Check-writing privileges: If you have check-writing privileges on your IRA account, and you want to be certain that your gift will count toward a certain tax year, we encourage you to mail the check to Rice before Dec. 1 to ensure that your check has adequate time to clear your IRA account before Dec. 31.
- Stay within the lines: To ensure you qualify, make sure you have actually turned 70 1/2 and that the gift is “wholly charitable.” Per the Internal Revenue Code, to qualify for tax-free treatment, you may not receive any goods or services (parking, membership benefits, gala tickets, improved seating, etc.) in return for your IRA distribution.
If you are considering an IRA charitable rollover gift and will be 70 1/2 or older, or if you have any additional questions, please contact Jill Hughes ’79 at the Office of Gift Planning at 713-348-6206 or giftplan@rice.edu.
Other Ways to Give
In addition to outright gifts of cash and securities, there are other ways to give that may be more suitable to your needs and objectives. For information about gifts that provide you with payments for life or gifts that cost you nothing now, both of which benefit Rice Business later, please see below:
To create your future Rice Business legacy, our team is here to assist you with:
- Gifts to Rice University in support of Rice Business in your will or revocable living trust.
- Beneficiary designations for your retirement plan or life insurance to Rice in support of the Rice Business.
- Charitable gift annuities.
- Charitable trusts.
- Gifts of real estate, mineral interests, business interests, closely-held stock and personal property.
For more information about these giving opportunities, please contact the Rice University Office of Gift Planning at 713-348-4624 or giftplan@rice.edu.
Corporate Matching Gifts
Corporate matching gifts are a great way for Rice Business alumni, parents and friends to maximize personal contributions and increase the impact of their gift. By taking advantage of a company's matching gift benefit, you may be able to double or even triple the amount of a contribution! To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, please contact your Human Resources office or enter your employer's name in our Matching Gift form. Matching Gifts database provided by HEPdata exclusively under these Terms of Use.
For more information about giving inquiries, please contact Ginger Przybyla, Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving, at 713-348-4262 or gap7@rice.edu.