Please make your credit card gift by 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time, December 31, 2024, to receive a tax deduction for calendar year 2024.
Thank you for your interest in making a gift to the Rice Center for Civic Leadership. A gift of any amount can greatly impact our vision to make Rice University a leader in civic engagement and education that advances social change.
Selecting the CCL Gift Fund will support programs, courses, and events offered by the Center for Civic Leadership.
A gift to the CCL Civic Practices Fund will support one of the five core forms of civic leadership that the center teaches students to exercise: 1) critical service 2) public policy and governance 3) civic research 4) advocacy and 5) philanthropy.
A gift to the Learn Level Fund supports direct expenses of students participating in one of our six introductory programs: Alternative Spring Break, Alternative Recess, CCL Volunteers, Global Engagement Opportunity, Houston Policy Challenge, and Civic Immersion. This may include accommodations, travel, and financial aid. If you are interested in supporting a particular program, please list in the special instructions.
A gift to Graduate Fellows supports the CCL’s development of civically engaged graduate students. Your gift will support stipends that allow graduate students to lead undergraduates in a variety of civic engagement programming and to develop skills in creating mutually beneficial relationships with community partners.
Selecting the CCL Social Issues Fund will support students participating in CCL courses, experiential learning programs, and events.
To support an area of interest not listed in the drop-down menu, such as to a specific endowment or a capital gift, please select “Other” and specify your intent. If you are interested in discussing how you can make a more significant impact on the Rice Center for Civic Leadership through your current or long-term philanthropy, or to make a gift through appreciated securities, wire transfer, Donor Advised Fund (DAF), Charitable IRA Rollover, or through a deferred gift vehicle such as a bequest, please contact Sara L. Rice, Executive Director of Development for Schools, at slrice@rice.edu or 713-348-3189.
Your official tax receipt will be sent automatically to the email address you provide.