Give to SAIS Europe
Making a gift to SAIS Europe is easy.
Donate Online
Make an online donation in Euro or US Dollars directly to SAIS Europe by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discovery). You can select several SAIS Europe campus-specific gift designations.
Make a Gift Online
Donate By Check
Please make your cheque payable to "The Johns Hopkins University" and send it to the SAIS Europe Office of Development (address below) together with the contribution form you can download here.
Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe
Via B. Andreatta, 3
40126 Bologna
Italy
International Tax-Deductible Donations
All donations to SAIS Europe from the USA and Canada are tax deductible. Tax-deductible donations can also be made in the countries listed below through the Transnational Giving Europe network – an independent network of foundations based in Europe – or through other designated registered associations. Please note that some of these foundations and associations could retain a small fee from your contribution. For more information please contact your country’s foundation/association or the SAIS Europe Development Office.
To make a tax deductible donation from one of the following countries, please follow the instructions below:
Through an agreement with the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), donors in Belgium can support SAIS Europe and benefit from a tax-deduction in accordance with Belgian Income Tax Code, art.104.
Contributions can be made by check or wire transfer to:
- Account holder: King Baudouin Foundation
Bank: bpost bank
Bank address: rue des colonies (P28) - 1000 Bruxelles
Account number: 000-0000004-04
IBAN: BE10 0000 0000 0404
BIC: BPOTBEB1
Designation: "TGE- Bologna Center - IT - JHU"
Either way, please also send an email to the Office of Development specifying the amount and the designation of your gift for proper tracking of your donation.
The Johns Hopkins University is an approved charity in Canada fully recognized by the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency. Therefore, contributions to SAIS Bologna are tax deductible. An official gift receipt valid for tax purposes in Canada will be issued by the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
- Online (US dollars and Euro only) on our secure payment page
- By check:
Make your check payable to "Johns Hopkins University." Attach a note to indicate your gift designation or, if applicable, indicate your gift designation in the "note" section of your check. Mail it to:
Elaine Dorsey
JHU Business Services
3910 Keswick Road
Suite N2100
Baltimore, MD 21211
Through an agreement with the Fondation de France, donors in France can support SAIS Europe and benefit from a tax deduction in France.
Donations can be made by:
- Check to:
Fondation de France
Noura Kihel, 40 avenue Hoche, 75008 PARIS
Beneficiary of your check must be: Fondation de France
Please write on the check OR in an accompanying note: “Fondation de France/00459/SAIS Bologna Center”
- Wire Transfer to:
Account holder: Fondation de France
Bank: HSBC FRANCE PARIS CBC 502
Bank Address: 103 Avenue des Champs Elysées - 75008 Paris
Account number: 0502 000 3636
IBAN: FR76 3005 6005 0205 0200 0363 678
SWIFT: CCFRFRPP
Bank code: 30056
Branch code: 00502
RIB: 78
Reference: 00459/TGE - SAIS Bologna Center - Italy
Either way, please also send an email to the Office of Development specifying the amount and the designation of your gift for proper tracking of your donation.
Tax-deductible contributions to SAIS Europe can be made through the Verein der Freunde der JHU SAIS Europe at the following coordinates:
Account Holder: Verein der Freunde der JHU SAIS Europe
IBAN: DE87 3605 0105 0000 2740 01
BIC: SPESDE3EXXX
Verwendungszweck: "Bologna Center General Purpose" or the specific project you want to support
Please also send an email to the Office of Development specifying the amount and the designation of your gift for proper tracking of your donation.
Alumni in Italy can make their tax deductible contributions to SAIS Europe through the Associazione Italo-Americana “Luciano Finelli” / Friends of the Johns Hopkins University.
Contributions may be made by:
- Wire transfer:
Please contact Alessandra Adami
- Check to:
Friends of the Johns Hopkins University
c/o SAIS Bologna Office of Development
Via Andreatta, 3 - 40126 Bologna, Italy
Beneficiary of your cheque must be: Friends of the Johns Hopkins University
Please write on the check OR in an accompanying note your gift designation (for instance Annual Fund)
Either way, please also send an email for proper tracking and processing of your donation.
To support SAIS Europe, alumni in the Netherlands can make their tax deductible contributions to the Associazione Italo-Americana “Luciano Finelli” / Friends of the Johns Hopkins University, which has recently obtained the status of public-benefit organization (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling, ANBI for short) in the Netherlands.
In order to get the tax incentive, you must state in your tax declaration that the Associazione is included in the list of accepted ANBI organizations kept by the Tax Authority Oost Brabant. The ANBI number that identifies the Associazione is 8256.37.338.
Contributions can be made by:
- Wire transfer:
Please contact Alessandra Adami
- Check to:
Friends of the Johns Hopkins University
c/o SAIS Europe Office of Development
Via Andreatta, 3 - 40126 Bologna, Italy
Beneficiary of your cheque must be: Friends of the Johns Hopkins University
Please write on the check OR in an accompanying note your gift designation (for instance Annual Fund)
Either way, please also send an email for proper tracking and processing of your donation.
Tax-deductible contributions can be made through the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation for donation by wire transfer. For the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation bank coordinates, send an email to [email protected] specifying your name, preferred mailing address and the beneficiary of your donation (Bologna Center).
Please also send an email to the Office of Development specifying the amount and the designation of your gift for proper tracking of your donation.
Furthermore, in both cases, UK based donors increase the value of their donation to the Charity through the Gift Aid Scheme (by approx. 20% of the gift value, representing the basic tax rate on their gift which the charity can reclaim from HMRC). In addition, higher rate tax payers can reclaim the difference between the basic rate and the higher rate (20% and 40/45% respectively) on their annual tax return.
To qualify for Gift Aid, please download the form here for the UK Charitable Trust and here for the JHU (USA) Foundation. Note: the Gift Aid form does not need to be signed for each gift but only at the time of your first gift via either charity.
Donations can be made:
- By credit card, online at www.cafonline.org (see giving instructions here)
- By check, wire transfer, standing order or GAYE (Give As You Earn) to the UK Charitable Trust: see giving instructions here
- By check or wire transfer to the JHU (USA) Foundation: see giving instructions here
Contributions can be made:
- Online: on our secure payment page
- By check:
Make your check payable to "Johns Hopkins University." Attach a note to indicate your gift designation or, if applicable, indicate your gift designation in the "note" section of your check.
Mail it to:
SAIS Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Attn: Matthew Brown
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW - Suite #500
Washington, DC 20001
An official gift receipt valid for tax purposes in the USA will be issued by the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
To make a tax deductible donation from one of these countries, please contact [email protected]:
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Hungary
Other Ways To Donate
There are many additional ways you can donate to SAIS Europe:
- Gifts of cash (either by check or credit card) or pledges (payable over a period of years)
- Gifts of stocks (in the form of appreciated securities)
- Gifts of closely held stock (If you own stock in a closely held corporation)
- Gifts of personal property (all forms of tangible personal property)
- Gifts that provide income (life-income gift program)
- Gifts of real estate (any kind of real estate)
- Gifts through bequests (to be forever associated with SAIS Europe)