The Friends of IGS

Only 24% of the annual budget of the Institute of Governmental Studies comes from University of California sources.

The remainder of the IGS budget comes from a variety of sources: endowment income, contracts and grants, faculty opportunity funds, federal, state and local extramural funds, revenue generating enterprises, and, most importantly, private gifts and donations. The importance of private development and fundraising activities as an essential component of the Institute's fiscal future has taken on a new sense of urgency. Simply stated, without a strong base of private donor support, IGS cannot compete and maintain its excellence in serving as the University's primary center for the interdisciplinary study of American politics, governance, and public policy.

To address this imperative, the Friends of IGS was established in 1995 as an official University-sanctioned outside support group. Friends of IGS is a donor club that channels much needed fresh financial resources into Institute activities and programs. Your membership in Friends of IGS is automatic once you make a gift, no matter how small, to the Institute. The benefits from joining Friends are many, but most important is the fact that by giving an individual, firm, or foundation is directly contributing to maintaining the excellence of UC Berkeley. Members also receive a special annual newsletter, automatic free subscriptions to the Public Affairs Report and the IGS Calendar, and the intrinsic reward of knowing that their dollars are helping to prepare the next generation of leaders who study and train with IGS as students.

Your membership in The Friends of IGS is automatic once you make a gift, no matter how small, to the Institute.

To Join The Friends of IGS

To join the Friends, please send your tax deductible contribution to:

Friends of IGS
c/o Institute of Governmental Studies
111 Moses Hall # 2370
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2370

Make checks payable to "UC Regents" for the amount of $100, or more. To make a gift using MasterCard or Visa, please visit the GiveToCal webpage.

For information about contributions to IGS or any other IGS-related development matters, please contact:

Marc Levin
IGS Assistant Director
Phone: (510) 643-6476
Fax: (510) 642-3020
E-mail: marcl@berkeley.edu

Please consider making a gift to IGS online. Click the GiveToCal webpage and complete the online form.

"The Voices of Tomorrow": A Film about IGS

A short film was recently produced by John Crane Films to showcase what IGS does and who we are. Learn how IGS is a place that combines the practical work of politics with the theoretical dynamism that will shape tomorrow's generation of national and state leaders.

Click here to view the film (in Quicktime or Flash versions; links to download the players for these applications).