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How You Can Help

Grant funding and individual donations make CEP’s research and programs for foundations and philanthropists possible. Learn more about everything CEP does to promote effectiveness in pursuit of a more just world by browsing our annual reports.

If your organization is interested in providing grant support to CEP, please contact Naomi Rafal, Senior Coordinator, Programming and External Relations.

If you would like to make an individual donation to CEP, see below for how to give online, through a donor advised fund, by check, as a gift of stock, a matching gift, or a bequest.

CEP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. CEP’s EIN is: 04-3523528

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Process Your Online Gift

Please use this form to process your gift securely online. Your gift allows us to provide data, feedback, programs, and insights to help individual and institutional donors improve their effectiveness. Thank you.

Other Ways to Give

To give by mail, send a U.S. check to:

Center for Effective Philanthropy
Attn: Finance Department
675 Massachusetts Avenue, 11th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139

Donating stock or matching gifts:

If you would like to donate stock or if your employer provides a matching donation, please let us know and we’d be happy to assist you. Contact Grace Nicolette, vice president, programming and external relations.

Federal taxpayer identification number (EIN): 04-3523528

Suggested Wording for Your Will

Bequest of a Specific Dollar Amount

I hereby give, devise and bequeath _________ and No/100 dollars ($DOLLARS) to the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit organization located at 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 11th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, Federal Tax ID #04-3523528, for CEP’s general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Personal Property

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), a nonprofit organization located at 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 11th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, Federal Tax ID #04-3523528, for CEP’s general use and purpose.

Bequest of Specific Real Estate

I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the right, title and interest in and to the real estate located at to the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit organization located at 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 11th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, Federal Tax ID #04-3523528, for CEP’s general use and purpose.

Percentage Bequest

I hereby give, devise and bequeath ____ percent (___%) of my total estate, determined as of the date of my death, to the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit organization located at 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 11th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, Federal Tax ID #04-3523528, for CEP’s general use and purpose.

Residual Bequest

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit organization located at 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 11th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, Federal Tax ID #04-3523528, of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to be used for CEP’s general use and purpose.

Contingent Bequest

If does not survive me, then I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit organization located at 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 11th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02139, Federal Tax ID #04-3523528, to be used for CEP’s general use and purpose.

Make a Bequest

By including a gift to CEP in your will you can leave an enduring legacy for improving philanthropic effectiveness around the world.

Your gift can help us to leverage existing philanthropic dollars globally for much greater impact, through evidence-based resources on best practices and feedback loops for funders – so that nonprofits and communities can receive the optimal support they need to address society’s most intractable issues.

There are many ways of including a gift in your will. While we provide sample language below, we strongly advise you to consult your own legal counsel or advisors for your estate planning.