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Generous support from individuals, foundations, government funding sources and Stanford University have sustained the King Papers Project and enabled the establishment and development of the Institute in 2005. Our founding donors, each of whom pledged $1 million, are Ronnie Lott, the Mumford Family-Agape Foundation and Stephen Luczo. Our key institutional supporters include:

the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation;

the Lilly Endowment;

the National Endowment for the Humanities;

the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; and

Stanford University

We are now seeking to build a $12 million endowment in order to provide a permanent funding base and ensure the long-term continuation of its scholarly and educational work. We also seek support for our ongoing operational needs. Gifts of $100,000 will be added to endowment. Stanford matches gifts of $250,000 to $1 million on a 50% match basis and gifts of $1 million to $5 million on a 100% basis.

Gifts will be recognized at the following giving levels:

Foundation Donor                                   from $1 million
Sustaining Contributor                           from $100,000
Major Contributor                                    $10,000 - $100,000
Patron                                                       $1,000 - $10,000
Donor                                                     $1 - $1,000

All gifts are tax-deductible. We welcome gifts of any size.

By Mail

For contributions by mail, please make your check payable to the “M.L.K. Institute at Stanford University” and mail to:

M. L. K. Research and Education Institute
Stanford University – Cypress Hall D-Wing
Stanford, CA 94305-4146

Online

The Giving to Stanford website provides a quick, easy and secure way to contribute to the Institute using a credit card. Please visit the site and follow the prompts to designate “M.L.K. Research and Education Institute” as the recipient of your gift.

Gifts of Securities

We welcome gifts of securities. Please visit the Giving to Stanford website, designate “M.L.K. Research and Education Institute” as the recipient of your gift and follow the instructions for securities transfers.

Memorial or Celebration Gifts; Planned Gifts

We welcome gifts intended to memorialize or celebrate a loved one or a person who has made a difference in the donor’s life or in the world. We also welcome planned gifts, such as bequests, gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts, which can offer financial benefits and provide a way to leave a legacy of support to the Institute for its work in preserving the King legacy. For information about making a memorial, celebration or planned gift, please contact us.

By supporting the Institute, you will join the march to increase scholarly, student and public understanding of Martin Luther King’s life and ideas, and to bring history to bear on contemporary issues of peace, transformation and social justice.





		Supporting the Institute


		Generous support from individuals, foundations, government funding sources and Stanford University have sustained the King Papers Project and enabled the establishment and development of the Institute in 2005. Our founding donors, each of whom pledged $1 million, are Ronnie Lott, the Mumford Family-Agape Foundation and Stephen Luczo. Our key institutional supporters include: the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; the Lilly Endowment; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the National Historical Publications and Records Commission; and Stanford University We are now seeking to build a $12 million endowment in order to provide a permanent funding base and ensure the long-term continuation of its scholarly and educational work. We also seek support for our ongoing operational needs. Gifts of $100,000 will be added to endowment. Stanford matches gifts of $250,000 to $1 million on a 50% match basis and gifts of $1 million to $5 million on a 100% basis. Gifts will be recognized at the following giving levels: Foundation Donor from $1 million Sustaining Contributor from $100,000 Major Contributor $10,000 - $100,000 Patron $1,000 - $10,000 Donor $1 - $1,000 All gifts are tax-deductible. We welcome gifts of any size. By Mail For contributions by mail, please make your check payable to the “M.L.K. Institute at Stanford University” and mail to: M. L. K. Research and Education Institute Stanford University – Cypress Hall D-Wing Stanford, CA 94305-4146 Online The Giving to Stanford website provides a quick, easy and secure way to contribute to the Institute using a credit card. Please visit the site and follow the prompts to designate “M.L.K. Research and Education Institute” as the recipient of your gift. Gifts of Securities We welcome gifts of securities. Please visit the Giving to Stanford website, designate “M.L.K. Research and Education Institute” as the recipient of your gift and follow the instructions for securities transfers. Memorial or Celebration Gifts; Planned Gifts We welcome gifts intended to memorialize or celebrate a loved one or a person who has made a difference in the donor’s life or in the world. We also welcome planned gifts, such as bequests, gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts, which can offer financial benefits and provide a way to leave a legacy of support to the Institute for its work in preserving the King legacy. For information about making a memorial, celebration or planned gift, please contact us. By supporting the Institute, you will join the march to increase scholarly, student and public understanding of Martin Luther King’s life and ideas, and to bring history to bear on contemporary issues of peace, transformation and social justice.