Philanthropic support plays an essential role in sustaining the work of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. Gifts from individuals, foundations, and institutions enable ISAW to pursue innovative research, train emerging scholars, and share new discoveries about the ancient world with audiences around the globe.

ISAW is pleased to accept gifts made in cash, by check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express, as well as matching gifts, gifts of securities and planned gifts.

Thank you for your generous support of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World!


Make a gift

You can make a secure online gift to support ISAW through NYU’s giving portal:

→ https://giving.nyu.edu 

Navigate to "Support Centers and Institutes." When making your gift, please designate your contribution to Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) and select the fund you would like to support.

Areas You Can Support

Donors may direct their contributions to several areas that sustain the Institute’s work.

ISAW Annual Fund

The Annual Fund provides flexible support for the Institute’s research, fellowships, exhibitions, and public programs. Gifts to the Annual Fund help sustain ISAW’s core activities and allow the Institute to respond to new opportunities.

Click here to support our Annual Fund.

Exhibitions

ISAW exhibitions bring new scholarship on ancient cultures to public audiences, often accompanied by scholarly catalogues and publications that reach an international readership. Donor support helps make these projects possible.

Click here to support our Exhibitions Program.

Expanding the Ancient World (ETAW)

ETAW plays a crucial role in expanding who engages with the ancient world and how it is taught. By supporting this program, donors help:

• Provide free or low-cost professional development for educators
• Develop innovative teaching resources rooted in current research
• Broaden access to ancient world studies across diverse communities
• Foster new conversations about the global past and its relevance today

Click here to support our Expanding the Ancient World Outreach Program. 

Click here to support other special funds at ISAW. 

Ways to givE

Check Donations

To make a gift by mail, make your check payable to New York University and indicate in the memo how you would like your gift allocated.
Please send your check to:

ISAW
Development Office
15 East 84th Street

New York, NY 10028

Donate by Phone

Call 1-212-992-7800 Monday through Friday between 9am and 5pm EST.

Gifts of Securities

Donors may make gifts through appreciated securities or other financial assets. Your tax advantages are maximized if you donate appreciated assets that you’ve owned for more than one year. You obtain an income tax charitable gift deduction for the full current market value of the asset, and you avoid the capital gains tax that you would have paid if you sold the asset outright. For more information, contact NYU's Office of Gift Administration at gift.administration@nyu.edu or 212-998-2790.

Matching Gifts

Many employers match charitable donations made by employees. Please check with your employer to see if your gift can be matched. We offer this searchable database of employers that offer a matching gift program to employees.

Planned Giving

Planned gifts allow supporters to make a lasting impact on the future of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Options may include bequests, retirement assets, or charitable trusts.

ContacT

To learn more about giving opportunities or to discuss ways to support the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, please contact the ISAW development office at (212) 992-7817. 

Your generosity helps advance ISAW's mission to illuminate the interconnected cultures of the ancient world.