The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at the Harvard Law School enjoys the enthusiastic support of the Law School Dean and senior leadership within Harvard University. However, the Institute does not receive any financial support from Harvard. It is responsible for raising all of its operating support from foundations, corporations, other organizations and individuals.
 
Below we describe giving opportunities available to those interested in supporting the Institute. Contributions are tax-deductible, and can be counted toward the Harvard Law School Capital Campaign. Checks should be made out to Harvard Law School/The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.  

For more information about giving opportunities, please e-mail us at houstoninst@law.harvard.edu, or call us at 617-495-8285.

We appreciate your support!

Core Support
The Institute's greatest need is for flexible, operating support that will allow us to build our programs and to place resources in areas of highest priority. Funds allocated for core support will be used to develop our research and communication capacities, implement new initiatives, respond to urgent and time-sensitive needs, organize forums, conferences, and other public events, and widely disseminate information and research.  

Legal Fellowships
The Institute will work closely with leading lawyers across the nation to craft new strategies for addressing racial inequalities and discrimination, criminal justice and educational reforms. We seek opportunities to recruit both senior and junior-level legal fellows to work on specific initiatives for 1-2 years. Fellows will write for legal and general audience publications, plan major conferences and other forums, develop and teach training programs and courses, and help to craft new legal theories and strategies.  

National Conferences, Roundtables, Forums and Symposia
The Institute will regularly convene lawyers, educators, business leaders, scholars, policymakers, journalists, civil rights advocates, and others around specific issues central to its mission. These will vary in format and size, ranging from major national conferences to smaller roundtables and forums designed to present and review new research, consider a wide range of opinions and viewpoints, and reach consensus on new legal theories, ideas, and strategies. We will recognize and thank supporters of these forums and events in all materials and press releases. In some instances, supporters may be considered co-sponsors of these events.