United Kingdom
Advancing Cultural Education and Engaging Donor Support for Research and Education
Our UK entities enable us to accept gifts, fundraise, and support research and educational activities on behalf of Harvard University.
Supporting Donor Engagement, Culture, and the Arts in the UK
Our three UK charities—Friends of Harvard University UK, Harvard Global Foundation Limited, and Harvard Global UK—help us advance Harvard University’s educational and research activities.
As registered charities, both the Friends of Harvard University UK and the Harvard Global Foundation can accept gifts from UK and dual US-UK tax filing donors, offer tax relief via Gift Aid, and remit the funds to the US to support the University's learning, research, and educational activities.
Our third charity, Harvard Global UK, is a private company. Through this entity, we can support a variety of activities and services across England and Wales.
Permitted activities include:
- Advancing education for the public benefit on but not limited to sustainable development, which includes the connections between urbanization, regeneration, governmental policy, quality of life, and the health of citizens
- Producing and disseminating research
- Accepting gifts, including property
- Raising funds
Harvard Global Services in the UK
Current and Past Projects We Support in the UK
Harvard Global Foundation
Established in 2022, our charity provides a tax-efficient means for UK donors and donors who pay taxes in both the US and UK to support the University's learning, research, and educational activities.
Learn more about the Foundation, the benefits of giving, and the ways to give.
Friends of Harvard University UK Trust
Established in 1984, our UK trust enables UK donors to support the University's research and educational activities in a tax-efficient way.
Learn more about the charity, the benefits of giving, and the ways to give.
Urban, Architectural, and Design Research in London
From 2015-2021, Richard Rogers’ iconic Wimbledon house provided Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) and its students with a residence to study urban, architectural, and design elements of post-World War II Europe.
Investigating and Transforming the Built Environment
GSD's commitment to design excellence and societal engagement extended around the globe with the gift of 22 Parkside—a house in southwest London designed by prominent British architect Richard Rogers.
Rogers donated the house to Harvard Global UK for the benefit of GSD and established a new fellowship program, the Richard Rogers Wimbledon House Research Program, which aimed to investigate urban, architectural, and design elements—particularly of post-World War II Europe—that improve and transform the built environment. Following extensive repairs and renovations, the house and property were used to accommodate fellows during their residency and host lectures, symposia, and related events.
We entered into a close partnership with GSD, in which we maintained ownership and management of the house and property, while GSD assumed full responsibility for all programmatic activities.
Although ownership of the house changed to the Richard Rogers Charitable Settlement in 2021 and subsequently to the National Trust in 2026, our Harvard Global UK entity remains in place to support a variety of University activities and services across the United Kingdom.
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