Annual Giving Opportunities

Unrestricted Gifts

At any level, these are the essential funds which we allocate to areas of greatest need.  Your gift goes to work right away.

Restricted Gifts

Donors are welcome to direct their support to Institute priorities, such as scholarships, research, community outreach and clinical service.

• Scholarships – Ensure that the best and brightest students can complete their studies in our Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy or our Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology programs .
• Research – Enable our researchers to uncover knowledge about marriage, family, anxiety and depression.
• Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic – Bring critical knowledge, caring and services to  families with little or no care.

Corporate Matching Gifts

Double or triple the impact of your gift by using your employer’s matching gift program. Contact your company's human resources department or community affairs department for information about matching gifts.

Tribute Gifts

Thank a therapist, honor a friend or memorialize a loved one with a tribute gift to the Institute.  At your request, notice of your generosity will be shared with anyone you designate and will also be acknowledged in our annual report.

How to Donate

• Online: Please fill out our secure giving form.

• By Mail: Please send your contribution to:

The Family Institute
Attn: Institutional Advancement
8 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 500

Chicago, IL 60603

• By phone: Please call the Department of Institutional Advancement at 312-609-5300, ext. 480.