Making your gift
We invite you to join our Founding Donors by making a gift that will support Birmingham in Hong Kong. 100% of your donation will go to charitable projects at the University.
Whether you want to make a single gift or a multi-year donation, you can direct how your gift is used. You may choose to either:
- Leave your gift to be allocated to the area of ‘greatest priority’ by the Board of Directors. This enables the Foundation to respond to needs and opportunities quickly.
- Make a larger gift to support a specific area of the University’s work, such as scholarships, your old department, School or College, or an area of our research that interests you
To discuss a bespoke gift, please contact the Development Team.
How to make your gift
You can choose to make your gift to support the Foundation in whatever way is best for you.
- For smaller gifts, complete a donation form and send it with a cheque payable to The University of Birmingham Hong Kong Foundation Ltd at 804, 8/F, Tesbury Centre, 288 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
- For gifts of HK$ 100,000 or above, please contact the Development Team. We will send a gift agreement for you to complete. You can give by cheque or by bank transfer.
- We are happy to explore gifts of stocks or shares. Please contact the Development Team if you intend to give in this way.
Giving tax efficiently
Giving tax efficiently
The University of Birmingham Hong Kong Foundation Limited is registered as tax-exempt under Section 88 of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordnance. Gifts of HK $100 or above may be claimed for tax deduction purposes.
Donors may claim up to 35% of total assessable income or profits in the tax year. For example, if the assessable income is HK $500,000, after allowable expenses, individuals may claim up to HK $175,000 in approved charitable donations.
Married couples may find it advantageous to file a joint assessment, especially if the spouse’s income is less than the primary earner’s tax allowance. A joint assessment will allow individuals to claim the spouse’s unused tax allowances after the two incomes and allowances are aggregated.
Upon receipt of your donation, we will acknowledge the contribution in writing. It is important that this acknowledgement letter be kept with your tax records for seven years after the date of the donation. The charitable deduction may be void if you are unable to provide this upon request by the Inland Revenue Department.
Please note, this information is provided as a general guideline. We recommend you seek independent, personal, tax advice when preparing your tax return.