Research Programs

The following research programs at major universities study charity law issues. For a list of research programs that study a broader range of charity and nonprofit issues, see the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)'s Research Centers list.

Australia
Queensland University of Technology, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS)

Chile
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, El Centro de Filantropía e Inversiones Sociales (Center for Philanthropy and Social Investments) (CEFIS)

Germany
Bucerius Law School, Institute for Foundation Law and the Law of Non-Profit Organizations

Israel
Tel Aviv University, Institute of Law and Philanthropy

Singapore
Singapore Management University, Centre for Commercial Law in Asia, Trusts, Wealth and Philanthropy Initiative (TWPI)

South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI)

Switzerland
University of Geneva, Geneva Centre for Philanthropy

United Kingdom
University of Liverpool, Charity Law and Policy Unit (CLPU)

United States
New York University, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (NCPL)