Support
Donate
If you would like to help us to support and promote engineering please consider making a donation. Large or small all donations will be gratefully received.
You can make a donation on the "Make a Payment" page. Thank you
Legacy
Leaving a donation in your will to the Institution.
IES has thrived since 1857 with careful management of funds and also thanks to the sale of a building in 1989. We no longer have a buffer of such an asset. The funds from the sale were invested and we are critically dependent on the yield from those investments for half our income. Most of us join IES because of an interest in engineering and a desire to contribute in some way to the future of engineering. We do manage to balance our books in most years, but we would like to expand the work we do in terms of increasing the range of engineering events and groups we support as well as attempting to get the ‘engineers voice’ (as opposed to just the economists!) more widely heard in determining government policy!
Please consider making an amendment to your will to leave something to the Institution which will allow us to continue to support the engineering profession.
Before drafting a new will, updating an existing one or making other plans for your estate it is important to consult your legal adviser.
Gifts in wills to the Institution are exempt from inheritance tax due to our charitable status, there are several ways in which you can leave a gift whilst knowing your loved ones are taken care of:
- A residuary gift: this ensures that all other areas of your will are looked after before your charitable gift is made.
- A pecuniary gift: this secures a fixed sum of money for the area that you wish to support.
- A specific gift: you may prefer to leave an alternative to money as a gift in your will. A specific gift can be in the form of assets such as property, stocks or shares.
Please ensure you speak with a qualified and impartial legal adviser to draft or edit your will. We are unable to offer any legal or financial advice. Please remember law and guidance may vary depending where in the world you are based.
Our registered name, address and charity number:
The Institution of Engineers in Scotland (IES)
105 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1QL
Registered charity number – SC011583
If you have any questions please email info@engineers.scot
Volunteering
Direction and management of the affairs of the Institution is carried out through a voluntary Council, and as a consequence of the obligation to retire after three years service, each year there are around five vacancies for new members on Council.
Members, Fellows and Companions are encouraged to consider putting their names forward to participate in the future direction of the Institution. More details about the Council and current members can be found in the "About Us" section.
There are opportunities to volunteer as a STEM Ambassador and with Primary Engineer