Ways to Give

A pledge commitment allows you to plan a personal giving program that is both convenient and tax-wise. A pledge may also enable you to consider a more significant gift than would have otherwise been possible. Terms for payment on pledges are flexible and can be made over a five-year period.

For more information on making a pledge to support an area that is meaningful to you, contact us at 410-706-8503.

You can sign up for monthly credit card payments to spread your gift out over the year. You choose the amount per month and the number of months in a way that works best for you. Please call Traci Morgan at 410-706-6877 or send an e-mail to tmorgan@som.umaryland.edu for information on setting up a recurring giving plan.

Honoring or remembering a family member, friend, colleague, classmate, doctor, or faculty member with a gift is a touching way to pay tribute to that person while advancing the School of Medicine's educational, research and clinical missions in significant ways.

If you wish to make a gift in honor or memory of someone, make your check payable to UMBF, Inc. and:

• On the subject line of the check, write the name of the individual to be honored or memorialized
• Specify the fund, if known, or designation for your gift (i.e. Grossman Scholarship, Cancer Center Research, Multiple Myeloma, etc.)
• Include name and address of the individual or bereaved family member to whom you would like an acknowledgment card sent

Mail checks to:

University of Maryland School of Medicine
c/o University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc.
Office of Philanthropy Operations
220 N. Arch Street, 13th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201

Alternatively, you can make a memorial or honorary gift online by selecting your gift designation and completing all applicable fields.

Please call Traci Morgan at 410-706-6877 or e-mail tmorgan@som.umaryland.edu to make arrangements for setting up a fund or contributing to a specific area of interest on behalf of the person being remembered or honored.

Sample obituary language:

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of _____________ may be made to the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Checks should be made payable to the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. (UMBF, Inc.) and sent to the University of Maryland, Baltimore Foundation, Inc., Office of Philanthropy Operations at 220 N. Arch Street, 13th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Gifts of all kinds may be designated as a long-term investment through an endowment. Once established, an endowed fund is a dependable and perpetual source of support, as the principal is invested and only a portion of the earnings is spent annually.

Endowed gifts create a permanent legacy for purposes such as scholarships to help students fulfill their dreams to pursue a medical career, or an endowed faculty position to recruit and retain the greatest minds in medicine to teach, discover and innovate.

For information on how to establish an endowment and to learn about our funding opportunities, contact Pamela Lambert at 410-706-0419 or plambert@som.umaryland.edu.

In certain instances, it may be preferable from an estate, financial, and tax planning perspective to consider long-term gift planning as the best way to make a gift. This can be accomplished through various gift instruments, such as charitable gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, charitable remainder trusts, IRA assets, real estate, and bequests. Learn more >

Sample testamentary language for a will or living trust:

I give [$___ or ___%] to The University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc., for the benefit of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, to be used for [its general educational purposes] OR [the following purpose(s):___________________________________________].

For beneficiary designations on retirement accounts or insurance policies, be sure to include the following:

• Legal name: University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc.     

• I.D. No.: 31-1678679

A gift of stocks or securities can be arranged via electronic transfer or by receipt of stock certificates.  The gift provides a full income tax deduction, negates capital gains tax, and may also avoid estate taxes.  Learn more >