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Ready to support the University of Maryland? Whether this is your first gift or one of many, give in the way that fits you best.
Ready to support the University of Maryland? Whether this is your first gift or one of many, give in the way that fits you best.
The quickest way to give to Maryland is to make a secure gift online. Choose the area(s) you’d like to support and complete our giving form:
If you prefer to mail your gift, please make checks payable to the University of Maryland College Park Foundation and include how you’d like your gift to be used:
University of Maryland
Gift Acceptance
PO Box 49013
Baltimore, MD 21297-4913
Many employers sponsor programs where they will match charitable gifts made by their employees, retirees and board members. Learn if your company has a matching gift policy and increase the impact of your gift.
To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, user our tool below to search the online database. Clicking on the name of the company will provide you with details on how to take advantage of this opportunity.
If you have any questions about matching gifts, please contact:
Dawn Tucker
Matching Gifts Coordinator
301.405.5558
dtucker@umd.edu
To make a gift with your tax-deductible donor-advised fund (DAF), you can likely visit your external DAF portal to request that they issue Maryland a grant. Please ask your DAF administrator to include the area of designation the gift should support.
Contact the Office of Gift Planning at giftplanning@umd.edu or 866.646.4UMD to discuss using your donor-advised funds to support Maryland and our mission.
To make your gift via stock or other securities (mutual fund shares, bonds), please complete our Secure Stock Transfer Form below. If you would like to make your gift via wire transfer, please contact Kevin Pfister for detailed instructions.
Kevin Pfister
Senior Director of Finance & Treasury Services
kpfister@umd.edu
301.405.5244
Using cryptocurrency to make your donation results in a non-taxable event, meaning you do not owe capital gains tax on the appreciated amount and can deduct it on your tax filings.
If you have any questions about using cryptocurrency to make gifts, please contact giftplanning@umd.edu for detailed instructions.
Current employees of the University of Maryland can elect to give through automated payroll deduction each pay period.
Visit go.umd.edu/payrollgiving and login with your Central Authentication Service (CAS). You can then choose where to direct your gift. Deductions can be made at any time of the year and changed or canceled at any time. For questions, contact the Office of Gift Acceptance at 301.405.5049.
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