Ways of Giving

Outright Gifts

Each year gifts from both old and new friends of the University of Rochester Medical Center help us achieve the highest standards in patient care, medical research, teaching and community service. Gifts of all sizes help us to reach our goal of becoming the Medical Center of the 21st Century.

Contributions can be designated to support a specific purpose or left unrestricted, to be used where the need is greatest. Many donors make gifts in memory of loved ones or in tribute to special people in their lives. As medicine evolves and we change our practices to lead those changes, direct support of the Unrestricted Annual Fund Program provides a flexible and reliable source of funds to meet ongoing and newly discovered needs.

To make a gift to the University of Rochester Medical Center with your Visa, Master Card, or Discover, go to the online giving form now. To find out more about making a gift please contact us at 1-800-333-4428 or email us at mcdev_info@admin.rochester.edu.

If you are interested in making a gift by check, please make your check payable to "University of Rochester Medical Center", specify the division of your choice and send to the following address:

University of Rochester Medical Center
Office of Development
300 East River Rd. Box 278996
Rochester, New York 14627
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Securities and Stocks

Gifts of appreciated securities may offer substantial tax advantages. These include avoiding capital gains tax entirely, and an income tax charitable deduction for the fair market value of the securities.

The gift value of securities is their fair market value on the day you give them. In the case of certificates mailed to us, the date of gift is the date of mailing; if the shares are transferred to Rochester on the books of a broker or agent, then the gift date is the date of transfer.

If you are interested in making a gift of securities or would like more information please contact (or have your broker contact) the Medical Center's Development Office at (585) 273-2499 or (800) 333-4428 or email us at mcdev_info@admin.rochester.edu.
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Gifts that Provide Income Back to the Donor

Our life-income gift program offers several ways to help you make gifts while retaining fixed or variable income for life.

These benefits include:

• Income for life or term of years paid to you and/or another beneficiary
• Increased income if the life income plan produces a higher yield than the donated asset
• A federal income tax deduction for a portion of the value of the gift.
• Avoidance of capital gains tax.

For more information, contact us at mcdev_info@admin.rochester.edu or call us at (800)333-4428.

To discuss charitable plans, contact:

Jack Kreckel
Senior Associate Vice President of Development for Trusts and Estates
University of Rochester
590 Mt. Hope Avenue
Rochester, New York 14620-1500
(800) 635-4672
(585) 273-5904
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Gifts through bequests

The University of Rochester Medical Center depends on bequests large and small to maintain our excellence.

We encourage you to contact us at mcdev_info@admin.rochester.edu or call us at (800)333-4428 to discuss your intentions. The value of a bequest to the University of Rochester Medical Center is deductible for estate tax purposes, and there is no limit on the deduction that can be claimed.
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Tangible Personal Property

A gift-in-kind is a donation of tangible personal property other than securities. Art work, jewelry, antiques, rare books, or equipment are just a few examples of in-kind gifts. By giving them during your lifetime, you may avoid estate taxes that will otherwise be due on such property, while also reducing your taxable income in the year of the gift.

Tangible personal property gifts are deductible for income tax purposes for their full fair market value provided that the use of the gift is directly related to the Medical Center's tax-exempt function.

If you are interested in making a gift of this kind or would like more information please contact us via e-mail or call (585) 275-3970 or (800) 333-4428.
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Real Estate

A gift of real estate can benefit both you and the University of Rochester Medical Center. Many kinds of real estate are eligible to be used as gifts: Your primary residence, a second home, a farm or ranch, commercial buildings, lots, and undeveloped land. Benefits for giving real estate include: charitable income tax deductions, full or partial freedom from capital gains tax, and the ability to still use the property for life, if you wish.

If you have any further questions or would like to speak with us please contact us at mcdev_info@admin.rochester.edu or call (585) 275-3970 or (800) 333-4428.
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Matching Gifts

Your company may be able to help you increase the amount of your gift to the University of Rochester Medical Center through a matching gift program.
Many employers have a policy that can effectively double or even triple the amount of contributions of cash or securities by employees and their spouses. Donors should inquire whether their employer has such a program and, if so, obtain the proper forms to forward to the Development Office.

If you have any further questions or would like to speak with us please contact us at mcdev_info@admin.rochester.edu or call (585) 273-2499 or (800) 333-4428.
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