Penn Veterinary Medicine | University of Pennsylvania

How to Give

For your convenience, gifts to Penn Vet may be made in several ways:

• Online Giving: By making a gift with your credit card through a secure online transaction.
  
  
• Recurring Gifts Option: If you would like to set up a recurring gift that will be charged to your credit card automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually basis, please download this online giving form and return it to us by mail or fax at 215.573.3544.
  
  
• Give By Mail: By sending your check and this form, made payable to the "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" to: 
  
  Office of Development and Alumni Relations
  University of Pennsylvania
  School of Veterinary Medicine
  3800 Spruce Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19104-6047
  
  
• Give or Pledge By Phone: call 215.898.1480 to give your gift or to make a pledge.
  
  
• Matching Gifts: Matching gifts can double or even triple your gift to the School! If you have already made a gift

   

  
  Sharon Clark set up a matching gift with her employer, Kellogg's, for the Barbaro Gift Fund.

   

  or are about to make one, please visit the University of Pennsylvania Matching Gifts Database to see if your and/or your spouse's employer has a corporate matching gift program. If you don't find a listing, please contact your human resources department. Don't forget, too, that many employers will match the gifts of their nonemployee directors, retired employees, and the spouses, widows, or widowers of retired employees.
  
  
• Gifts "In Memory Of" or "In Honor Of": Giving a gift in memory/honor of a relative, veterinarian, friend or pet adds special meaning to your contribution. Gifts to any Penn Vet fund can be made "in memory of" or "in honor of" a special person or animal, thereby adding another meaningful dimension to the contribution.
  
  
• Transferring Assets: Owners of appreciated assets can obtain substantial tax benefits by transferring those assets directly to the School. First, you will receive an income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock on the effective date of their gift. In addition, you avoid capital gains tax on the transfer. This will help to ensure both timely receipt and appropriate allocation for the gift.
  
  
• Securities: For more information, including an example of the benefits of making a gift of appreciated securities, visit Penn's Office of Gift Planning web page on Outright Gifts. For transfer instructions, please contact Penn's Office of the Treasurer at 215.898.7254 or at gifts@pobox.upenn.edu. To notify the Office of the Treasurer of your gift of securities, please complete the online form.
  
  
• Planned Giving: Learn about the benefits of naming the School as a beneficiary of your will, retirement plan, life insurance policy, life income gift or other type of planned giving arrangement by visiting Penn Vet's Planned Giving web page. For additional information, including an example of the benefits of making a gift of appreciated securities, visit the University of Pennsylvania's Office of Gift Planning web page.
  
  

  For more information on how to support Penn Vet, please call the Office of Development at 215.898.1480.