Charitable contributions to the College have cultivated and shaped many prominent leaders in the healthcare profession.

By contributing to Meharry Medical College you could:

• Make a difference in the lives of students.
• Create a memorial for a loved one-by developing a scholarship fund in their honor, with naming privileges on designated campus locations or an endowed chair or scholarship.
• Encourage alumni giving and promote alumni recognition by challenging others to give.
• Advance the mission of the College and the importance of higher education.
• Inspire a new generation to realize their full potential.

What Can You Give?
Gifts to Meharry are presented in the form of cash, securities, real estate or other assets. The variation of gifts offers several ways to meet your needs while supporting the college.

Gifts of Cash
Cash gifts may be presented in the form of a check, electronic bank draft, wire transfer, credit card or money order. Please make check payable to:

Meharry Medical College
Attention: Division of Advance-Office of Development
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37208

Marketable Securities
Marketable securities are valued at the average of the high and low quoted market price on the date the donor authorizes to transfer control of the assets to the College.

If you are interested in making a gift of securities to the College, please take the following steps:

• Contact the Office of Development
  1 st -provide the name of your broker
  2 nd -the name of the stock
  3 rd - state the number of shares you would like to contribute.

• The development staff will advise you on the operating procedure for completing the gift. All securities are valued for the charitable tax deduction purpose on the date the gift is made.

Gifts of Real Estate
The gift of real estate must be approved by the College. To learn more about the gift of real estate, please contact the Office of Development, 615-327-6273.

Life Insurance
The gift of life insurance is an excellent method of contributing to the College without reducing your liquid assets. Some of the options include, purchasing a new policy or the donation of an existing policy.

Bequests and Trusts
For many individuals, the largest and most significant gift to make is through their will. It is recommendation that you carefully review your specific details of your bequests to ensure that your intentions are honored. For further information; please contact the Senior Development Office for Planned Giving, 615-327-6396

Matching Gifts
Match giving allows you to expand your contribution through your employer’s matching charitable contributions program. To explore the match gift opportunities, please contact your company’s Human Resource Department.

Other Assets
Other assets (tangible personal property and in-kind gifts) are accepted and reviewed by appropriate officers of the college. In-Kind gifts should be reported at fair market value. The College requests that donors who are interested in gifts of other assets consult with the Office of Advancement and College Relations.

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