Ways to Give

Cash and Online Gifts

Make your gift online:

Visit our online giving form to make your gift with a credit card. You can also set up a convenient recurring gift to have your credit card charged a specific amount monthly.

Mail in a check via US Postal Service:

1. Make your check payable to the UMass Amherst Foundation, Inc.
2. Note in the memo line of your check how you would like to designate your gift.
3. Mail your gift to:
   UMass Amherst Foundation
   Records and Gift Processing
   134 Hicks Way
   Amherst, MA 01003-9270

Mail in a check using another method (such as FedEx or UPS):

1. Make your check payable to the UMass Amherst Foundation, Inc.
2. Note in the memo line of your check how you would like to designate your gift.
3. Mail your gift to:
   UMass Amherst Foundation
   Records and Gift Processing
   120 Tillson Farm Road
   Amherst, MA 01003-9346

Send cash gifts by wire or ACH:

1. Download and complete ACH & Wire form to transfer funds via wire or ACH easily.
2. Return completed form by email to Suzanne Reder-Delano, director of Gift Processing, at sdelano [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (sdelano[at]uma-foundation[dot]org) and Cody Welch, assistant director of Gift Processing at cwelch [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (cwelch[at]uma-foundation[dot]org).

Stock Gifts

Gifts of publicly traded securities can be used to support a cause or program you care about while offering you benefits. Stock gifts with appreciated value allow you to avoid capital gains taxes and provide you with a tax deduction. 

To make a gift of stock, please email us at donorsecuritygifts [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (donorsecuritygifts[at]uma-foundation[dot]org).

Gifts in Kind

Personal property (including real estate, art, collectibles, books, equipment, intellectual property, etc.) may be donated to the UMass Amherst Foundation. 

For information about Gifts in Kind, please contact Suzanne Reder-Delano, director of Gift Processing, at sdelano [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (sdelano[at]uma-foundation[dot]org).

Endowment Gifts

Ensure support for programs important to you in perpetuity with an endowed gift. 

For more information on existing endowments or to create a new endowment, please email Jen Beane, senior director of Stewardship and Donor Relations, at jbeane [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (jbeane[at]uma-foundation[dot]org).

Corporate Matching

Double or even triple the impact of your gift without paying extra!

1. Use our Double the Donation Employer Gift Matching Checker to see if your employer has a matching gift policy.
2. Once confirmed, request a matching gift form from your employer and send it completed and signed with your gift to the following address:
   UMass Amherst Foundation
   Records and Gift Processing
   134 Hicks Way
   Amherst, MA 01003-9270

Gift Planning and Estate Gifts

A planned gift is one of several strategies to provide a gift supporting UMass Amherst from your estate. It allows you to maintain ownership and control of all of your assets during your lifetime. Planned gifts can provide a dollar-for-dollar charitable tax deduction for your estate. Some planned gifts provide a guaranteed lifetime income stream and an immediate income tax deduction. Planned giving strategies can maximize a gift's value and minimize estate and gift taxes.

Some of the most popular planned giving methods include:

• A bequest from your Last Will & Testament or Living Trust
• A beneficiary-controlled distribution from an IRA, 401(k), 403(b) or TOD designation
• A beneficiary designation on a life insurance policy
• A Charitable Gift Annuity, which provides an income stream for life as well as an immediate charitable income tax deduction

To learn more, visit the Gift Planning website or contact Joe Jayne, executive director of Gift Planning, at jjayne [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (jjayne[at]uma-foundation[dot]org).

Foundation Giving

Companies invest through the UMass Amherst Foundation to promote high-impact programs at UMass Amherst with economic and societal benefits for the Commonwealth and the nation. As a research powerhouse and a major engine of innovation, the university works with our corporate partners to develop the workforce needed to solve challenges and bring about a more prosperous future.

Our corporate partnerships achieve mutual goals and strategic interests, raise company profiles, develop innovative research and education programs, and fuel start-ups and economic development.

Funding opportunities include:

• Research
• Buildings and infrastructure
• In-kind gifts of equipment and software
• Student scholarships
• Faculty chairs and professorships
• Faculty and staff

If you are looking for support in seeking private and nongovernmental grants for programs, faculty research, and other scholarly or creative endeavors, visit the Foundation Relations website or contact Marco Monoc, executive director of Foundation Relations, at mmonoc [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (mmonoc[at]uma-foundation[dot]org).

Other Ways to Help

We love the question, “How can I help?” There are so many opportunities to engage with our flagship campus and our ever-expanding alumni community.

• Support campus groups crowdfunding with the MinuteFund!
• “Ride With Pride” with a UMass license plate.
• Become a season ticket holder.
• Attend an alumni networking event.
• Encourage your children to consider UMass.
• Join the UMass Club in Boston.
• Check out the Library’s Falcon Cam.
• Help your employer recruit UMass students.
• Attend a performance.
• Visit campus and see what’s new

You can help us harness UMass Amherst’s vast potential.

As we look to keep pace with rapid change and empower succeeding generations of leaders, you can make a difference by giving in support of your favorite aspect of a UMass Amherst education.

Give now or email us at contact [at] uma-foundation [dot] org (contact[at]uma-foundation[dot]org) to learn more.

*The UMass Amherst Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is the legal entity through which donors financially support UMass Amherst. For decades, UMass and the UMass Amherst Foundation have assessed a one-time administrative fee on charitable gifts. The purpose of this fee is to provide essential support necessary for operations. The fee is currently 3 percent per gift received.