Alumni giving helps us serve humanity by advancing science, medicine, and education.

The School’s mission is ambitious: to improve health and well-being for all. To achieve this mission, we depend on your philanthropic support.

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Which gift options are right for you?

Ages 60+

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Discover the benefits of various gift options that align with your financial goals and values.

Ages 40–60

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Discover the benefits of various gift options that align with your financial goals and values.

Ages 39 and Under

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Discover the benefits of various gift options that align with your financial goals and values.

How do you want to make a difference?

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Where it is Needed Most (Unrestricted) 

  • HMS is committed to providing support to enhance and amplify students’ lived experiences inside and outside the classroom by offering social opportunities, mental health resources, and other non-academic initiatives that enhance the student experience.
  • Across departments, there is a focus on projects examining AI’s potential to transform education and patient care in thoughtful and ethical ways.
     

Financial Aid and Education 

  • 72% of the student body at HMS receives financial aid.
  • This year, HMS provided $19 million in MD scholarships.
  • The average graduating debt of MD students in 2024 at HMS was $118,957, compared to an average of more than $186,000 at both public and private U.S. medical schools.
     

Global Health and Service 

  • The Office for Community-Centered Medical Education enables our students and faculty to engage more meaningfully with community-based organizations in underserved local neighborhoods.
  • The Paul Farmer Collaborative of HMS and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda promotes the development of sustainable, equitable health systems that improve care delivery to disadvantaged populations worldwide.
     

Culture and Community 

  • HMS programs promote collaboration, dialogue, and community-building on our campus, ensuring that everyone can thrive while uniting to support local communities in need.
     

Research and Therapeutics 

  • The Blavatnik Harvard Life Lab Longwood, an incubator laboratory space, is now operating at 70 percent capacity. The majority of companies there were founded by Quad faculty members.
  • The Quadrangle Fund for Advancing and Seeding Translational Research (Q-FASTR) has funded 80 projects, which have led to five new companies, 51 patents, and more than $180 million in follow-on funding.

Protect Research and Academic Freedom at Harvard Medical School

Now, more than ever, we need your support. Your gift helps bridge critical funding gaps and sustain independent research. Together, we can ensure that our research community’s vital progress to improve health for all continues.

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Reunion Giving

Many alumni stretch their annual support or give for the first time.

Learn about how to help your class present a gift that will make a substantial impact on HMS.

Planned Giving

Include HMS in your estate plan.

Learn about gift options that have an infinite impact on the future of the School and help secure a healthier tomorrow.

Leadership Giving

Support students or faculty or fund programs and research.

Learn about naming opportunities that will advance health and medicine.

Tribute Giving

Raise tribute gifts in support of HMS and as a way to honor or memorialize members of our community.

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Join Our Giving Societies

Leadership

Dean’s Council

Annual recognition for donors who give $2,000 or more each fiscal year. Graduates from the last 14 years are eligible to join with giving levels beginning at $250.

Legacy

Ezekiel Hersey Council

Lifetime recognition for donors who support HMS through estate gifts or other planned giving.

Loyalty

Federman Loyalty Circle

Annual recognition for MD alumni who give any amount for at least five years in a row.

Diana Rodriguez

Designated her gift to financial aid.

“As a first-generation student, I feel deeply indebted to have had the opportunity to train at HMS. I learned early on to always use my torchlight to light the torches of others. I volunteer my time and donate money to support HMS’s mission of providing a world-class education to a diverse student body. My hope is that their passions will be ignited to bring forth paradigmatic shifts in medicine.”

—Diana Rodriguez, AB ’89, MD ’94 (Class of 1993), MPH ’94

Lauren Henderson

Designated her gift for unrestricted use so it can be used where it is most needed.

“There isn’t a way to repay HMS for everything the School has given me. My education prepared me for the career that I always wanted, and I formed lifelong friendships that have been transformative.”

—Lauren Henderson, MD ’08, MMSc ’14

She made a multiyear pledge and set up a monthly recurring payment, which enables her to pay her gift in smaller increments over time while ensuring she doesn’t miss a payment.

Michael Rosenblatt

Designated his gift to financial aid.

“Patty and I are immensely grateful to HMS for shaping my career. We realize that without scholarships and loans, I would not have been able to succeed. That’s why we support the School annually, focusing on financial aid. Our bequest aims to help HMS take one more step toward providing debt-free education for those with financial need.”

—Michael Rosenblatt, MD ’73 (pictured with his wife, Patricia)