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.
Make an Outright Gift
Outright gifts, which are counted in your class giving totals, are a donation of cash or other assets, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, retirement plan assets, and/or personal property.
Credit Card
Visit our secure online gift form »
If you’d like to make a tribute gift in memory of a lost loved one or in honor of someone special, select “Other” from the “Select a Fund” dropdown. In the “Other Fund Name” text box, write the name of the fund you want to support along with the phrase “in memory of [name]” or “in honor of [name].”
Harvard University accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover cards.
Check
Make a check payable to Harvard Medical School and mail it to:
Harvard Medical School
Alumni Affairs and Development
P.O. Box 419720
Boston, MA 02241-9720
Please include a note with your full name, address, phone number, and the name of the fund you are supporting on the memo line.
Phone
Call 617-384-8500
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Bank Wire
Wire funds directly to HMS from your bankExpand for instructionsTo ensure proper crediting, please include your name and intended gift purpose.
Receiving Bank: Bank of America
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110Beneficiary Legal Account: President and Fellows of Harvard College
ADS AccountAccount Number: 9429263621 ACH Routing Number: 011000138 Wire Routing Number: 026009593 Swift Code (international donors): BOFAUS3N Memo/Reference: Donor name, degree/year (if applicable), and fund name (intended gift purpose) -
Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
Request a distribution to HMS from your DAFExpand for instructionsDonor-Advised Fund (DAF)
Make an annual gift from your DAF to HMS. After creating the DAF, you can direct annual distributions to your favorite charities. You enjoy the simplicity and anonymity of recommending a distribution from your DAF to HMS to support medical education, biomedical research, or health care service.
If you have an account with Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, or BNY Mellon, you can use the DAF Direct box on this page, fill in the designation (how the funds should be used) and the amount of your gift. When you click the “NEXT” button, you will be taken directly to your donor-advised fund provider's website to complete your gift.
If your provider is not listed, contact them directly with a request to make a gift to HMS on your behalf:
Make a check payable to Harvard Medical School, including a note with your full name, address, and phone number and mail to:
Harvard Medical School
Alumni Affairs and Development
P.O. Box 419720
Boston, MA 02241-9720
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IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
Transfer up $100,000 annually to HMSExpand for instructionsIf you are at least 73 years old, you can direct a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to HMS, transferring up to $100,000 from your IRA as a gift.
Donors can roll up to $50,000 of IRA funds into charitable gift annuities, with limitations. Please contact giftplanning@hms.harvard.edu to learn whether this is a viable option for you.CHECK
Download the IRA rollover letter of instruction and request that your IRA administrator issues a check for your selected dollar amount directly to HMS.STOCKS/SECURITIES
Contact the Alumni and Development Services-Trust Administration at 866-845-6596 or donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu. Please notify Harvard of the transfer to ensure proper processing of your gift by completing this online form »WIRE TRANSFERS
Receiving Bank: Bank of America
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110Beneficiary Legal Account: President and Fellows of Harvard College
ADS AccountAccount Number: 9429263621 ACH Routing Number: 011000138 Wire Routing Number: 026009593 Swift Code (international donors): BOFAUS3N Memo/Reference: Donor name, degree/year (if applicable), and fund name (intended gift purpose) Once the wire transfer arrangements have been made, please provide the following information to giftplanning@hms.harvard.edu:
- Name/location of bank sending the transfer
- Amount of gift
- Date of transfer
- Name of the HMS fund, program, or research area the gift is supporting
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Securities (Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds)
Transfer securities to HarvardExpand for instructionsSecurities
Contact the Alumni and Development Services-Trust Administration at 866-845-6596 or donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu.Stocks
Notify Harvard University to ensure proper processing of your gift by completing this online form »Learn more about gifts of stock »
Mutual Funds
Coordinate with the Alumni and Development Services-Trust Administration. For the team to determine the appropriate instructions, please call 866-845-6596 or email donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu with the following information:- Name of the mutual fund
- Number of shares
- Date of acquisition
- Where the shares are currently held
Tribute Giving
Raise tribute gifts in support of HMS and as a way to honor or memorialize members of our community.