On behalf of the professors, staff members, and students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, thank you for making a charitable gift and supporting our future success.

Introduction

Your first step in making a gift to the Smith School is to select type of asset and giving method that works best for you. Please find below an outline of the many options available today. You may also consult Frequently Asked Questions, the Smith School's Development staff and your financial and tax professionals to discuss the possibilities and next steps.

Types of Assets to Contribute

Cash

Cash is the simplest form of gift to make. It is also the most flexible and immediate way for the Smith School to invest in our faculty, staff, students programs and facilities. It is usually sent by completing and mailing the Smith School Giving Form with a check or money order. You may also make a gift with a credit card using the Smith School Giving Site.

Non-Cash Assets

Gifts of non-cash assets let you support the Smith School while keeping your cash flow intact. In addition, non-cash gifts provide long-term financial planning benefits while ensuring the school long-term funding capacity. Common non-cash assets are:

• Appreciated securities/stocks
  Stocks are a convenient non-cash gift. The transactions can be handled by you directly or by a financial representative and have multiple benefits that vary with each individual's portfolio.
• Land, real estate and personal property
  Gifts of property can result in important tax savings. When you make gifts of property, certain value appraisals

Giving Methods

Direct Contribution

A direct contribution is a transaction in which the value of the asset is provided to the Smith School at the time the gift is made. Cash is usually a direct contribution.

Estate or Planned Gifts

Gifts made through your Estate or Will can help you realize your philanthropic goals during or after your lifetime. In addition, estate gifts to the Smith School may be structured to provide you income streams immediately. Bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, charitable remainder trusts and pooled income funds are all types of planned gifts. You may also name the Smith School as a beneficiary of an IRA, 401k or insurance policy.

Matching Gift Employers

Supplement your gift by taking advantage of your or your spouse’s employer’s funds to match your gift to the Smith School. It is a way to quickly and easily increase your gift to Smith, while boosting your share of philanthropy's greatest benefit: personal satisfaction.

More than 33,000 companies match charitable gifts made by their employees, retirees and board members.

Search our online database to find out if your (or your spouse's) employer matches. The search engine will also tell you exactly how to take advantage of this opportunity.

Whether the ratio is 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 or more, matching gifts allow:

• you to significantly increase your contribution at no additional cost to you
• your employer to encourage your philanthropic spirit
• the university to successfully pursue its mission of academic excellence

Make your Gift Online

Visit our online giving site to make your gift quickly and securely. You will receive a confirmation email from the address “Purchase Confirmation” for all online gifts, with a receipt to follow in five to seven business days.

Make your Gift Via Mail

To make your gift via check, simply download our Smith Giving Form, and print it out. Once you have filled in the form, mail it to the address printed on the form along with your check.

THANK YOU! It’s largely because of generous alumni and friends like you that the Smith School can recruit and retain the world’s leading faculty experts, provide scholarships and a first-tier business education to talented students, and graduate the next generation of business leaders who serve their organizations and communities.