Ways to Give

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Use our secure online giving form to save time, reduce paperwork, and eliminate postage. The transaction process is encrypted, so you can safely and securely support any of our departments or programs. You may either make a one-time gift or set up recurring payments online using your credit card. Currently, we are able to accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. For security purposes, the transaction minimum is $5.

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Mail

Please make gifts by check payable to the “University of Illinois Foundation”, indicating the purpose or fund designation of your gift in the memo field.

Mail your check to:
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PEORIA
Attention: Office of Advancement
1 Illini Drive
Peoria, IL 61605

For the security of your gift, please do not send cash.

Electronic Funds Transfer

EFT is a secure way to deliver your gifts directly and automatically from your bank to the University of Illinois Foundation for the benefit of UICOMP. As with online giving, EFT donations allow us to minimize administrative expenses.

When you make an EFT gift, your bank disburses the funds automatically according to your instructions until you decide to stop. You may extend your contribution into installments over the entire year.

To make your gifts via EFT, simply download, complete and return the EFT Authorization Form to the University of Illinois Foundation. Designate your gift to the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and any specific fund you choose.

Mail to:
University of Illinois Foundation
1305 West Green Street, MC-386
Urbana, IL 61801

Payroll Deduction

Payroll deduction is an easy way for University employees to make gifts directly and automatically from a paycheck. To make your gifts via payroll deduction, please log in and complete the payroll deduction authorization form.

Securities

To make a gift to UICOMP of publicly traded stocks or mutual funds via electronic transfer, please contact Kelli Evans at kevans14@uic.edu or (309)-671-3405 to discuss the designation of your gift.

The Foundation Cash Receipts Department will provide delivery instructions at cashdesk@uif.uillinois.edu or (217) 244-0352. The Foundation does not publish the delivery instructions in an effort to ensure proper identification of the donor transferring the gift; verify the name of the securities and appropriate number of shares to be received; and the designation of the gift prior to the transfer.

Donor Advised Funds

DONOR ADVISED FUNDS

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle that allows you to make a tax-deductible donation today and then recommend gifts (known as grants) to charities from the fund over time. Not only do contributions have immediate tax benefits, but they also grow tax-free in the account to provide a greater impact. DAFs are a convenient and tax-efficient way to facilitate charitable giving and achieve your philanthropic goals.

If you already have a DAF and would like to send a gift to the University of Illinois Foundation for the benefit of the UICOMP, your fund administrator may send a check payable to the University of Illinois Foundation to:

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PEORIA
Attention: Office of Advancement
1 Illini Drive
Peoria, IL 61605

Please ask the donor-advised fund provider to indicate your selection for UICOMP and the specific fund the distribution should be allocated for. Please note, donors may not receive benefits from DAF distributions.

The University of Illinois Foundation’s tax identification number is: 37-6006007.

Our DAF widget will allow you to link to your DAF directly. If your fund is not listed in the widget, please go directly to your DAF’s website and choose the University of Illinois Foundation as the charity of choice when directing a donation.

If you have questions or your fund administrator prefers to send funds via a wire, please contact the Foundation Cash Receipts Department for additional instructions at cashdesk@uif.uillinois.edu or (217) 244-0352.

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Current Use/Unrestricted

Unrestricted funds are a very powerful form of private support because they allow the University to use them as it sees fit, where current (and often time-sensitive) needs are greatest.

Unrestricted funds may be used for many kinds of assistance, including:

Student support
Faculty support
Research aid
Technological upgrades

Endowments

Endowments make it possible for a gift to live on in perpetuity, preserving the principal and utilizing its earnings to support the intent of the fund. Endowments help fund faculty chairs and professorships, graduate fellowships, undergraduate scholarships, program support, visiting scholars/lectureships, research support, student internships, and more. An endowment can be created through an outright gift, through a bequest in a will, or through a life income gift such as a charitable gift annuity or a charitable remainder trust. Learn more about endowments by contacting Kelli Evans at kevans14@uic.edu or (309) 671-3405.

Planned Gifts

UICOMP is continually strengthened by the generosity of our dedicated alumni and friends. As you reflect on your own goals, we hope that you will also consider a planned gift to the University of Illinois Foundation (“UIF”) to benefit the College through your will, living trust, or retirement plan. There are also ways to structure a gift to provide a lifetime income stream to yourself and/or a loved one while receiving an immediate income tax deduction. We are happy to share customized illustrations for these types of arrangements at no cost or obligation.

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Need more information about ways to give?
For further information, please contact Kelli Evans at Kelli Evans at kevans14@uic.edu or (309) 671-3405.