Ways to give
Gifts to BUSM can take many forms: cash, stocks, anatomical donations, bequests and other planned gifts, and matching gifts from an employer. To learn more about ways in which you can support the Boston University School of Medicine mission, contact our Development Office.
Cash, checks, and credit card gifts
Checks or money orders can be sent to:
Boston University School of Medicine
Development Office
72 E. Concord Street, L-219
Boston, MA 02118
Please make checks payable to Boston University School of Medicine, and include your name, address, and a telephone number where we can reach you in case we have any questions about your donation. Please also include which BUSM program, if any, that you’d like your gift to support.
To charge a gift to your credit card, please use our online giving form.
Questions or concerns? Contact us at 617-638-4570 (phone), 617-638-4139 (fax), or busmdev@bu.edu.
Stock gifts
To make a gift of publicly traded securities of less than 25,000 shares, please follow these instructions:
If the securities are registered in book form/street name at your broker, the gift can be transferred to the Boston University account by providing the following transfer instructions to your broker exactly as follows:
State Street Brokerage Services, Inc.
DTC clearing #0226 National Financial Services (NFS) for further credit to:
Account #AB2 864366
Account Name: Trustees of Boston University
Boston University EIN: 04-2103547
The gift date is the date of receipt in Boston University’s account.
If the securities are held as physical certificates in your name, you should send the stock certificate(s) along with a transmittal letter by certified mail to the following address:
Boston University Development & Alumni Relations
595 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 700
West Entrance
Boston, MA 02215
Attn: Gifts & Records
You should also sign the back of the stock certificate—or, alternatively, an irrevocable stock power—transferring ownership to the Trustees of Boston University. The signature on the stock power must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution, such as a commercial bank, trust company, securities broker dealer, credit union or savings institution participating in a STAMP Medallion program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc.
The gift date is the postmark date as mailed to Boston University.
If you are transferring mutual funds: Most mutual funds can be transferred directly to our State Street broker. Your broker should contact Jen Malley at State Street Brokerage (at 617-664-4922) to assist with the transfer of mutual funds.
The gift date is the date of receipt in the State Street Brokerage House Account.
If you’d like to transfer government bonds, these should be transferred to the Boston University State Street account by providing the following transfer instructions to your broker:
Book to Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA # 0210-0002-1
TC Identifier # NFSC
Trustees of Boston University – Account # AB2 864366
The gift date is the date of receipt in the State Street Brokerage Account.
To help us track your transfer in a timely manner, please inform us (at 617-638-4570 or busmdev@bu.edu) of the company stock/mutual fund you intend to transfer, or the approximate value of your gift, as well as your stock broker’s name and telephone number and the program at BUSM toward which you’d like to designate your gift (if any).
Anatomical donations
By giving your body to the BU School of Medicine anatomical gift program after your death, you can advance medical knowledge, and help educate the next generation of brilliant physicians and scientists—truly, an essential and invaluable gift. To learn more about the program, visit the website or contact Professor Robert Bouchie at inertia@bu.edu.
Planned gifts
BU’s Planned Giving officers can help you think strategically about how to support the School’s mission. Click here to learn more about the multitude of options available, and how you can plan your gift to help BUSM while also providing economic benefits to yourself and loved ones.
Matching gifts
Your company may match your charitable contribution to BUSM. Make sure to ask your employer, and include any matching gift forms with your donation or pledge.
