The Penn Fund: How to Make a Gift
Every Gift Counts!
Thank you for considering making a gift to The Penn Fund.
Online
Giving
Complete our secure
online giving form to make a gift using VISA, MasterCard, American
Express, or Discover. Giving online save you time and decreases processing costs, which makes your gift even more valuable!
Stocks/Appreciated
Securities
To make a gift of appreciated securities,
either you or your broker should contact Securities
Gifts in one of the following ways:
Phone: 215-898-7254
Email: gifts@pobox.upenn.edu
Mail: 427 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-6205.
Click
here to print Penn's brokerage firm transfer instructions.
[pdf]
Click here to print stock power for physical certificates.
[pdf]
Why
should I donate appreciated securities?
Gifts by Phone
Call
215-898-8445 to make your gift using VISA,
MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.
Checks
Send a check made payable to the Trustees of the University
of Pennsylvania to:
The Penn Fund
601 Franklin Building
3451
Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6285
Donor-Advised Funds or Foundation Gifts
Donors may recommend or direct gifts to The Penn Fund through donor-advised funds or private foundations. Please contact The Penn Fund office for more detailed information. We will provide you with our tax identification number and mailing address.
Matching
Gifts
Matching gifts can increase the amount of
your donation. If you or your spouse/partner are affiliated with a company that
has a matching gift program, obtain a matching gift form from the human resources office
where you work. Include the completed form with your donation. Check
here to see if your employer participates in a matching gifts program.
Attention
UK taxpayers
UK taxpayers are able to give to Penn through the University of Pennsylvania (USA) Foundation Ltd., a registered charity in the UK. To learn about the benefits of giving through this foundation, click here. To download the Gift Aid Declaration form, click here.
Eileen Flood, Administrator
University of Pennsylvania (USA Foundation) Ltd.
19 Norcott Road
London N16 7EJ
United Kingdom
Tel: 020.7502.2813
Fax: 020.7449.1355
eileen_flood@blueyonder.co.uk
Wire Transfers
To make a payment to the University of Pennsylvania
via wire transfer, please follow the wire transfer instructions
below to ensure prompt crediting of funds:
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
ABA# 031-201-467 (wires only)
ABA# 031-000-503 (ACH only)
PHILADELPHIA, PA
For credit to: University of Pennsylvania
Gifts Accounting
Account # 2000030009956
Attn: Donor's name, telephone number, where funds should be directed to
** A University contact name/department must be visible in the text or we will not be able to credit.**
SWIFT CODE: PNBPUS33PHL (if your bank asks)
Giving Societies
Benjamin
Franklin Society (BFS)
A gift to The Penn Fund at
the following levels of support enrolls you in the Society for the fiscal year
in which the gift is made:
Levels of Support
| Ambassador |
$25,000 or more |
| Founder |
$10,000 - $24,999 |
| Fellow |
$ 5,000 - $9,999 |
| Associate |
$2,500 - $4,999 |
*
Recent graduates may join BFS Associates at the following introductory levels:
| 10 - 14 years since graduation |
$1,000 |
| 5 - 9 years since graduation |
$500 |
| 0 - 4 years since graduation |
$250 |
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For more information:
The Penn Fund
601 Franklin Building
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6285
p: 800-237-2655; 215-898-8445
f: 215-573-0197
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