Ways to Give

Gifts may be made by using our secure online giving form.

Recurring gifts may be made by using our secure online giving form.

Checks may be mailed directly and must be made payable to the “University of Minnesota Foundation” with any specific instructions or designation to support Carlson included in the memo section of the check and/or in a separate accompanying letter.

The mailing address is:
University of Minnesota Foundation
P.O. Box 860266
Minneapolis, MN 55486-0266 USA

Gifts may be made over the phone by calling the University of Minnesota Foundation at +1-612-624-3333 or 800-775-2187.

Electronic transfer is the easiest method when a donor maintains holdings in a brokered account.

To transfer shares held with a brokerage firm, provide the following information to your broker:

Account Registration: University of Minnesota Foundation
RBC Wealth Management
Account #30875055 DTC #0235
Attention: Mike Thorn
601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 500
Minnetonka, MN 55305 952-476-3741

The U of M Foundation often receives gifts of securities without any donor-identifying information. If you plan to transfer securities, please contact Minnesota Carlson at [email protected] and provide the following information:

• Type/number of shares you are transferring
• Approximate date of transfer
• Gift designation instructions

Would you like to double, or even triple, the impact of your gift to Minnesota Carlson? Find out if your employer has a matching gift program for not-for-profit donations by using our online search tool.

If your contribution to Carlson is eligible for a match by your employer or your partner’s/spouse’s employer, the team at Carlson can assist with any required documentation. Please contact Minnesota Carlson Annual Giving by email at [email protected] or by phone at 612-626-8309 for further information.

Giving to the University of Minnesota from your donor-advised fund is simple. You can recommend a grant from your fund to Minnesota Carlson by providing the following information to the sponsoring organization:

Legal name: University of Minnesota Foundation
UMF federal tax ID: 41-6042488
Mailing address: P.O. Box 860266, Minneapolis, MN 55486

Designation: Name of the campus, college, program, or fund where the grant should be directed.

Each sponsoring organization will have the appropriate forms to recommend these grants, which you can find online or by contacting the organization directly. Your sponsoring organization will distribute the grant directly to the University of Minnesota Foundation.

If you have questions about the information you need to provide to the sponsoring organization of your fund, please contact Gary Pederson at [email protected].

If you are age 70 1/2 or older, you may give up to $108,000 directly from your IRA to qualified charities without paying federal income tax on the distribution. Contact your IRA plan administrator and request a direct qualified charitable distribution from the IRA account to the University of Minnesota Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, with tax ID number 41-6042488.

Mail the check to:

University of Minnesota Foundation
P.O. Box 860266
Minneapolis, MN 55486

Please contact the University of Minnesota Foundation at 612-624-3333, or the person you work with at the University, to inform us of the gift and to let us know the specific campus, college, program, or fund you would like to benefit.

Download a PDF sample form to provide to your plan administrator.

If you would like to transfer mutual funds, bonds, stock certificates, or shares held with transfer agents, please contact us by phone at 612-624-3333 or by email at [email protected].