There are many ways to support the University of Florida College of Medicine. Whether you can give today or plan for tomorrow, your gift fuels the education, innovation and compassion that defines the next generation of Gator physicians, physician assistants and researchers.
Your Gift. Your Way.
Give now (online or by mail)
How it works (with tax benefits): Make a one-time or monthly gift with your credit card or check. Tax deductible up to 60% of your adjusted gross income (if you itemize).
Why donors love it: Simple and immediate — you’ll see your gift at work right away.
Give from your IRA (age 70+)
How it works (with tax benefits): Make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) directly from your traditional IRA to UF tax-free (maximum amount adjusted annually). May count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).
Why donors love it: Lowers taxable income and supports UF without changing your lifestyle. Provides tax benefits even if you do not itemize your deductions.
Appreciated securities
How it works (with tax benefits): Transfer appreciated stock held for over a year directly to UF. Avoid capital gains tax and deduct full fair market value.
Why donors love it: Bigger impact at lower cost — great for long-term investors.
Include UF in your will or trust
How it works (with tax benefits): Name UF as a beneficiary in your estate. No cost now but may reduce estate taxed later.
Why donors love it: Create a legacy that costs you nothing today.
Name UF as a beneficiary
How it works (with tax benefits): Designate UF as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), life insurance or other account. Assets pass tax-free to UF.
Why donors love it: Easy to set up, bypasses probate and may reduce estate taxes.
Give through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
How it works (with tax benefits): Recommend a grant to UF from your DAF. You get a tax deduction when you put money in your DAF — not when it’s distributed.
Why donors love it: Flexible and strategic — you control when and how your gift is made.
Create a gift that pays you income
How it works (with tax benefits): Establish a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) or a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT). Avoid immediate capital gains tax if funded with appreciated assets.
Why donors love it: You get steady income and leave a meaningful gift behind.
Give real estate
How it works (with tax benefits): Donate appreciated property (like a home or vacant land). Avoid capital gains and deduct fair market value.
Why donors love it: Turn appreciated real estate into scholarships or research support.
Your involvement. Your impact.
Volunteer Opportunities
Regardless of where you live, join the many alumni across the nation and get involved.
Gator Network
Research Talks
30-Minute Mentoring
Mock Residency Interviews
Admission Committee
MD Summer Send-Offs
Awards: Wall of Fame, 40 Under 40, Gator 100
Alumni Board
Alumni Receptions
Pizza with a PA
Your Gift. Your Impact.
Every gift — no matter the size — helps shape the future of medicine. When you support scholarships and student programs at the University of Florida College of Medicine, you open doors for aspiring physicians, physician assistants and scientists who are dedicated to improving lives through care, discovery and innovation.
Your generosity eases the financial burden of medical education, allowing students to focus on their calling to heal and to lead. Together, we are building a legacy of compassionate clinicians, skilled researchers and lifelong Gator healers who will carry the UF spirit of excellence into every patient room, lab and community they serve. The needs are endless because they science is boundless. Here are some ways you can write the next chapter of medicine at the University of Florida.
- $1M provides one full-tuition scholarship in the MD program.
- $680K provides one full-tuition scholarship in the PA program.
- $100K, the minimum for an endowed scholarship, provides lasting support that will continue to grow in perpetuity.
- $25K provides first-year MD and PA students with stethoscopes or the opportunity for MD, PA and PhD students to travel and present research at professional conferences.