Ways to Give

Your support makes a meaningful impact in our community. Your contributions may be eligible for tax deductions as charitable donations. We encourage you to consult with your attorney or tax advisor to determine the best giving option for your situation. Explore the many ways you can give below.

Make a Donation Online – By making a gift to The Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation, you are not only supporting University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health's mission to provide unparalleled health care to our community. It's also an opportunity to honor or remember a relative, friend, valued physician, or other significant person in your life in a generous and thoughtful way that recognizes their life and accomplishments.

Chesapeake Cancer Alliance – Thanks to the extraordinary level of philanthropic support from CCA and our community, Cancer LifeNet is able to offer supportive care programs and services free of charge. With your help, we hope to continue to improve and expand Cancer LifeNet services to make the cancer journey more manageable for our friends and neighbors.

Planned Giving – By making a planned gift, you are confirming your philanthropic support today by naming UM UCH as a beneficiary in your estate and creating a personal legacy that will enrich our community in the future.

Gifts in Honor or Memory – You can make a gift supporting UM UCH in honor or memory of a relative, friend, valued physician, or other significant person in your life. Making an honorary or memorial gift is a generous and thoughtful way to recognize a person's life and accomplishments.

Matching Gifts – An easy way to double or even triple your donation to UM UCH is to find out if your company has a matching gift program. Such programs typically match all or a percentage of employee contributions to charitable organizations, making the employer a partner in your personal philanthropy.

Gifts of Appreciated Securities, Stocks and Bonds – These also provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to UM UCH before they are sold. If you have held your securities for more than one year, you may find that your gift will provide a two-fold tax benefit, creating an income tax deduction as well as helping avoid the capital-gains tax that would have been due on their sale.

Gift Pledges – UM UCH welcomes your gift through a pledge (a formal statement of intention to make a gift to UM UCH). With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments within three to five years.

Contact Us

To make a gift or to discuss your gift intentions with a member of the Foundation team, email uchfoundation@umm.edu or call 443-643-3460.