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INVESTING IN MEMPHIS ATHLETICS
WAYS TO INVEST IN
memphis athletics
HOW TO GIVE?
1. Cash, Credit Card, Check or e-check/ACH
We accept payments for Memphis Athletics Fund contributions via personal cash, credit cards, checks or e-checks.
2. IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions
The IRA charitable rollover is a great way to make charitable gifts to the UofM for supporters 70.5 years and older!
There are a few provisions to note below:
The gift must come directly from the IRA administrator to the UofM Foundation. (If you bring the check yourself, it will be counted as income and taxed).
The IRA rollover gift can be used to satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution (RMD).
3. Appreciated Securities/Stocks
Donors may sell stocks and securities to donate to a charitable cause.
You may use stock sales for gifts of any kind.
Using stocks and securities for this purpose helps to limit the amount of capital gains tax and receive credit for donations.
4. Donor Advised Fund
The Donor Advised Fund is a charitable giving program that allows you to combine your tax benefits with your support of Memphis Athletics Fund.
Donor Advised Fund gifts CANNOT be used to make your per seat donations.
Donor Advised Fund gifts CAN be used to make an ‘above and beyond’ philanthropic contribution to the Memphis Athletics Fund, the Tiger Leadership Circle or Sport Specific gifts.
5. Matching Gift
Your employer may have a matching gift program that helps amplify your Memphis Athletics Fund giving. Please note: due to the tax legislation in 2017, many employers do not match contributions tied to priority seating.
For assistance in participating in a matching gift program, ask your human resources representative for more information about your company’s program or contact our office at maf@memphis.edu for questions or information you may need.
6. Planned Gift
Planned giving is an excellent way to support Memphis Athletics. You can leave a bequest in your will, living trust or with a codicil. Your planned gift ensures that your legacy lives on with Memphis Athletics.
You can leave a specific bequest amount, a real asset, a percentage bequest, residual bequest or a contingent bequest to Memphis Athletics.
For more information on the different ways to support the Memphis Athletics Fund, please contact our office at 901.678.2334 or by email at maf@memphis.edu.
WAYS TO GIVE
By making a gift to MAF, you are having a direct impact in the lives of every University of Memphis student-athlete. You can support these student-athletes in their quest for excellence through the following ways:
ONLINE
Scan the QR Code to give on your mobile device
You can renew your MAF donations by mail. Please send all gifts to Memphis Athletics Fund, 570 Normal Street Memphis TN, 38152. If paying by check, please make it payable to University of Memphis Foundation, memo: Memphis Athletics Fund
IN PERSON
Visit Memphis Athletics Fund offices (2nd floor of the Anfernee ”Penny” Hardaway Athletics Hall of Fame) where a staff member can answer any questions you may have or help renew your MAF donation
