Checks should be made payable to University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. (UMBF), with “SAFE Center” in the memo section. Checks can be mailed to:
SAFE Center Office of Philanthropy Operations
220 Arch Street, 13th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Ways to Give
There are many ways to give to the SAFE Center. Explore all the ways below. If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Philanthropy Operations. Please either contact Carolyn Bayle by phone at 410-615-3480 or by email at cbayle@umaryland.edu or contact Kathi Paradisoby phone at 410-706-1021 or by email at kparadiso1@umaryland.edu.
For donors who wish to make gifts of stock, updated stock transfer information is below.
It is important that notification be given to the Office of Philanthropy Operations prior to the transfer of any stock gifts to ensure that the gift is properly identified and credited to the correct donor and account.
The date of the gift is the date that the shares transfer into UMB’s account.
Donors may also give mutual funds, but additional steps, time, and separate instructions are required.
Please contact Carolyn Bayle, Director of Philanthropy Operations, at cbayle@umaryland.edu or 410-706-8221.
For donors wishing to make a wire transfer or ACH payment, information is below.
It is important that notification be given to the Office of Philanthropy Operations prior to the transfer to ensure that the gift is properly identified and credited to the correct donor and account. The date of the gift is the date that the money transfers into UMB’s account.
Donors who own a traditional IRA and who are age 70 1/2 or older can make charitable gifts tax-free directly from the IRA, up to $100,000 per person per year. To make a gift of any amount from an IRA, you should contact the IRA administrator to complete a qualified charitable distribution form. On that form, please write University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation [EIN 31-1678679], 220 Arch St., 13th Floor, Baltimore MD 21201, and put SAFE Center in the gift designation.
Donors can recommend grants to the SAFE Center through a donor advised fund, directing the gift to University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation [EIN 31-1678679], 220 Arch St., 13th Floor, Baltimore MD 21201, and naming the SAFE Center in the grant designation.
Gifts to the University of Maryland SAFE Center are administered by the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
