Using our secure online giving form, make a one-time gift or pledge payment, or extend your philanthropic commitment through a recurring gift or multi-year pledge. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover are all acceptable forms of payment. Giving online saves time and decreases processing costs for The Penn Fund. Gift processing will take up to three business days, and may take longer during busy times of the fiscal year.

Call The Penn Fund office at 215-898-8445 to make a gift by phone using a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover credit card.

To make a gift via postal mail, send a check or credit card information accompanied by a printable pledge card to the address below. Checks should be made payable to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. 

The Penn Fund
University of Pennsylvania
Suite 300
2929 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5099

Those celebrating milestone reunions are encouraged to support The Penn Fund by pledging to participate in their class’s reunion giving campaign. Multi-year pledges, paid over as many as five years, provide donors with full recognition of the comprehensive commitment amount during the reunion year. As the pledge is fulfilled, donors also will be recognized for individual payments in subsequent years. To commit to a multi-year pledge in honor of your reunion, please contact your Class Giving Director or visit our secure online giving page.

Donors also may demonstrate their long-term commitment to The Penn Fund by setting up a recurring gift charged by credit card on a monthly or annual basis. Utilizing this method, donors may be able to increase their annual support by breaking up payments to equal a larger gift. To make a recurring gift, please contact The Penn Fund office at 215-898-8445 or visit our secure online giving page.

Matching gifts can double or triple the size of a gift and serve as an important source of support for The Penn Fund. To confirm if you or your spouse/partner are affiliated with a company that matches charitable gifts, visit www.matchinggifts.com/uofpa.

There may be tax advantages for individuals who donate gifts of stock to The Penn Fund, which should be reviewed with the requisite professionals. Please complete this form and send it to your broker to initiate the transfer and forward a copy of the form to the Securities Office via email to stockgifts@lists.upenn.edu or fax 215-573-5118.

Donors interested in making gifts of stock also may directly reach out to colleagues who process these types of gifts by calling 215-898-7254 or emailing stockgifts@lists.upenn.edu.

To Make a DAF Distribution Online:
1. Visit the Penn Giving website.
2. Select the fund you’d like to support.
3. Choose “Donor Advised Fund” as the gift type to see the DAFpay option.
4. Select your DAF provider, log into your DAF account, and recommend a gift to the University of Pennsylvania.
5. The University will be notified of your grant recommendation.

To Make a DAF Distribution by Mail:
1. Contact your donor-advised fund administrator.
2. Specify the fund where your gift should be directed.
3. Provide the University of Pennsylvania’s Tax ID/EIN: 23-1352685.
4. Make checks payable to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and mail them to:

University of Pennsylvania
Gifts Accounting, Administration, and Records
Suite 300
2929 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5099

Individuals may make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from their IRA directly to the University beginning at age 70½. The amount of the QCD is excluded from a donor’s Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), and thus not subject to income tax; donors do not receive any income tax charitable deduction for the gift. Donors aged 72 and older may use QCDs to satisfy some or all of their Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) up to $100,000 annually.

This sample letter may be used to send to your IRA plan provider. In the memo field on the check, be sure to include your name and “IRA”—as well as how you wish to direct your gift.

For additional information about Gift Planning options at Penn, feel free to explore https://giving.upenn.edu/gift-planning/, too.

Penn supporters who pay tax in the United Kingdom or one of 16 other countries in Europe, Hong Kong, (extra space) Canada, or Mexico may be eligible for certain tax-efficient benefits. We encourage prospective donors who live abroad to visit https://giving.upenn.edu/international-giving/ to learn more about the University’s international giving policies and procedures.

Prospective donors may wish to make a gift that counts toward The Penn Fund via wire transfer, and should utilize the following information to ensure prompt crediting and receipting of funds. Please also be sure to provide specific reference to the Donor Name and clearly articulate the purpose of the payment to permit our office to identify the wire and to apply proper credit to the ultimate designation. 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA  94104

For Domestic Wires and ACH’s:

RTN/ABA Routing #: 121-000-248

For International Wires Only:

SWIFT BIC CODE: WFBIUS6S
CHIPS:  0407

Account Name: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania – Gifts Accounting
Account Number: 2000030009956
Reference: Gift Processing, Donor Name, or School/Center Contact

UK Foundation Wire Instructions

Hong Kong Foundation Wire Instructions