How To
Support
To give a gift to Michigan Athletics is an investment in our collective team, of which you are an integral part. We are relying on our generous team of donors to work alongside us in order to bring our vision to life. There are many ways to give, and we'd love to discuss them with you to find something that suits your character, your principles, and your desire for impact.
Those who commit, those with vision, those who are generous, and those who are selfless ... will all be
Champions
Now and into the future
Thank you for your consideration
of an investment in Michigan Athletics.
Annual gifts help fund our operating expenses and ensure that our student-athletes are able to compete at the highest level. Your annual support provides critical resources, such as scholarships, academics and leadership support to student-athletes across all 29 teams.
Donations can be made by credit card, personal check, cashier's check or money order made payable to Michigan Athletics. Make a gift today online or in person at the Athletic Department - Development Office.
There are few opportunities in life to leave a mark that stands the test of time. A major gift to Michigan Athletics is that chance to make a lasting, positive impact. Major gifts are donations of $100,000 and more that are either designated for a specific purpose or support Athletics generally. Reach out to our development team to answer your questions and discuss your passions.
Monthly Gifts
Help sustain your impact through regular and consistent contributions to Michigan Athletics. You can set up your credit card to be charged a certain amount per month.
Endowment Gifts
Endowments provide a guaranteed, never - ending source of income to support the area you are most passionate about. Donors who contribute to an endowment do so because they want to positively impact student - athletes and programs 25, 50 or 100 years from now. By establishing an endowed fund, your gifts contribute to the long - term sustainability of our varsity programs by generating support in perpetuity.
Understanding Endowments Staff Giving
Faculty and staff can further the Michigan Athletics mission and support an area for which they have a particular passion by making an annual gift. Click here for a PDF payroll deduction form and instructions. Please note: PSC payments cannot be made through payroll deduction.
Securities, Stocks and Bonds
Gifts of appreciated securities, stocks, and bonds provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to Michigan Athletics before they are sold.
Estate
Planning
Planned Giving offers substantial income, estate and gift tax benefits to the donor while supporting the future of Michigan Athletics. Planned gifts can take the form of trusts, bequests, life insurance or contributions to a donor pooled income fund. The visionary donors who choose to invest in the next generation of Leaders and Best in this way elect to design a significant piece of their Michigan legacy. Whether or not a planned gift is currently part of your philanthropic strategy to support Michigan Athletics, either in the near or distant future, we are grateful for the opportunity to help you forecast and arrange a gift with meaning and purpose.
Roby Kaiser
B.S.Pharm. 1972
We are so proud of Roby for what he has done and will continue to do for Michigan Athletics through his (seven) generous endowed scholarship fund donations. Roby, (brother) Tom, (sister) Kristine and I all put ourselves through college with our savings and student loans, so we know how beneficial these funds are. Roby would be pleased to know how grateful these student-athletes are for their endowed scholarships. He truly bled maize and blue!
— Dr. Steve Kaiser, Roby's eldest brother
Matching Gifts
You can increase your gift to Michigan Athletics by using your company's matching gift program. If your company is eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed with your gift. We will do the rest. The impact of your gift to U-M may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses. It's easy to initiate a matching gift:
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Find out if your company matches gifts. Learn more or contact your employer's Human Resource Department.
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Begin the gift process by following the procedure outlined by your employer.