Ways to Give

When you make a contribution to Charles Drew University, you have a variety of options in determining how your gift will be utilized.

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CASH GIFTS - the simplest way to make a gift to the university. This type of gift may be made with a credit/debit card or outright cash. Gifts made by money order, cashier’s checks or personal checks should be made payable to Charles Drew University and mailed to:

Charles Drew University
Drew R. Boster, M.S. Ed.
Vice President of Development
1731 East 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Telephone: (323) 563-4913
FAX: (323) 357-3685
E-mail: drewboster@cdrewu.edu

ONLINE GIVING
I want to designate my gift to:

Annual Fund (Unrestricted)
Unrestricted gifts are one of the most valuable ways of giving to CDREWU, since they allow the university to allocate funds to needs as they arise. Your unrestricted contribution may be utilized towards research equipment, facilities, student recruitment costs, and much more.

Drew 1000
Funds designated to the Drew 1000 campaign will support curriculum innovation to strengthen teaching and learning, equipment purchases to upgrade classrooms and laboratories, the expansion of student research and strengthening the library.

Brick Wall of Fame
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science invites all alumni, friends, parents, faculty and staff to leave a permanent mark at CDREWU by purchasing a brick with a personal inscribed message.

The 8”x4” decorative bricks will adorn the “Walk of Fame” located in the W. Montague Cobb Courtyard or Pathway. This is an opportunity to memorialize a loved one, commemorate a special occasion such as a graduation or marriage.

Your purchase of a brick will help endow the legacy of Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and is tax deductible. There are several ways to order your brick today:

Click here to make your donation online with a credit card.

Call (323) 563-4913 to place your order over the phone with a credit card or download the PDF order form.

CDREWU faculty and staff may place your order through payroll deduction.

PLANNED GIVING

1. Charitable Remainder Trust - If you are disappointed in the yield from your current investments in the stock and bond markets, and want to avoid the capital gains tax should you sell, try a charitable remainder annuity trust. This plan allows you to transfer money, securities and other assets to a trust that will then pay you or another beneficiary an income for life or a specified period. At the time of death of the surviving beneficiary, the remaining principle of the trust goes to Charles Drew University.
   
   You can pattern your trust to meet your particular needs. First, you can decide the amount of money that you will transfer into the trust. Next, you determine the amount of income that you would like to receive from your trust. The rate of income received from the trust must be at least 5 percent. The rate that you select may depend on the amount of beneficiaries you select and their ages. Finally, you determine the type of trust that fits your needs.
   
   
2. Annuity Trust - Pays you a fixed dollar income annually, semiannually or quarterly.
   
   
3. Charitable Unitrust - This type of trust is similar to a gift and an investment plan. You place assets in the trust and you and/or your beneficiary receive a lifetime income from them, Charles Drew University receives the remainder. The amount you receive as income is a set percentage of the value of the trust assets, recalculated annually.
   
   
4. “Net income with makeup” unitrust - This version of the unitrust allows for income distribution of either the actual net income earned or a fixed percentage of market value, as recalculated yearly, whichever is less.
   
   
5. Lead Trust - This is a way to pass assets to your family with significant estate tax savings, while making a gift to Charles Drew University. You can give a fixed annual amount to Charles Drew for a fixed term of years or the life of one or more individuals.
   
   Upon conclusion of the established term, the trust terminates and, according to the terms of the trust instrument, distributes its remaining assets (called the remainder interest) back to you or to one or more individuals that you have specified.
   
   

REAL ESTATE
You can receive various benefits from donating real estate to Charles Drew University. Whether you give your personal residence, a vacation home, commercial real estate or vacant land, you create an enduring testimonial of your interest in the Charles Drew University mission.