Frequently Asked Questions

A: Click here to be directed to our Fundraising Toolkit, which outlines step-by-step how to start your own digital fundraiser benefiting Yale School of Medicine.

If you would like to learn more about personal fundraising pages before creating one, click here.

If you are interested in hosting an event to benefit Yale School of Medicine, click here.

If you need additional assistance, please email us at digitalfundraising@yale.edu. 

A: There are many fundraising opportunities at Yale School of Medicine!  You can choose to support any of the following:

Departments, centers, and institutes: 

• Anesthesiology
• Cell Biology
• Cellular and Molecular Physiology
• Child Study Center
• Comparative Medicine
• Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Genetics
• History of Medicine
• Immunobiology
• Internal Medicine
• Laboratory Medicine
• Microbial Pathogenesis
• Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
• Neurology
• Neuroscience
• Neurosurgery
• OB/GYN
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
• Surgery
• Therapeutic Radiology
• Urology
• Women's Health Research at Yale
• Yale Cancer Center

Campaign strategic initiatives:

• Cancer
• Neuroscience
• Inflammation
• Health Equity
• Biomedical Data Science
• Education
• Global Health
• Diabetes and Metabolism

Physician/faculty member's research or work:

• If you would like to thank a Yale School of Medicine physician/faculty member for their exceptional care, you can raise funds to support their research/work. 

Other specific area of research/clinical care:

• You can also choose to support a specific area of research or clinical care at Yale School of Medicine (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, breast cancer, heart disease, etc.). 

If you have questions about what you can fundraise for at Yale School of Medicine, please reach out to us at digitalfundraising@yale.edu for assistance.

A: Gifts to Yale are tax deductible in compliance with IRS guidelines.

Yale University is a tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3). Yale is eligible under IRC §§ 170(c), 2055, and 2522 to accept contributions that are tax-deductible by donors for income, estate, and Gift tax purposes. 

When donors make gifts to the Yale School of Medicine, they will receive a receipt for tax purposes. 

A: Fundraisers that benefit Yale School of Medicine must reflect positively on its mission. Yale School of Medicine reserves the right to decline or cancel any fundraising that is not in line with its mission. 

If you are hosting an event to benefit Yale School of Medicine, the event and its promotion must abide by our Third-Party Fundraising Guidelines.

For questions regarding fundraising guidelines, please email us at digitalfundraising@yale.edu.

A: Offline donations are donations that you receive in the form of check. Even though this donation was not made through your digital fundraising page, we can manually add it to your page so that you may better track your fundraising progress.

For a detailed guide on how to handle offline donations, please click here.

A: We are happy that you chose to support an important cause at Yale School of Medicine and are grateful for whatever you are able to raise. We encourage you to do everything you can to reach your goal, but you will not be penalized if you do not.

To assist you in reaching your goal, we have created a Fundraising Toolkit, which will provide you with tips and tricks to hit your goals and have a successful digital fundraiser. 

A:  You are welcome to register for any endurance event of your choice, and then create an online fundraising page to promote your endurance event and collect donations to benefit Yale School of Medicine. However, Yale School of Medicine cannot register for you or pay for your entry.

A: Expenses incurred for conducting a fundraising event to benefit Yale School of Medicine are the responsibility of the hosting volunteers and the sponsor of the event. Yale School of Medicine will not be liable for any costs or expenses. Yale School of Medicine will not reimburse sponsor for the purchase of goods for a third-party event. No goods may be charged to Yale School of Medicine for any reason.