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Tribute and Memorial Gifts

A tribute gift is a meaningful way to convey sympathy to the bereaved, memorialize a loved one, commemorate a special occasion or honor a person’s life and accomplishments. Your gift to the Medical University of South Carolina Foundation made in honor or memory of this special person ensures a legacy that extends far into the future.

How do I make my gift?

There are four ways to make a gift:

MUSC Foundation
18 Bee Street, MSC 450
Charleston, SC 29425

Please mention the name of the person you are honoring with your gift, and if there is a specific fund being used to honor this person. If you would like MUSC to notify the honoree or a family member, please also indicate the name and address of the individual to be notified.

What will my gift support? Can I select the area that I would like my gift to impact?

You may designate your gift to any fund (including restricted and existing endowment funds) that is particularly meaningful to you, the occasion or the honoree.

If you do not have a preferred area, we suggest “Area of Greatest Need”, which supports MUSC’s highest priorities and needs across medical education, patient care and research.

May I create a named fund or endowment to honor a special person?

Endowments are a wonderful way to honor someone and leave a permanent legacy. Endowments generate annual impact that will continue to support your or your honoree’s passions in perpetuity. There are opportunities for named scholarships, program support funds, and more.

Contact us at 843-792-2678.

How do I mention MUSC Foundation in an obituary or recommend that gifts be made to MUSC Foundation in lieu of flowers?

We suggest that you use text like this:

The family requests that memorial gifts be made in support of the [specified fund] at the Medical University of South Carolina. Checks made payable to the “MUSC Foundation” can be mailed to:

MUSC Foundation
18 Bee Street, MSC 450
Charleston, SC 29425

Or you may make a gift online at fundraise.musc.edu/giving. Please indicate that the gift is in memory of [name] by writing a memo on your check or marking the “in memory of” box when making a gift online.

Should I alert the MUSC Foundation if I would like to direct memorial gifts to MUSC?

It is up to you, but we appreciate the notice! Notifying the MUSC Foundation in advance ensures that we are able to appropriately notify family and next-of-kin about any memorial gifts we receive.

Please be prepared to provide the following information:

  1. The name of the deceased.
  2. The name and address of any next of kin where MUSC may send notifications of gifts.
  3. If known, the fund or program that the family wishes to support. If you have not decided, an advancement officer can help you select a fund that best honors your loved one.

Additional questions?

An advancement officer would be happy to speak with you and assist you through this process. Please contact us at 843-792-2678 or giving@musc.edu and ask for an advancement officer in the area that you intend your gift to support.

Thank you for thinking of the Medical University of South Carolina.