Memorial & Honorary Gifts

By Credit Card: Make a memorial gift to MIT with a credit card using MIT's secure online giving website at: giving.mit.edu/form.

After selecting your gift's designation, check the box that says "Make this gift in honor or in memory of someone". Then check the "In memory of" box and fill in the name and relationship to MIT of the person in whose memory the gift is made. If you would like MIT to notify the family or another individual of your gift, check the "Notify someone of this gift" box at the bottom and follow the prompts to enter in contact information of the recipient(s) if you have it. 

By Check: Make a memorial gift to MIT with a check by mailing it to:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
P. O. Box 412926
Boston, MA 02241-2926
Attention: Memorial Gifts Office

Include in check memo or cover letter the name of the person in whose memory the gift is made and the preferred designation for the gift.

Questions may be directed to our office at: memorial-gifts-office@mit.edu.

Donate to an existing fund in memory of a loved one simply by using the Give Now button or search function in the upper right corner of this page to choose a designation. Check the "in memory of" box when prompted. Some examples of designations:

• Unrestricted: Gifts to this fund will be gratefully used by the Institute to help MIT meet its most pressing needs, as well as the current general needs of the Institute.

• MIT Memorial Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Fund: Gifts to this fund will provide scholarship support for deserving MIT students with financial need. This endowed memorial fund pools gifts from a number of donors to provide scholarship support for MIT undergraduates. Contributions made to this fund are amplified by the power of aggregated gifts to maximize the aid provided to students. 

  Once gifts made to this fund in memory of your loved one reach $1,000, their name will be added to the fund web biography site. If those accumulated gifts reach $10,000, we can include a short biography. Because it is an endowed fund, and principal is never spent, if gifts made in memory of your loved one reach the threshold for establishing an endowed scholarship fund (currently $100,000), those gifts can be redirected to establish a named, endowed scholarship fund.

• Designated Gifts: You can also direct a memorial gift to a designation of your choosing like a department, an existing MIT program, research area, or fund. If you are seeking areas to support at MIT, browse the Explore section of the MIT Giving site to find where your gift can make the greatest impact. If you have something specific in mind, type a keyword in the search area at the top of this page, or click the Give Now button and use the prompts given on that page. If you still have questions, please contact us, and we will be happy to assist you.  
   

A named fund can be a wonderful way to commemorate a person’s memory. Dollar thresholds for establishing named funds vary depending upon the type of fund (expendable or endowed) you wish to create:

• Expendable named memorial funds require gifts or pledges totaling $25,000 or more. Some purposes may require additional funds.
• Endowed named memorial funds require gifts or pledges starting at $100,000. Some purposes may require additional funds. 

Dollar amounts referenced above include commitments made for up to five years through gifts and pledges. For additional information about establishing a named fund, please contact Brenda Richard, Memorial Gifts & Planned Giving Officer, at 617.253.0022 or memorial-gifts-office@mit.edu.

Obituary Information 
Should you wish to direct family and friends to make gifts to MIT in lieu of flowers, we offer the following sample wording for an obituary or other tribute:

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to MIT in memory of [individual’s name]. Online gifts can be made by visiting the MIT Giving website: https://giving-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/give/now; if by check, should be made payable to MIT, and mailed to:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
P. O. Box 412926
Boston, MA 02241-2926
Attention: Memorial Gifts Office

Please include individual’s name in the memo line or cover note, and any preferred designation.

Personalized Memorial URL
We encourage you to contact the Memorial Gifts Office if you would like to request a dedicated URL link to the MIT Giving website to ease the process of making credit card gifts to a specific fund in memory of your loved one. 

Family Notification 
MIT will report the names and addresses of memorial donors to one or more designated family members who wish to receive this information. 

Upon receipt of any gift (including memorial gifts), MIT sends the donor a tax receipt letter.

Click to view lists of those who were memorialized with a gift to MIT over the past 5 YEARS.

A named fund can be a special way to celebrate a milestone in your or a loved one’s life. Dollar thresholds for establishing named funds vary depending upon the type of fund (expendable or endowed) you wish to create:

• Expendable named memorial funds require gifts or pledges totaling $25,000 or more. Some purposes will require additional funds.
• Endowed named memorial funds require gifts or pledges starting at $100,000. Some purposes may require additional funds. 

Dollar amounts referenced above include commitments made for up to five years through gifts and pledges. 

Honorees will be notified of the names and addresses of individuals who make a gift in their honor.
 

Upon receipt of any gift (including honorary gifts), MIT sends the donor a tax receipt letter.