Gifts

Tribute gifts

What better way to honor a loved one? Boston Biomedical Research Institute is pleased and proud to accept gifts made in memory of loved ones or in honor of family, friends or special occasions.

 

To make a Tribute Gift, please click the button at the bottom of the page to make an online contribution, or send us a check and include a letter with the name of the person in whose name you want to make the gift, the occasion (if any) and the name and address of any person who should receive a notification of your gift. Please know that we do not inform that person of the amount of your gift, only that you have made this thoughtful gesture.

 

Gifts of Stock

Is it time to make your yearly donation to Boston Biomedical? Have you considered donating securities (i.e. stocks and mutual funds) rather than giving cash? Funding gifts to non-profit organizations with appreciated property can be a smart approach, providing the following potential advantages:

  • Increased value for your gift to the Institute and decreased cost to you.
  • A charitable income tax deduction for the fair market value of the gifted securities.
  • Elimination of capital gains tax that would ordinarily become due if you had sold the appreciated securities on the open market and donated the proceeds of the sale to the Institute.

Please notify us of the type of stock and number of shares that you wish to give. We will provide you with the information you and your broker will need to initiate the transfer.

 

Matching Gifts

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees. 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 the Institute may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.

 

For inquiries about any of these gifts, please contact:

Institutional Advancement 
Boston Biomedical Research Institute
64 Grove St.
Watertown, MA 02472
617-658-7799
advancement@bbri.org