Ways to Give
How you can make a difference
Gifts by credit card are secure, fast and convenient as they can be made online at any time or by calling the Development Office at 617-573-4312.
Please make your check payable to:
The Foundation of the MEEI, Inc., 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114.
**Please remember to note your gift designation.
Build your legacy at Mass Eye and Ear
Life-changing care and world-leading research are pillars of Mass Eye and Ear’s mission. In addition to providing the very best specialty care, our physicians and scientists continue to push the boundaries in what’s possible to cure blindness, deafness and diseases of the head and neck. Generous friends like you make this all possible.
Our team can help you build a legacy at Mass Eye and Ear that continues to invest in a brighter future for those suffering with conditions of the eyes, ears, nose and throat.
To learn more about making a planned gift, please email development@meei.harvard.edu or call 617-573-3345.
Stock transfers to Mass Eye and Ear can be made quickly and easily and may offer you substantial tax savings.
Instructions on how to make a gift of stock
1. If your broker holds a stock, you can instruct them to transfer the stock to the Infirmary’s account at:
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
Account name: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Account number: PWC9606
DTC Number: 0221
Contact: Christopher L. Herlihy
Senior Vice President – Wealth Management
Senior Portfolio Manager
Tel: 617-439-8028
Tax ID #: 04 – 2785453
***Please notify the Development Office with information regarding your pending stock gift. We want to credit you for your generous gift!
2. If you wish to mail the stock certificate to the Infirmary, please send the unendorsed certificate in one envelope, along with a signed letter giving the Mass Eye and Ear Permission to deposit your gift of stock to our account, and send the stock power, signed, but otherwise blank, in a separate envelope to: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Attention: Development Office, 243 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114.
3. If you wish to personally deliver a stock certificate, the Development office is located at 325 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114. You will need to have the unendorsed stock certificate with you and can sign a stock power at our office.
4. If you prefer to have a stock sold by a broker of your own choosing, we will be glad to contact your broker with instructions. However, if you chose to sell your stock and give the proceeds to Mass Eye and Ear, you may be subject to capital gains tax.
5. If you wish to designate your gift to a specific area of interest, please send us correspondence detailing your instructions or fill out a Designation Form.
In order to assure the timely transfer of stock, you or your broker should contact:
The Development Office
Vancia Logan, Manager of Gift Recording
Schepens Eye Research Institute
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
243 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114
P: 617-573-4312
E: Vancia_Logan@meei.harvard.edu
Host an event
Throw a party in support of Mass Eye and Ear. We are grateful to friends who take it upon themselves to be creative and come up with new ways to raise funds to support their favorite physician or particular interest. Please notify Stacy Kelly if you plan to host an event.
Start your own campaign
If you are passionate about supporting research or a physician at Mass Eye and Ear, you can start your own fundraising page at DonorDrive. You can share you story and inspire your friends and family to give. Contact Stacy Kelly for more information.