Your Gift Can Last Forever

An endowment gift to Mayo Clinic today provides a brighter picture for our future. When you make a gift to an endowment, you give a gift with both immediate and long-term benefits.

Endowment gifts are invested. A portion of the annual income from the investment is used to address immediate needs at Mayo Clinic. The remaining funds are reinvested to ensure indefinite support.

Learn How to Fund It

Learn How to Fund It

You can create an endowed gift using the following assets:

An Example of How It Works

Couple Smiling Longtime Mayo Clinic supporters Charlie and Susan have two goals: First, they want to make sure Mayo Clinic continues to receive support after they are gone. Second, they want to create a lasting legacy for Charlie’s parents.

Charlie and Susan make a $250,000 gift to Mayo Clinic, which we invest, and each year, a portion of the income from the invested money will be used to support our mission in honor of Charlie’s parents. Plus, Charlie and Susan qualify for a federal income tax charitable deduction on their taxes.

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Ready to start paying it forward? View and download your FREE copy of Endowments: A Gift That Lasts Forever.

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You can make a big difference with just a little effort by including a gift to benefit Mayo Clinic your will or living trust. Learn more in our free kit Transforming Care With a Gift to Mayo Clinic.

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Next Steps

  1. Contact the Mayo Clinic Office of Gift Planning at 800-297-1185 or giftplanning@mayo.edu to discuss endowed gifts.
  2. Seek the advice of your financial or legal advisor.
  3. If you include Mayo Clinic in your plans, please use our legal name and federal tax ID.

Legal name: Mayo Clinic
Address: 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
Federal tax ID number: 41-6011702