Ways to Give

Over 80 percent of our students receive some form of financial assistance. Average debt of Maryland Carey Law students is $100,000 or more upon graduation. Your gifts help us recruit top students in Maryland and across the nation by giving them access to a first-rate education from Maryland Carey Law and enabling them to pursue impactful, fulfilling careers without the burden of student debt. And your gift ensures that we recruit a dynamic, talented, and diverse class each and every year. 

We are a leader in clinical law education with close to fifty years of providing high-quality, pro-bono legal services to the Baltimore community through our national ranked Clinical Law Program. Students in the Clinical Law Program are given the opportunity to positively impact the community around them by taking on real cases with real clients and apply what they learn in the classroom to produce real outcomes.

Maryland Carey Law students are among the most diverse in the country (the 2022 entering class consisted of 35% students of color), and those varied backgrounds are the pillars on which our community thrives. Founded in 2017, the Diversity and Inclusion Scholars Initiative helps us recruit and retain the top diverse applicants from around the country while providing a support structure for participating students.

We believe that major advances in knowledge occur through consciously collaborating to solve society's central problems. Our faculty members are pursuing this goal through their ambitious scholarly agendas. Our faculty are national leaders in a wide range of subject areas, from emerging areas of study such as public choice theory, to the most respected textbooks and casebooks in fields like environmental law and torts.

We offer a diverse array of fellowship opportunities, foster a robust and active community of student organizations, participate in pipeline programs designed to increase diversity in law schools and the legal profession, invest in technology and infrastructure, support students' bar passage efforts, and emphasizes leadership, professionalism, and ethics.

We have long been a leader in providing diverse and acclaimed specialty programs designed to produce highly qualified lawyers, leaders, and problem solvers to address society's challenges. These programs provide knowledge and skills in areas that will make our students strong candidates in the job market while providing a tailored and focused law school experience, creating pathways to diverse careers in law.

Gifts to the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law may be doubled or even tripled through matching gift programs made available by qualifying organizations, law firms, and corporations across the country.

1. Visit the UMB Matching Gifts page to access the Double Your Donation form.
2. Enter your company name in the search box to see whether it will match your contribution and then follow any instructions to complete additional forms or submit requests to the corporation.
3. When submitting a matching gift through your company’s electronic portal or if your company uses a paper form, you may need the following information:

EIN: 31-1678679

Address:
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc.
220 Arch St., 13th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201

How does the matching gift program work?

When you make a gift to Maryland Carey Law, your employer makes a gift in your name as well. For example, if you make a gift of $500, your employer may contribute a corresponding gift ranging from $250–$1,000, depending on your company’s matching policy.

What are the advantages?

Donors who obtain such matching gifts achieve a double benefit. They have the satisfaction of knowing their gifts to have been leveraged and recognized. As a donor, you will be acknowledged at the level with the total combined contribution of your gift plus the corporate match.

How do I know if my employer matches gifts?

Visit our matching gift search engine to find out if your employer matches your charitable gifts. If they do, you’ll be able to view your company's guidelines and procedures for matching gifts. Please work with your employer to ensure the matching gift is properly issued.

If you have questions, e-mail Yary Lim, Director of Annual Giving & Stewardship or call 410-706-2070. Gifts to the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law are administered by the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law offers a Recurring Giving Program that reduces waste and allows you to increase the impact of your gift. By signing up for monthly, annual, or custom schedule in recurring giving, you will receive fewer requests for your support throughout the year. The Recurring Giving Program is also a very convenient way to multiply your support of Maryland Carey Law!

Make a recurring gift

How it works?

1. Visit our giving page.
2. Under Amount check the box Provide sustaining support with a monthly or yearly gift.
3. Select how often you wish your gift to recur.
4. Indicate for how many years.
5. Select your area of support.
6. Fill in your information.

Gifts of stock or mutual funds to the University of Maryland, Baltimore are made through the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. and you will need to provide your broker instructions with the following information:

University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation
Bank: Northern Trust
DTC: 2669
Reference: 26-57648

Please notify us in advance of any stock gift so we can identify the donor when it arrives and know where to designate the sales proceeds. Please contact Kathryn Ostrowski at 410-706-1624 or kostrowski@umaryland.edu.

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law would not be where it is today without the private support of generations of donors, both those who make current gifts that benefit the school right away and those who plan future gifts or include a school in their estate plans.

Many do not realize that additional opportunities exist to give more than is possible via check and online. One can give appreciated property, such as stocks or mutual funds, or other appreciated assets like IRA funds or real estate. Other donors choose to include the law school in their estate plans, or to fund a gift that returns income to themselves or someone else.

IRA Assets

Donors age 70 1/2 and over can make gifts directly out of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and not be taxed on the withdrawal, and the gifts count toward the donor’s required minimum distribution. While direct IRA gifts do not provide a charitable deduction, they also do not increase the donor’s taxable income by the amount of the withdrawal. Giving out of a traditional IRA might be a particularly attractive option for those who now claim the newer higher standard deduction and no longer benefit from itemized deductions, or those who can avoid a higher tax bracket by donating IRA income.

Real Estate and Other Illiquid Assets

In addition to receiving a charitable deduction and avoiding long term capital gains tax, donors who give real estate, collectibles, shares of privately held stock, etc., gain a third benefit: They remove themselves from the risk and hassle of selling the asset. Real estate can be given outright, placed in a gift plan that provides the donor income, or be given with the donor retaining lifetime rights to live in and use the property. Other property like artwork and privately held stock also can be used for gifts that produce income (see below) or given outright to be sold and the proceeds going to benefit the donor’s designation.

Bequests

Donors make estate gifts in several ways: by naming the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. (UMBF) in a will or trust provision benefiting the law school , or by naming UMBF as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or insurance policy. Because the gift happens after all lifetime needs are met, many find this is the option that allows them to make the largest gift possible, although there also is no minimum amount for those who simply wish to leave a legacy. Most importantly to donors, bequests can be changed or revoked if the donor’s feelings or life circumstances change.

Income Producing Gifts

Cash, appreciated stocks, real estate, or other illiquid assets can fund several gift options that return income to the donor or others named by the donor. A charitable gift annuity is a simple contract that pays fixed lifetime income to one or two individuals, and gift annuities can be funded with cash or appreciated stock at any amount $10,000 or greater. Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) also provide income and can accept assets and pay income in ways and terms not possible with a gift annuity, but they are more complicated and generally suited for gifts of $100,000 and above. Still, for many, CRTs are ideal for donating illiquid assets and getting income in return.

Planned giving can help donors maximize giving through tax-efficient strategies and options beneficial to the donor. Please contact E. John McKee or Liz Smith Connors to learn more about planned giving at the Office of Philanthropy at 877-706-4406 or visit the planned giving page on the UMB website. Our process is consultative, providing donors transparent and relevant information to their giving interests, and colleagues tools to assist donors make the most mutually advantageous gift. Our discussions are kept in confidence, and donors may give anonymously with the support of our office.

To learn more about one-time recurring giving and enrolling in payroll deductions to Maryland Carey Law, please contact Yary Lim, Director of Annual Giving & Stewardship at (410) 706-2147.

Please consider supporting Maryland Carey Law with a one-time recurring gift in the Proud to Work Here. Proud to Give Here. awareness and fundraising campaign.