SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Alumni Association
Avenues for Giving:
Pay It Forward! Fullfilling Our Visions, Missions and Goals
Alumni support is of utmost importance to our medical students. With the average student debt of our graduates exceeding $142,000, tuition scholarship assistance is our first priority. Other student programs we support include research fellowships, the Health Care in Developing Countries Elective, the White Coat Ceremony and student publications.
All gifts are welcome.
Please call the office at 718-270-2075 or e-mail us at alumni@downstate.edu if you have any questions or would like any additional information.
Methods of Giving
Options for making a gift:
Outright Gifts
- Cash/Checks/Credit Card
- Stocks/Bonds/Mutual Funds
- Wire Transfer
Planned Gifts
- Charitable Gift Annuities
- Wills and Bequests
- Gifts of Life Insurance
- Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets
Pledges/Campaign
- Annual Gift Campaign
- Alumni Scholarship
- Class Gifts
- Establish your own fund
Leadership Societies
Please consider joining one of the Societies named in honor of individuals who have contributed to the rich history of our medical school. Your contribution ensures that SUNY Downstate College of Medicine will continue to be a Center of Excellence, and a vibrant and affordable setting for a talented and diverse student body.
Join a Leadership Society
- Premier Leadership Society with a gift of $25,000 or more
- Millennium Council with a gift of $10,000 – 24,999
- Skene Society with a gift of $7,500 – 9,999
- Flint Society with a gift of $5,000 – 7,499
- Dock Society with a gift of $3,000 – 4,999
- Kountz Society with a gift of $1,000 – 2,999
- Squire Society with a gift of $500 – 999
- Benefactor Society with a gift of $100 – 499
- Patron Society with a gift of $100 or less
When making a gift, please note the Society fund name.
Alumni Scholarship Campaign
The Alumni Fund has undertaken a special fundraising effort for student scholarships. A $1,500 gift entitles you to name a seat in the Alumni Auditorium with a plaque on the seat and on the honor wall.
Please join us in raising funds for this important Alumni Scholarship Campaign. Please make a donation »
Class Gifts
Class Funds are earmarked in accordance with the class wishes. They support student scholarship, student research and mentoring programs. Please contact the alumni office to find out more about Class Gifts and to see if your class has an established Class Fund.
List of Grants
List of Possible Grants for the 2017-2018 Academic Year
| $385,000 | Tuition Scholarships |
| $80,000 | Summer Research Scholarships (plus $4,000 for poster presentation) |
| $30,000 | Health Care in Developing Countries (28 students) |
| $42,000 | Full Year Research Scholarship |
| $35,000 | Conferences for students to present research at national meetings |
| $10,000 | Mentoring Programs (Quarterly reports required) |
| $6,870 | MD/PhD Program - Summer Research Fellowships |
| $11,730 | The Brooklyn Free Clinic (2015-16) |
| $750 | Medical Educators Pathway |
| $2,500 | Commencement Dinner |
| $4,500 | MD/MPH Student Support |
| $8,000 | Senior Class Gift |
| $5,000 | Awards |
| $611,985 | Total |
If you would like to contribute towards any program we welcome your donation »
