
How to Make a Gift
Thank you for making a gift to the University of Detroit Mercy that will help educate the next generation of undergraduate and graduate students. We are very grateful for your support!
- Online giving
- Cash gift
- Credit card gift
- Securities and stock gift
- Matching gift
- Memorial and tribute gifts
- Designating the use of your gift
- Faculty and staff gifts
- Gift planning as part of estate and financial plans
Online giving
Click to make a secure contribution online using your credit card.Cash gift
Please complete the gift form (pdf) and send it to our office. Your check should be made payable to the University of Detroit Mercy.Credit card gift
The University is pleased to accept gifts through Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. To make a secure credit card gift, please use our online giving, the gift form (pdf) or call us at the University Advancement office.
Securities and stock gift
Securities gifts are an advantageous way of making a charitable contribution that may positively impact financial, tax, and estate plans.Matching gift
If you or your spouse work for a matching gift company, please remember to request a matching gift application from your company’s human resources office, fill it out and send it to our University Advancement office.Memorial and tribute gifts
Many alumni and friends make a gift in memory of someone close to them or at a time of recognition and tribute. University Advancement staff will work with you to honor that special person in a meaningful way.Designating the use of your gift
Your contribution may be designated to The Fund for UDM, which provides assistance for the University’s highest priorities, including scholarships and enhanced student life experiences. Or your contribution may be designated to the college, school or program of your choice to be used in the classroom, in the laboratory, or on the playing field. Please indicate your designation when you make your contribution.Faculty and staff gifts
Faculty and staff make an enormous difference by generously supporting all of the colleges, schools and departments as well as The Fund for UDM. Every faculty and staff gift, whatever the size, makes a positive impact.Gift planning as part of estate and financial plans
Alumni and friends make generous arrangements in their estate and financial plans to support the University’s colleges, schools, departments and programs. Staff are available to confidentially visit about gifts of real estate, personal property, bequests, and life income gifts. See our Planned Giving site.












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