Patient Care

As physicians and leaders committed to healing, prolonging life, and promoting wellbeing, our care teams push themselves every day to enhance patient experiences and outcomes.

Donate to Specific Departments

• Keck Medicine of USC Greatest Needs Fund
• Keck Medicine of USC Patient Experience Fund
• Keck Medicine of USC Care of the Caregiver Fund
• Keck Medicine of USC Nurses Fund
• USC Norris Clinical Care Fund
• USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Greatest Needs Fund
• USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Patient Experience Fund

Interested in hospital naming opportunities?

Please contact Margi Kuhn, Assistant Director of Development for Health System Initiatives, at (323) 442-3164 or margaret.kuhn@med.usc.edu.

Education

When you pair compassionate care with innovation and scientific discovery, you have an incredible opportunity to nurture the next generation of health care heroes.

Your gift to any of the funds below enables us to train the next generation of health care and public health heroes who might not otherwise have an opportunity to study at USC and learn from our doctors, researchers, and care teams.

Donate to Specific Departments

• Keck Medicine of USC Dean’s Medical Scholarship Fund
• USC Resident Medical Education Scholarship Fund
• USC Althea Alexander Diversity Scholarship Fund
• USC Population and Public Health Scholarship Fund
• USC Salerni Collegium Scholarship Fund
• USC Parents Association Medical Scholarship Fund
• Keck Medicine of USC Nursing Education Fund
• USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Nursing Education Fund

Interested in establishing a scholarship or education fund?

Please contact Molly Gervais, Executive Director of Development, at (323) 442-1700 or mgervais@med.usc.edu.

Community

USC is committed to bridging the access-to-care gap and empowering community members with accurate and reliable information, resources, and care.

Your gift to any of the funds below shows your solidarity with Keck Medicine of USC in offering world-class care to all patients and populations, regardless of income or other barriers to exceptional care.

• Keck Medicine of USC Care for the Community Fund
• USC Center for Emerging Pathogens Fund
• USC Street Medicine Fund

Interested in naming opportunities?

Please contact Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

Research

Our doctors not only provide personalized and compassionate care, they are renowned leaders in research and education, driving revolutionary discoveries.

Honor Your Caregiver and Memorial Gifts

Make a gift in honor of the doctor, nurse, or care team member who has made a difference in your life. Gifts to Keck Medicine of USC made in honor of someone are a wonderful way to express your gratitude or commemorate special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries. Keck Medicine of USC will acknowledge your gift with a note to the honoree and send you an acknowledgment with your gift receipt.

A gift made in memory is a meaningful tribute for a loved one, friend, or colleague. Your gift will support leading-edge research that saves and transforms lives. Keck Medicine of USC will acknowledge your gift with a note to the family and send you an acknowledgment with your gift receipt.

You can designate honorary or memorial gifts to any area or fund within Keck Medicine of USC. When you have identified the fund you want to support, click “Make a Gift” and then click on “Memorial or honorarium information” on the second tab of the giving form—The Amount section—and enter the name of the person who inspired your gift.

Ways to Give

Thank you for your interest in making a gift to Keck Medicine of USC. We are dedicated to making giving easy. Keck Medicine offers more traditional methods—like making your gift over the phone—as well as more sophisticated solutions—like initiating a wire transfer. Please explore the options below to learn more about the ways you can make your gift to Keck Medicine of USC.

Online

You can make a one-time or recurring gift online at giveto.usc.edu. You will have the option to make your gift in honor or memory of someone on the second page.

Phone

Call (562) 881-6621 to make a gift with your credit card over the phone.

Mail

Mail your gift to:

Keck Medicine of USC
Office of Medical Annual Giving
1149 South Hill Street, Suite 360
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Please make checks payable to Keck Medicine of USC and include the preferred area of support on the memo line to expedite gift processing.

Matching Gifts

Your gift to Keck Medicine could double or triple with the help of a matching gift. Many employers match charitable gifts for employees, retirees, and their spouses. Please contact your human resources representative for more information or click here to see if USC has your business/employer matching gift information on file.

Keck Medicine of USC is part of the University of Southern California (USC), and our tax ID number is 95-1642394.

You can direct any matching gift paperwork or inquiries to Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

Donor Advised Funds

Please utilize the address listed below and ensure that the fund administrator includes your preferred area of support on the memo line of the check—or in an accompanying letter—when directing your gift to Keck Medicine of USC. Keck Medicine of USC is part of the University of Southern California (USC), and our tax ID number is 95-1642394.

Keck Medicine of USC
Office of Medical Annual Giving
1149 South Hill Street, Suite 360
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Wire Transfers

To initiate a gift via wire transfer, please contact Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

Stocks/Securities

Gifts of appreciated securities, stocks and bonds also provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to USC before they are sold. If you have held your securities for more than one year, you may find that your gift will provide a twofold tax benefit—creating an income tax deduction and avoiding the capital gains tax that would have been due upon their sale. To initiate a gift of appreciated securities, please contact Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

Gifts in Kind

From personal protective equipment to meals for the entire nursing staff, your business can gift tangible goods that align with Keck Medicine of USC’s mission and receive tax credit for the contribution. To learn more, contact Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

IRA Charitable Rollovers

Donors who are 70½ years old or older can make a gift to Keck Medicine of USC from their IRA without having to pay income taxes on the disbursement. Learn more about the IRA charitable rollover or contact Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

Estate/Planned Gifts

Your planned gift establishes a legacy at Keck Medicine for generations to come. It can also offer you and your family substantial financial benefits and tax savings. To learn more, contact Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

Cy Pres

Support Keck Medicine of USC’s mission and recommend Keck Medicine as a beneficiary of a class action cy pres distribution.  Our doctors not only provide personalized and compassionate care, they are renowned leaders in research and education, driving revolutionary discoveries. Cy pres awards fuel and accelerate out ability to develop new treatments, sponsor clinical trials, and combat chronic conditions that impact almost every family.

Designating Keck Medicine as a cy pres recipient will help our clinicians, researchers, and students develop novel treatments in the context of a major, multi-disciplinary research university.  Our focus on education and supporting the community, along with our non-profit status, distinguish us from other businesses who develop and patent treatment options for consumers. Cy pres awards to Keck Medicine of USC amplify the power of academic medicine not only in Southern California, but around the United States and world.

Cy pres awards are unclaimed funds from class action settlements or judgments.  These funds can be awarded to a nonprofit organization that engages in work that advances public interest.  The court makes the final determination of where a cy pres award should be directed, but plaintiff and defense attorneys have an opportunity to influence that decision by recommending Keck Medicine of USC as a beneficiary.

For more information, please contact Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving, at (562) 881-6621 or jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu.

Contact Information

Have questions or need help? Prefer to give over the phone? Please contact Health Sciences Advancement team:

Jonathan Isorena, Director of Leadership Annual Giving
(562) 881-6621
jonathan.isorena@med.usc.edu