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harvarddentalbulletinWinter 2010–11Volume 70Number 3Philanthropy FocusTo Give and ReceiveHonor your School by ensuring its sound future—and enjoy special benefits from HSDM.The continuity of philanthropic support for hsdmmaintains our stature as one of the world’s preeminent schoolsof dental medicine. Endowed gifts from the past—beginning asearly as 1899—and current outright gifts to the School combineto ensure our academic success and continued scholarly rigor.Whether you invest in the School through the annual Fund forHarvard Dental Medicine, an endowed fund to perpetuate thename of a loved one, a life income, or your estate plans, yourparticipation enhances the School’s stature in the world.With your annual gift of $1,867 or more to the Fund forHarvard Dental Medicine, you become a member of theYour gift to the Fund for Harvard Dental Medicineprovides a valuable source of funds that has an impact onevery aspect of the School’s mission. These gifts enable arapid response to the School’s greatest needs, such as therenovation of the Maloney Lab (see Bulletin, Spring 2010).1867 Society. Other annual giving societies include the 188Longwood Society, the Robert T. Freeman Society, theCarlotta A. Hawley Society, and the Dean’s Society. Inaddition, gifts of life insurance, art, collections, copyrights,royalties, patents, real estate, and other income rights and/orassets can be an effective way to provide meaningful support toHSDM. Depending on the asset given, the structure of your gift,and the purpose of your gift, you will be able to take advantageof various tax and financial benefits.The 188 Longwood Society is named for the location ofthe Harvard School of Dental Medicine, which becamethe School’s permanent home in 1909. Donors at thislevel contribute $5,000 to $9,999 annually to HSDM andreceive:• an invitation to the School’s Appreciation Dinner• recognition in the Harvard Dental Bulletin and theHSDM annual report• an HSDM umbrellaDonors at the 1867 Society level and above receive:• an invitation to the School’s Appreciation Dinner• recognition in the Harvard Dental Bulletin and theHSDM annual reportIt’s Not Too Late!You still have time to join the 1867 Society with a gift of$1,867 or more and receive an invitation to the AppreciationDinner, which will be held this year on Thursday,April 28, 2011. Mark your calendar!The Robert T. Freeman Society is named for RobertTanner Freeman, DMD 1869, the first African Americangraduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.Donors at this level contribute $10,000 to $49,999annually to HSDM and receive:• an invitation to the School’s Appreciation Dinner• recognition in the Harvard Dental Bulletin and theHSDM annual report• an HSDM umbrella• an HSDM crystal paperweightDiscover your commitment to HSDM and become a partner in its continued success.Donate online to the Fund for Harvard Dental Medicine atwww.hsdm.harvard.edu/alumni/givingor consider making a planned gift.14
philanthropy fo cusYour gift to establish a named endowment fund provides vitalpermanent legacies for the School and its programs. Endowedfunds support scholarships, research, and academic departmentsin perpetuity.With a planned gift to HSDM, you become a member of theHenry C. Warren Society. Such gifts may take several forms:A gift of life insurance (which you may no longer need) or abequest provides a legacy for you as well as income for HSDM.A charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust providesincome for life for you, your spouse, or other beneficiaries. A giftof your house to HSDM allows you to live in your home whileproviding for the future of the School. With a planned gift, youcan have a major impact on students for years to come.Henry C. Warren made the first planned gift to HSDMin 1899 in the form of a bequest of $23,000. The Schoolestablished the Warren Society to recognize the generosityof donors who have expressed their intention to provide forHSDM in their estates.HThe Carlotta A. Hawley Society is named for CarlottaAugusta Hawley, PD ’38, the first woman graduate of theHarvard School of Dental Medicine. Donors at this levelcontribute $50,000 to $99,999 annually and receive:• an invitation to the School’s Appreciation Dinner• recognition in the Harvard Dental Bulletin and theHSDM annual report• an HSDM umbrella• an HSDM crystal paperweight• a commemorative HSDM wooden desktop boxDonors to the Dean’s Society contribute $100,000 to $999,999 annually.Dean’s Society donors receive:• an invitation to the School’s Appreciation Dinner• recognition in the Harvard Dental Bulletin and the HSDMannual report• an HSDM umbrella• an HSDM crystal paperweight• a commemorative HSDM wooden desktop box• a special dinner with the deanFor information about making a planned gift to the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, pleasecontact Wanda Mock, assistant dean for development and alumni relations, at 617-432-5356 orwanda_mock@hsdm.harvard.edu.15
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