Ways of giving

Ways of giving for US Citizens

Gifts of cash

For federal income tax purposes, you may deduct the full amount of your cash contribution up to 50% of your adjusted gross income in the year of the donation. You may carry the deduction forward for up to five years after the year of donation, if necessary.

Checks should be payable to the Royal Society of Medicine Foundation c/o the Development Office, The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom.

Gifts of marketable securities

A gift of appreciated securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds held for more than one year) is frequently the most prudent and economical way to give.

You may be able to take a federal income tax deduction in the amount of the fair market value of the asset on the date of donation. You can take this deduction for up to 30% of your adjusted gross income in the year of the donation. Additionally, you may enjoy this tax deduction while paying no capital gains taxes on appreciated value. You may also carry the deduction forward for up to five years after the year of donation.

Gifts of closely held stock

The Society accepts gifts of stock in closely held corporations (those corporations in which no more than five individuals own more than half the stock's value). Closely held stock may be used to establish a charitable remainder or lead trust.

Bequest

One of the easiest and most popular planned gifts is to include the Royal Society of Medicine in your will or revocable living trust.

Message from Luther W Brady MD
Chairman, US Appeal for the Royal Society of Medicine

We may be situated on the other side of the Atlantic, but the links between Americans and the Royal Society of Medicine are strong and warm.

Colleagues throughout America have never been shy in using everything the Royal Society of Medicine has to offer.

The RSM Journal has provided so much food for thought; the Library and its electronic databases are an extraordinary resource for those of us involved in research; and of course the prestigious conferences, organized by the Royal Society of Medicine, have facilitated the exchange of knowledge, best practice and news, as well as affording the opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world.