Yes, your gift to the university is crucial in continuing research and education. With less than half its budget coming from state funds, the Health Science Center relies heavily on the generosity of supporters like you to continue the fight against diabetes, cancer, infectious diseases, heart diseases, AIDS, diseases associated with aging and much, much more.

• Donations to the Health Science Center are tax-deductible
• Donor recognition appears in our award-winning Mission magazine

The simplest way to contribute is online with your major bank credit card. Click on the Online Giving icon in blue at the top of this web page:

• You can make a one-time credit card contribution, or
• You may choose to use the Recurring Gifts option to schedule credit card contributions automatically.
• Charge your contribution to your Visa, MasterCard, Amex, or Discover credit card.

If you have a question, please call us at (210) 567-3076, or e-mail your questions to constante@uthscsa.edu.

OR, you may contribute using the regular mail. Complete a Donor Form (print one from: Donor Form*) and mail it with your check to: UTHSCSA, Office of External Affairs, Mail Code 7835, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229-3900. (Make checks payable to UTHSCSA, and please write the purpose on the check's memo line and on the Donor Form.)

Pay monthly, quarterly or annually. If you so indicate on the Donor Form, we'll send you a reminder statement for your pledge amount. Write in: “Please send reminders.”

Current UTHSCSA employees only can use the attached payroll deduction form*.

You may choose to donate to a specific school with your Invest in the Best gift, please indicate the school name with your payment. There are other contribution options to choose from in the Online Giving page. Full membership for President's Council membership requires a minimum gift of $1,000 or more and application at (http://www.presidentscouncil.info/membership.html)

The Katrina Emergency Relief Act of 2005, signed into law Sept. 23, provides the opportunity for a taxpayer to claim, as an income tax deduction, qualified charitable contributions of cash made from Aug. 28, 2005, to Dec. 31, 2005, up to 100 percent of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income. This law even applies to gifts made to most non-Katrina-related charitable organizations, such as The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

The information provided above is intended to be general information for the benefit of the Health Science Center community and supporters and is not intended to be specific tax advice for an individual under a given circumstance. For more about this new law, please contact your legal or tax advisor.