10 Reasons to Give to the University of Memphis

1. Offset State Budget Cuts
   The State of Tennessee continues to cut the higher education budget. Recent cuts reduced the University's budget by nearly $10 million.
2. Attract the Best Students
   You can help lure the best and brightest students to the U of M. Your gift may support future political leaders, Nobel Prize winners and bestselling authors, among others.
3. Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is
   Do you have a passion for music? What about early childhood education? Civil engineering? You can direct your gift to a specific program. Or allow the University to use it where needs are greatest.
4. Receive Tax Benefits
   Your gift to the the University of Memphis is tax deductible.
5. Make a Difference
   You can give a student the opportunity to come to college, help retain top-notch faculty or fund equipment to keep our research labs up to date. Any gift you make will have an impact on our students and faculty.
6. Make Your Mark
   By funding a Chair of Excellence, facility or endowment with one of our many naming opportunities, you can leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.
7. Create Leadership in Technology
   Your gift can help the University advance its technological growth.
8. Invest in the Community
   The U of M is educating tomorrow's business leaders, teachers, lawyers, nurses and engineers. Some of them may become your employees or co-workers.
9. Improve Our National Stature
   Our vision is to become one of the best metropolitan research institutions in the nation. We can accomplish this goal only with the support of friends like you.
10. Return the Favor
    At some point in your life someone helped you achieve your educational goals. It may have been a special teacher, another student or a scholarship donor. This is your opportunity to continue the cycle of giving for the next generation of students.