Giving to Family Medicine
You can help make the make the mission and goals of the Department of Family Medicine a reality. Your generosity helps our department, our clinicians and our learners thrive and provides support for our innovations in clinical care.
Department of Family Medicine Education Fund: To support the Department of Family Medicine educational activities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Rural Program Funds: To provide support Rural Program support in the following areas:
- Rural Program General Operations Fund
- Rural Program Scholarship Fund
- Rural Program Endowment Fund
Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center Fund: To provide support to the general operations of the Farley Health Policy Center to develop and translate evidence into policy to advance comprehensive, integrated strategies that improve individual, family, and population health.
Robert Rigg Jr. Student Emergency Fund: To assist medical students and/or Family Medicine Residents to defray the costs of medical education at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
See below for how to give to each fund. If you would like to make a gift to the Department of Family Medicine that does not align with these listed funds, please contact Philanthropic Liaison Marti Laule at either marti.laule@cuanschutz.edu or (720)202-7845.
The A.F. Williams Family Foundation has been a trusted and reliable source of support for the Department of Family Medicine for decades.
It has funded, among other things, several endowed chairs and the A.F. Williams name graces our flagship family medicine clinic in Denver's Central Park neighborhood.
Now, thanks to the Foundation's continued generosity, we have the opportunity to set a precedent by creating a $10 million endowment for the department. A fund that, when realized, will provide unrestricted support for the Department of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus at the direction of the chair of the Department - ensuring the Department of Family Medicine will have the resources to pursue transformative research, clinical care, and education well into the future.
Learn more about the A.F. Williams Family Foundation, the endowment fund, and how you can be a part of the campaign to make it a reality.
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Please also consider including the Department of Family Medicine in your will, trust or estate plan.
These gifts not only help ensure the future of Family Medicine at CU Anschutz, but may also reduce your estate and income taxes.
Many donors also find they can make a larger gift than they thought possible when they give through their will or estate.
For more information, visit the CU Gift Planning Website at https://giftplanning.cu.edu/ or contact Jamie Mager, at jamie.mager@cu.edu or 913-787-6985.
There are two ways you can make your contribution.
Payroll Deduction (for Faculty and Staff)-
If you are a CU employee, you can easily make your generous contribution as a deduction from your monthly paycheck, either before or after tax.
1. Simply navigate to the Payroll Deduction webpage.
2. Use the "I would like to," drop down menu and choose "Establish a new monthly payroll deduction gift."
3. Fill out the online form.
4. Under Gift Details, type or copy/paste in your designated fund name in the "Fund" box. The full fund names are:
- Williams Family Foundation Department of Family Medicine Endowed Fund
- Department of Family Medicine Education Fund
- Rural Program Scholarship Fund
- Rural Program General Operations Fund
- Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center Fund
- Robert Rigg Jr. Student Emergency Fund
5. Enter the amount that you would like to have deducted on a monthly basis.
6. Add any comments you like.
7. Check the box to authorize the payroll deduction... And, you are done!
Credit Card Gift (for All Donors)-
For the following funds, make your contribution safely and securely, either as a one-time or recurring gift. Navigate to our CU giving page and complete the form. Under the "Gift Designation" drop down, select the first option of "Other--write in where you'd like to direct your gift" and type or copy/paste in your designated fund name. The full fund names are:
- Williams Family Foundation Department of Family Medicine Endowed Fund
- Department of Family Medicine Education Fund
- Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center Fund
- Robert Rigg Jr. Student Emergency Fund
To make a contribution to the Rural Program Endowment, General Operations Fund, or Scholarship Fund, please visit their website.
Have questions about making a donation? Please contact Philanthropic Liaison Marti Laule at either marti.laule@cuanschutz.edu or (720)202-7845.