You can recommend or direct gifts to Penn Dental Medicine using donor-advised funds (DAF) or private foundations. To initiate your gift through a DAF, choose one of the two options below:

To Make a DAF Distribution Online

  1. Visit the Penn Giving website.
  2. Select the fund you’d like to support.
  3. Choose “Donor Advised Fund” as the gift type to see the DAFpay option (Note: Choose another gift type is located below the One-time/Monthly option)
  4. Select your DAF provider, log into your DAF account, and recommend a gift to the University of Pennsylvania.
  5. The University will be notified of your grant recommendation.

To Make a DAF Distribution by Mail

  1. Contact your donor-advised fund administrator.
  2. Specify the fund where your gift should be directed.
  3. Provide the University of Pennsylvania’s Tax ID/EIN: 23-1352685.
  4. Make checks payable to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and mail them to:

University of Pennsylvania
Gifts Accounting, Administration, and Records
Suite 300
2929 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5099

More Information

For information on the Penn Donor Advised Fund, visit our Giving Options page and click on “Penn Donor Advised Fund.”