Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are now separate entities effective April 30, 2016. The information below addresses giving-related questions that may arise as a result of the separation.
We are here to help our donors and friends navigate this transition and ensure that this process is as seamless as possible. Need more information on giving as it relates to the separation? Please contact us at stewardship@vumc.org or call (615) 343-4467.
Fundamental changes in U.S. health care economics drive the need for this structural adjustment. As the Medical Center continues to grow in excellence, it must adopt management structures and practices that enhance its ability to act nimbly and independently in a rapidly changing health care environment. By adapting, we can ensure that Vanderilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University not only continue but also enhance their extraordinary service to the world and care of our patients.
This announcement explains more about the reasoning behind the separation.
An overview is provided below, and a full listing of units in each area can be found here. For additional information, please email stewardship@vumc.org.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University
To support VUMC, please visit VanderbiltHealth.org/giving. Please visit giving.vanderbilt.edu/ways-to-give to learn about various options for making a gift to Vanderbilt University. Thank you for your support!
Going forward, donors will need to make separate gifts to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University. In the past, one check or one credit card transaction could support both; however, because the institutions are now financially distinct, donors who wish to support both VUMC and Vanderbilt will need to make separate gifts to each institution.
All existing endowed funds as of the legal separation date (April 30, 2016) will continue to be managed by Vanderbilt University and will continue to impact the area of donor designation. Established endowments that support Medical Center purposes will continue to fund areas at VUMC through a granting process. If a donor to an established endowment housed at Vanderbilt but benefiting a VUMC purpose wishes to provide additional endowment support, the donor will be able to establish a new endowment at VUMC.
Please contact Chris Collins, vice president for VUMC Development, at (615) 875-2670 or email christopher.j.collins@vumc.org.
Donors supporting Vanderbilt University Medical Center through stock gifts will receive new instructions about transfer authorizations and brokerage accounts in May.
In general, Vanderbilt employees who wish to support VUMC and VUMC employees who wish to support the University will need to make gifts outside of payroll deduction. Payroll deduction options will only support the institution where the donor is employed. To make gifts benefitting the Medical Center, please contact VUMC Gift and Donor Services at (855) 521-9827. To make gifts benefitting Vanderbilt University, please contact VU Gift and Donor Services at (615) 322-2979.
Please email stewardship@vumc.org or call (615) 343-4467, and a representative from Development will connect you with the appropriate contact at Vanderbilt University Medical Center or Vanderbilt University.
Please email stewardship@vumc.org or call (615) 343-4467, and a representative from Development will connect you with the appropriate contact at Vanderbilt University Medical Center or Vanderbilt University.