Make A Gift - Advanced Laparoscopy & Pelvic Pain

The Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain has the mission of delivering the best patient care available for the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic pain problems in women.  A vital part of this mission is also to conduct research that will lead to better treatments, and to teach residents and fellows in our division to master both medical and surgical treatments for these common and difficult problems.

Funding for the teaching and research components of our work is always difficult to obtain.  Contributions from patients who have been pleased with their care are of great help in continuing and expanding this work.

The Division’s priorities for gifts include:

• Establishing Endowed Professorships:  This allows the Division to recruit and retain the best faculty in the country, thereby continually improving the Division’s education and curriculum.
• Establishing Endowed Fellowship positions: This relieves the department of the need to support the fellowship program, thus protecting it in difficult financial times.
• Dedicated Research Funds:  This supplements the proceeds of research grants and allows the collection of pilot data in new areas of research.
• Unrestricted Gifts: This allows the Division to develop new areas in clinical and research endeavors and assists our participation in professional meetings and collaborative efforts with other researchers.

Types of Gifts

You may make your gift to the Department in various forms, using well-recognized gift vehicles that address your circumstances. You may wish to speak with your financial adviser before you give, to determine the most appropriate way to structure your gift to benefit yourself, your family, and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

• Gifts of Cash: An outright gift of cash is usually the simplest method of giving. It is not subject to gift or estate taxes, and you can deduct the gift to the full extent of IRS rulings.

• Gifts of Securities: You may deduct the full fair market value of long-term appreciated securities and avoid any tax on capital gain.
• Gifts by Bequest: One of the easiest and most common ways for you to make a gift to the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is through a bequest in your will. Bequests work particularly well if you are unable to make an immediate outright gift or if you have concerns about your long-term planning, but believe in our programs and want to support the future of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
• Life Income Gifts: By transferring property to the management of a trustee and establishing a life income arrangement from the principal of this property, you can make a substantial gift to the Department. Life income gifts can take several forms: charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, pooled income funds.
• Other vehicles: Real estate, personal property, corporate matching gifts, closely held stock.

Donate Online

To make a tax-deductible donation online, please read carefully and follow the instructions below:  (It may be beneficial to print the instructions first)

1. Click on the Make a Gift icon below.  You will be securely transferred to the Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. website.
2. Choose between the following ways to make a gift:  credit card, check, automatic bank draft or pledge.
3. Enter contact information as requested.
4. In the Please designate my gift box, click on Departments. 
5. A new box will appear.  Please select Obstetrics and Gynecology from the list.
6. A third box will appear.  Please select the fund in which you would like to donate.  If you do not see the appropriate fund listed, please indicate how you would like your gift to be designated in the box for Special Instructions / Other Designations. 
7. With questions, please contact Kelly Moore at (919) 843-4923 or Kelly_Moore@med.unc.edu

For more information on how you can make a gift to the UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology please contact:

Kelly Moore
UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
3009 Old Clinic Building, CB 7570
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570
kelly_moore@med.unc.edu
(919) 843-4923