To build upon the McGowan Institute’s remarkable success and make the greatest future impact, we turn our focus to recruiting students into our unique environment to make meaningful clinical advances and to teach and train the next generation of scientists. Gifts in this area will be used to recruit, expand lab footprints and acquire needed equipment and other tools.
We are constantly reevaluating and determining what areas of our Institute need the most funding at any time. By making an unrestricted contribution to the Director’s Excellence Fund, you allow the Institute to direct the funding toward these areas of greatest need and ensure we remain at the forefront of regenerative medicine.
Transformational and innovative research is the key to discovering new and more effective treatments that will improve our health. The McGowan Institute Research Innovation Fund will provide support to advance research initiatives and to accelerate translation of discoveries to clinical use and patient benefit.
Gifts to this fund will support educational programs and academic resources such as books, equipment, travel, or other needs for students based upon academic achievement and financial need.
Teams at the McGowan Institute led the development and implementation of what would become ALung’s Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS)…
Read More
In 2010, 26-year-old Sgt. Ron Strang of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, was on patrol in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb went off, decimating part…
Read More
Gifts to this fund will support educational programs and academic resources such as books, equipment, travel, or other needs for students based upon academic achievement and financial need.
Contact Cindy Cavallucci-D’Imperio, Director of Development, at 412-864-5535 or cyc11@pitt.edu
Gifts can be made to the McGowan Institute using our secure online giving form. Questions?
Many employers match charitable contributions made by their employees. Find out how you can double or even triple the size of your gift to Pitt by participating in a workplace matching gift program.
Endowed funds are named funds that provide a perpetual stream of income for a specific purpose or for students within a particular area. Whether these gifts are for scholarships, fellowships, faculty chairs, or other important programs or services, they allow major gift donors to provide permanent support to the Institute. Minimum endowment levels guarantee that sufficient income will be available to fulfill the donor’s specific intentions.
Unlike endowed funds, current funds can be distributed in the same year they are received. They are a terrific alternative for those who might have excess funds available each year and ideal for annual IRA disbursements or lump-sum gifts.
Planned Giving options allow you to amplify the impact of your generosity to the University of Pittsburgh, potentially create lifetime income streams and reduce your taxes. You can leave a legacy through bequests, retirement plans and life insurance.