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By supporting Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM), you champion individual liberty and responsibility, and academic freedom-values that foster critical thinking and inquiry. Your support enables our students to explore a diversity of ideas, challenge assumptions, and pursue truth, to create an environment where knowledge, innovation, and progress thrive.

Donors Capital Fund

a DonorsTrust affiliate

Donors Capital Fund is a long-standing UFM fundraising partner in the United States. Donors Capital Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity. U.S. taxpayers can make tax-deductible contributions in support of UFM to the full extent allowed by law. Donors Capital Fund will issue a receipt that can be used for U.S. tax deduction purposes for all eligible donations

How to Support UFM with Donors Capital Fund

Online Giving Options

On the dropdown menu:
CHOOSE Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM)

Once you've made your donation using the link here, if you wish to direct it to a specific project at UFM (i.e., Antigua Forum, ITA Scholarship Program, Prosperity Lab), send an email to either:

Donors Capital Fund
dcfgrants@donorstrust.org and gconko@donorstrust.org

UFM Development Office
des@ufm.edu

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Payment options and processing fees (deducted by the financial intermediary)

Note: ACH transfer is MUCH lower.

By Check

Mail your check to:

Donors Capital Fund
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 280
Alexandria, VA 22314

Important

Checks must be payable to Donors Capital Fund, Inc.
(if anything else appears on the "Pay to" line, the bank will not accept it and we will have to return it to you!)

Make sure you write: "fbo Universidad Francisco Marroquín" (for benefit of) on the memo line only.
Remember: Don't make the check out to UFM!

From a DAF Account (Donor Advised Fund)

DAF account at DonorsTrust

As an account holder, please submit a grant request at the DonorsTrust online member portal or email your request to dcfgrants@donorstrust.org

DAF account at a different institution

Please recommend a grant to Donors Capital Fund. Specify Universidad Francisco Marroquín or just UFM as the designated use of funds.

By Wire Transfer

This is a two-step process

Step 1

Give these instructions to your bank:

Bank
Bank of America, N.A.
8001 Villa Park
Richmond, VA 23228

Account Holder Name
Merrill Lynch

Account ABA #
026009593

Acct No.
6550113516

For final credit to
Acct: #86Q-04127 / Donors Capital Fund

"For final credit to" is a MUST. Without this, Merrill Lynch may not recognize the wire as a donation to Donors Capital Fund and could return it.

Misc. Instructions
fbo UFM

Step 2

Fill out the contribution form and send it to Donors Capital Fund.

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Donating Securities, Estate/Planned Gifts, Complex Assets

Matching Gift Program Through Your Employer

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match contributions made to Donors Capital Fund for the benefit of UFM.

To find out if your or your spouse's company has a matching gift program, please contact your company's Matching Gift Program Administrator.

If your or your spouse's company has a matching gift program, please request a matching gift form from the company and send us the completed form with or following your gift. If the employer uses an online matching gift site, please send your gift to us and visit the company's website to request that a matching gift be made for the benefit of UFM.

If you have any questions, please call or email:

Donors Capital Fund

Greg Conko, Secretary of the Board
gconko@donorstrust.org
+1 703 535-3563

Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM)

Lissa Hanckel, Trustee
des@ufm.edu
+502 4215-4737 (WhatsApp)

Donors Capital Fund

How to Support UFM with Donors Capital Fund

Online Giving Options

By Check

Mail your check to:

From a DAF Account (Donor Advised Fund)

By Wire Transfer

Step 1

Step 2

Donating Securities, Estate/Planned Gifts, Complex Assets

Please contact Donors Capital Fund for guidance.

Matching Gift Program Through Your Employer

If you have any questions, please call or email:

Donors Capital Fund

Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM)