Your commitment to advancing whole health and wellbeing is crucial in numerous ways, such as providing interprofessional education, conducting research, advancing integrative models of care, and delivering innovative community engagement programs. You can support the Bakken Center through a variety of flexible options customized to your preferences, providing diverse ways to make a difference.
Online Giving by Credit Card
One of the quickest and easiest ways to give is to make a gift online.
Monthly Giving
Recurring gifts allow you to make a larger gift, amplify your generosity, and expand your influence. You can set up your monthly contribution online safely and securely by visiting the Bakken Center’s giving page and checking the “make this a monthly gift” box.
Giving by Check
Make checks payable to the University of Minnesota Foundation, designating the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing in the note area. All donations directed to any college or unit within the University of Minnesota are administered and managed by the University of Minnesota Foundation. Mail to:
University of Minnesota Foundation
PO Box 860266
Minneapolis, MN 55486
Call 612-624-1121 with questions.
Matching Gifts
You could double or triple your gift's impact at no extra cost. Many companies match employee donations at 2 to 1 or even 3 to 1 rates.
Once you have made your gift as directed above, you can find out if your employer has a matching gift program.
If you find your employer in the database, request a matching gift form from your human resources department. Send the completed form, including gift information, to:
University of Minnesota Foundation
200 Oak Street SE, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Gifts of Stock and Other Securities
Making a gift of appreciated stock and other securities is easy. The University of Minnesota Foundation has accounts with most major brokerage firms, so a transfer can be as simple as a phone call and a written confirmation. For tax purposes, your gift is considered complete on the day that you turn over control of the securities. The value of the gift is its fair market value on that day, and you pay no tax on the capital gains. If the securities are traded daily on a recognized exchange, the value is the average between the high and low prices for that day.
Read about how to how to make a stock gift on the University of Minnesota Foundation website.
Donor-Advised Funds
DAFs are administered by a public charity to which you make charitable gifts. DAF representatives can then recommend grants from the fund to the Bakken Center. To make a DAF gift, make checks payable to the University of Minnesota Foundation, designating the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing in the note area. All donations directed to any college or unit within the University of Minnesota are administered and managed by the University of Minnesota Foundation. Mail to:
University of Minnesota Foundation
PO Box 860266
Minneapolis, MN 55486
UMF Federal Tax ID number: 41-6042488
Contact Virginia Kaczmarek, Development Officer at 612-624-1121 or [email protected] if you have any questions.
Endowed Funds
Endowments can be created with gifts of cash, securities, and other assets. They can be established through one-time gifts, estate gifts, and multiyear pledges.
Interested in a named endowment? Contact Virginia Kaczmarek, Development Officer at 612-624-1121 or [email protected].
The University of Minnesota Foundation’s website provides valuable information on endowed gifts.
Estate Gifts
By including a gift for the Bakken Center in your will or trust, or by naming the Center as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy, you can provide enduring support for the Center's future endeavors. Have you already included the Bakken Center in your plans? Thank you! To ensure your gift will be used as you intend, please complete our confidential estate gift form.
For more information contact Virginia Kaczmarek, Development Officer at 612-624-1121 or [email protected].
Retirement Assets or Life Insurance
Naming the Bakken Center as a beneficiary of an IRA or other retirement plan, bank account, or life-insurance policy is a simple way to support the Bakken Center. To learn more, contact Virginia Kaczmarek, Development Officer at 612-624-1121 or [email protected].
IRA Charitable Rollover
Individuals 70 1/2 or older can give directly to the Bakken Center from an IRA without paying federal income tax. To make an IRA Charitable Rollover gift, make checks payable to the University of Minnesota Foundation, designating the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing in the note area. All donations directed to any college or unit within the University of Minnesota are administered and managed by the University of Minnesota Foundation. Mail to:
University of Minnesota Foundation
PO Box 860266
Minneapolis, MN 55486
UMF Federal Tax ID number: 41-6042488
Contact Virginia Kaczmarek, Development Officer at 612-624-1121 or [email protected] if you have any questions.
For additional information on how to support the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, contact Virginia Kaczmarek, Development Officer at 612-624-1121 or [email protected]