USMF Business Services Help Desk

Checks may be accepted for processing if they are made payable as one of the following: University System of Maryland Foundation, Inc

University System of Maryland Foundation 

USM Foundation, Inc

USM Foundation 

USMF, Inc

USMF

            University of Maryland Foundation, Inc 

            University of Maryland Foundation 

            UM Foundation, Inc

            UM Foundation UMF, Inc

            UMF

            University of Maryland Global Campus Foundation, Inc 

            University of Maryland Global Campus Foundation 

            UMGC Foundation, Inc

            UMGC Foundation 

            UMGCF, Inc 

            UMGCF

            University of Maryland Baltimore County Foundation, Inc 

            University of Maryland Baltimore County Foundation 

            UMBC Foundation, Inc

            UMBC Foundation 

            UMBCF, Inc 

            UMBCF

            University of Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation, Inc

                                           University of Maryland Eastern Shore Foundation UMES Foundation, Inc

                                         UMES Foundation 

                                         UMESF, Inc 

                                         UMESF

Universities at Shady Grove Foundation, Inc 

Universities at Shady Grove Foundation USG Foundation, Inc

USG Foundation 

USGF, Inc

USGF

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Foundation, Inc 

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Foundation 

UMCES Foundation, Inc

UMCES Foundation 

UMCESF, Inc 

UMCESF

If a check is made payable to an institutional program or to the institution itself, and the check is for a program/activity for which the USM Foundation has an account, the USM Foundation can accept the check for deposit if one of the following is provided:

• A copy of a donor/pledge card that includes the statement “Make check payable to the

University System of Maryland Foundation, Inc.” and signed by the donor. (The signed card

serves as confirmation of the donor’s intent that the check be deposited in the USM Foundation.)

• A letter signed by an individual donor stating his/her intention to have the funds deposited in the USM Foundation
• For corporate or foundation checks, a letter signed by an authorized representative of the organization, or an e-mail with a corporate e-mail address from an authorized representative of the organization, stating the organization’s intention to have the funds deposited in the USM Foundation. (This exception is acceptable for the initial payment from the organization. Subsequent checks from the same organization with an incorrect payee will not be accepted.)

Gift donations should clearly indicate on the check or in the attached documentation the donor’s

intention for the gift and should indicate a USMF account number. Checks should be current dated and signed.

International Checks – please flag these checks to draw our attention to them. We can accept international checks in US dollars and in foreign currency. There is a fee to process these checks, similar to a credit card fee. The foundation recommends you encourage international donors to consider ACH or Wire transfer. If the donor wishes to do that, please send an email to usmf-business- support@usmd.edu to get the information required to accomplish an ACH or Wire.

Please do not staple checks to the deposit form or supporting materials. Checks are scanned in-house for deposit and the staple holes interfere with the scanning process.