Giving Instructions

Gifts by mail

Please address your envelope to:

Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Office of Development
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW – Suite #400
Washington, DC 20001

• Please make your check payable to “Johns Hopkins University” and in the memo section print your Hopkins Bloomberg Center gift’s designation or attach a note.
• Note on courier services: Unlike the United States Postal Service (USPS), gifts sent through FedEx, UPS, etc. will be credited by the Hopkins Bloomberg Center based on the date the gift is received. Since the Hopkins Bloomberg Center mailroom is closed for the holidays, we recommend using USPS. This will allow us to count the postmark date as the date of your gift.

Gifts by credit card

• To make a gift by credit card to the Hopkins Bloomberg Center, please follow this link: Make a gift by credit card

Gifts by cash wire

• Please email Karena Halvorssen at [email protected] for wiring and electronic transfer instructions in the USA.
• Gifts with a wire transaction date of Dec. 31 or earlier will be credited as 2025 gifts.

Gifts by Donor Advised Funds

• Making a gift to Johns Hopkins University through your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a simple and impactful way to support our mission. Please contact Karena Halvorssen at [email protected] to notify us of your gift.
• Johns Hopkins Donor Advised Fund: Establish one source of charitable giving through the Johns Hopkins DAF and simplify your giving to Johns Hopkins and other charitable organizations. For more information, please visit the JHU Donor Advised Fund website. For any questions regarding how to establish/give through a JHU DAF, contact the Johns Hopkins Office of Gift Planning at 800-548-1268 or [email protected].

Gifts of stock or securities

• To make a gift of securities, please access this link that will take you to our Stock Gift Form. Please choose “Other/Unknown” and specify “Hopkins Bloomberg Center” in the Designation Description. If you are interested designating to a specific program, please contact Karena Halvorssen at [email protected] to ensure your gift is allocated to the correct fund within the Hopkins Bloomberg Center. For more information on Stock or Security Gifts, click here. If you have any questions you can contact [email protected]. 
• The IRS defines the date of gift as the date JHU has complete control over the asset, which varies by form of receipt.

Need help?

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center: Please contact Karena Halvorssen at [email protected].