FAQs

Yes. There are several letters that the Mass General Development Office can provide. However, please note that we are unable to provide tax receipts for any gifts or contributions that are not received or made payable directly to Massachusetts General Hospital. Documents that we can provide are as follows:

• Mass General Community Fundraising confirmation letters to be used to validate the authenticity of your fundraiser and its organizers.
• Acknowledgement letters and tax receipts for contributions made payable directly to Massachusetts General Hospital, and delivered to the Development Office.

We encourage you to send your own personal thank you letters to thank your network for their support.

Yes. The Mass General name and Community Fundraising Program logo may be used in conjunction with your fundraiser. Please contact the Mass General Community Fundraising office to obtain electronic files. Prior to use, please be sure to submit for approval all materials on which you would like the Mass General name and Community Fundraising logo to appear. You may not use the Mass General logo without special approval.

Yes. As soon as you set up your fundraiser, we are happy to help promote your endeavor to the Mass General community. We’ll include your fundraiser on our calendar, list it in our enewsletter as the event gets near and other ways.

No. We cannot provide mailing lists of donors, physicians, staff or vendors, as it is our policy to keep records confidential.

No. We cannot solicit corporate sponsors/celebrity appearance for your fundraiser.

The Mass General events staff will be able to provide guidance. However, due to staff and time constraints, we are unable to manage your fundraiser for you. We recommend that you form a committee of friends, family and others who are excited about your cause. They will play an important role in providing support during your fundraiser and throughout your planning.

Mass General values the dedication and commitment of its employees. In response to increased employee interest in fundraising for the hospital, the Mass General Development Office and senior hospital leadership have created a policy to guide employees as they plan fundraisers. Please read the new Fundraising by Employees and Community Groups policy to see what guidelines and procedures need to be followed through your fundraising efforts. In addition, please also consider the No Solicitation and No Distribution Policy. Please note you must be logged into the Partners system to view these documents. Thank you.

No. While a thoughtful gesture, Mass General does not consider this philanthropy and, unfortunately, the Mass General Development office can not support these efforts.

Yes. Raffles and auctions are a great way to raise money. Massachusetts has strict regulations governing raffles and gaming events carried out for charitable purposes. If you would like to obtain more information about the rules governing raffles and “games of chance” in Massachusetts, please refer to the Financial Information page.

No. Mass General cannot provide our tax-exempt number to event organizers to make purchases related to their event. However, if a business makes a donation to the event and would like the tax-exempt number for tax purposes or to verify the tax status of Mass General, we will provide the tax identification number to that business upon request.

The event organizers are responsible for covering all expenses for their event and will not be reimbursed. Your event costs can be deducted from the funds raised prior to sending the donation to Mass General.

Yes. Please be sure to inform the Mass General Community Fundraising Team of this in your registration form. If there is more than one beneficiary, please clearly state the percentage of the proceeds that will benefit Mass General on all advertising, promotional and print material.

The best, most secure and fastest way to collect donations is to set up your personal fundraising page . If you receive donations in other forms, please handle them as follows:

• Checks: Please have all checks made payable to Massachusetts General Hospital and be sure to reference the name of your fundraiser on the memo line. Please mail to the Mass General Development Community Fundraising office.
• Cash: Please deliver cash to the Development Office Community Fundraising office with a note indicating the amount included and name of your fundraiser.

Following the fundraiser, please mail or hand-deliver all net proceeds made payable to Massachusetts General Hospital to:

The Mass General Community Fundraising Team is available to offer advice and expertise while you plan your fundraiser. Send us a message at: