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Where Your Donation Goes

Donations to this department benefit the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and its divisions of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. You may specify exactly where you would like your donation to be channeled (e.g., "Division of Thoracic Surgery," "Pediatric Cardiac Surgery," "Adult Cardiac Surgery Research," etc.) in the "Special Instructions / Other Designation" textbox on the secure donation website. Otherwise, your donation will go to where it is needed most in the department.

How to Give a Gift

Credit Card Online

Donations via credit card can be made through the secure Give a Gift website. You may specify exactly where you would like your donation to be channeled (e.g., "Division of Thoracic Surgery," "Pediatric Cardiac Surgery," "Adult Cardiac Surgery Research," etc.) in the "Special Instructions / Other Designation" textbox. Otherwise, your donation will go to where it is needed most in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Credit Card by Phone

If you would like to call us with your credit card information, you can contact us toll free at (866) 543-0243 (International calls (650) 724-0627). Customer service representatives are available Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST. Be sure to specify that you are donating to "The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery" along with any other special instructions as to where you would like your donation channeled (e.g., "Division Thoracic Surgery," "Pediatric Cardiac Surgery," "Adult Cardiac Surgery Research," etc.).

Check by Mail

If you would like to make a donation by check, please include a note indicating that you would like to donate to "The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery," along with any other special instructions as to where you would like your donation channeled (e.g., "Division Thoracic Surgery," "Pediatric Cardiac Surgery," "Adult Cardiac Surgery Research," etc.), and send to:

Development Services
P.O. Box 20466
Stanford, CA 94309


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All gifts made to the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery by residents of the United States are tax deductible. International donors may also realize specific tax benefits through gifts.

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