Giving Tuesday

Every year on this special day, people worldwide unite their generosity for a powerful cause. On December 3, 2024, join us for GivingTuesday by contributing to research, academic programs, patient care, student assistance, or community engagement initiatives at Jefferson. Your gift, no matter the size, will make an impact on our mission to improve lives. See our FAQ below to learn more about GivingTuesday, Jefferson’s regional donation drives, and our live event at Jefferson Plaza.

Make a gift online: See the form below!
Make a gift by phone: Call 1-877-JEFF-GIFT
Make a gift through payroll deduction: If you are a Jefferson faculty or staff member, you can make a gift through your paycheck. Jefferson is currently transitioning its system for payroll giving. The new system is expected to launch on Friday, December 20. For a reminder to make your payroll gift when the new system is live, please sign up here.

Special Announcement: From now until December 31, Dietz & Watson will MATCH all gifts to the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Innovation Fund, up to $50,000, doubling your impact.

FAQ

GivingTuesday is an international day to give back. For 200 years, supporters like you have enabled Jefferson to improve lives. Now for our 200th anniversary, GivingTuesday is your opportunity to support the community that needs you most. Every gift makes a difference.

After the year’s biggest shopping days on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday is a chance to stand together⁠⁠ and channel our generosity for the greater good. With gifts of all sizes, community members have collectively raised more than $60,000 for Jefferson on GivingTuesday in previous years.

When you give to Jefferson, you can help save a life, launch a career, make a discovery, provide a student with tools to excel, and ease the burden of pain. Philanthropy makes it all possible and makes YOU an integral part of everything we do here at Jefferson.

On December 3rd from 7am to 3pm, Jefferson will host a live event at Jefferson Plaza featuring our new Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dietz & Watson Community Outreach Unit, treats from Federal Donuts, live music, donation sorting activities and more. Anyone is welcome to join this Center City celebration at 12th & Chestnut Streets! Nonperishable food donations will be collected for Ramily Market, toys will be collected for Cradles to Crayons, clothes will be collected for the Salvation Army, and Jefferson staff will assist interested donors in making a gift.

Yes! In addition to our fundraising event, Jefferson is celebrating with donation drives across the enterprise for clothing, food, supplies and more for our community. Jefferson employees may learn more about their regional drives on Jefferson ONE. Item donation opportunities at our Jefferson Plaza event on December 3rd include:

  • Nonperishable food for Ramily Market
  • Toys for Cradles to Crayons
  • Clothes for the Salvation Army

GivingTuesday Fundraising Priorities

In Jefferson’s 200th anniversary year, we are celebrating the start of our third century by focusing on the future. Your giving will help Jefferson explore innovative research, open doors for promising students, help close equity gaps in the community, and much more.

TJU Scholarships (East Falls, Center City, Sidney Kimmel Medical College)
Scholarships ensure that financial barriers will not deter top students from pursuing a Jefferson education and allow us to attract and retain students with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests. Today’s students who benefit from scholarships become tomorrow’s creators, builders, and healers—thanks to the opportunities made accessible to them at Jefferson.

University Greatest Needs
When you donate to the Greatest Need funds for Thomas Jefferson University, you ensure that staff and educators continue to provide a top-of-the-line educational experience to all Jefferson students. Simply put, supporting the areas of greatest need continually provides students with the tools needed to be the change-makers of tomorrow.

Hospital Greatest Need Funds
When you make a gift to our Greatest Need fund at any hospital location, you empower Jefferson to respond quickly to the evolving needs of our patient community, paving the way for us to fast-track innovative research, open doors in medical education, close health equity gaps in the community, and so much more.

Patient Care
With your gift to patient care at Jefferson, we can maximize our patients’ quality of life by increasing access to high-impact services, psychotherapeutic services, transportation, and lodging support. We’re committed to providing every person the best patient experience, and your gifts make that possible.

Better Together Funds and Funds for Employee Assistance help employees throughout the Jefferson enterprise. When a member of our employee community faces an unexpected hardship, such as a house fire or a car accident, distributions from these funds can provide support to see them through the challenge. Your gift to these funds will go to a member of our team who will directly benefit from your generosity and compassion.