Carnegie Mellon University

The generosity of our alumni and benefactors is essential to our ability to educate the leaders of tomorrow. Financial contributions are processed by the School of Computer Science, and donors can choose from a number of methods of giving and specific initiatives for their donations to support.

Ways to Make Your Gift

Give Today
Donors who wish to make an immediate gift may choose to do so via online credit card payment, checks, securities/wire transfers, and cryptocurrency.

Donors may also choose to start a crowdfunding initiative for the cause of their choice via the University’s exclusive crowdfunding platform, TartanFunder.

Plan a Gift for the Future
Those who wish to pledge a future gift to the LTI or one of our programs have the option of doing so via estate gift, retirement assets, life insurance policies, and charitable annuities or trusts.

Other Ways to Give
Additional methods of giving include donations of real estate, personal property, matching gifts, and employee payroll deduction.

Current Initiatives

Donations to the LTI can currently be specified for the support of the following specific funds:

  • LTI General Departmental Fund
  • LTI Chinese Alumni Endowed Fellowship
  • MCDS Alumni Giving Fund
  • TA Support Fund (SCS)
  • SCS Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Fund
Additionally, you may specify a designation of your choosing.

To contribute, and for further details on the methods of donation listed above, visit the School of Computer Science's Giving page.