A Tradition of Giving Carrying on the heritage of charitable giving, the USCAP formally established its Foundation earlier this year. This means that the USCAP Foundation is now fully operational with a Board of Directors and fully positioned to receive and acknowledge charitable contributions. And, while a tradition of giving has always been present at the Academy, the newly formed Foundation is poised to carry on this tradition and help create greater support to enhance educational and research opportunities in pathology. Our Mission The USCAP Foundation exists to further the goals of the Academy by broadening the base of support for programs that will benefit the field of anatomic pathology. What Do We Support? As an extension of the overall mission of the USCAP, charitable funds are being raised for any of the following purposes: Continuing professional education for members of the Academy, including web-based learning opportunities Scholarship assistance, travel funds, educational materials, and/or web-based search and learning opportunities for USCAP members and other pathologists from developing countries Scholarship funds provided to encourage medical students to enter the specialty Opportunities for Giving Fred Silva Legacy Fund Dr. Fred Silva, former USCAP-EVP, retired from the Academy in the summer of 2011. This marks a distinctive tenure of 12 years of inspiring and expert leadership, taking the USCAP to historic levels in membership, educational offerings, meeting attendance and so many more incredible innovations. Therefore, we would have introduced the "Fred Silva Legacy Fund" in his honor, which will reside in the USCAP Foundation. Click here for more information. Click here to donate online. Underserved Communities Program Distribution of Educational materials to underserved areas globally Short course materials will be distributed after conclusion of the course's cycle at the USCAP meeting. Costs to be defrayed included production and shipping costs to the recipient IAP division members. Enhancement of our existing program will permit the USCAP to play an increasing and appropriate role in Global Pathology education. Electronic Access to Educational Materials Creation and Elaboration of Electronic Media It is clear that all pathologists benefit increasingly from the availability of electronic information sources. To that end, we have created the "Knowledge Hub" where educational materials are provided via our website at no cost to pathologists worldwide. In order to ensure our independence as a provider of educational materials, we require suitable funding and thus encourage our members to contribute support to this basic activity. This endeavor is expensive and requires urgent attention to such efforts as electronic access to digitized slides, from our Specialty Conferences and, after their conclusion at the annual meeting, Short Course slides. Development of expanded electronic education for USCAP members and IAP member information presents a substantial financial challenge to the Academy. Through these efforts we will also be contributing to the proper diagnoses and health of individuals continentally and throughout the world — a service of global importance! Unrestricted Academy Fund For those members who wish to provide broad-based Academy support, the Academy provides this Endowment Fund. The endowment earnings from this fund will be utilized by the Council of the USCAP to target areas of need as they arise, thus providing our Academy with the responsiveness required in today's rapidly changing clinical, academic and educational milieu including Junior Member recruitment and recognition. Named Endowment Fund A Named Endowment Fund may be designated for any of the Academy Program that the Member wishes to support, subject to approval of the USCAP council. The minimum amount required to establish a Named Endowment Fund is $25,000. Ways to Give Giving opportunities include, but are not limited to, Bequests, Memorials and Endowments, Charitable Trusts, Outright Gifts, Future Gifts and many others specific to donors’ financial situations and interests. Contact the USCAP Foundation office for more information.

"USCAP's dedication to providing educational excellence in anatomic pathology is unquestionable. I am particularly passionate about supporting online learning, and the Academy's commitment to providing access to the Knowledge Hub free of charge, for members and non-members alike." Tarik M. Elsheikh, M.D. Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN "The USCAP has been instrumental in building my academic reputation and my consult practice. I am grateful that I now have the means to give back to the USCAP for its help in establishing my career." Jonathan I. Epstein, M.D. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD "The USCAP provides all of us with up-to-date knowledge and the opportunity to give accurate diagnostic information to our clinician confreres. We all have a wonderful opportunity to be involved in enhancing patient care. I'm delighted to be a supporting donor!" David F. Hardwick, M.D., FRCPC, LLD International Academy of Pathology Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada "The Academy was the most important catalyst for my academic career, and helped me forge life-long friendships. It's simply wonderful to provide support to the Academy, so that it can to provide experiences in science and diagnostic pathology to fellow pathologists and residents." James Linder, M.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE "It is a pleasure to see the Academy aiming to capture the hearts and minds of our junior colleagues from around the world (including outreach to those in underserved countries), for they represent the future of diagnostic pathology and of the Academy. For this reason I contribute to the USCAP Foundation." Virginia A. LiVolsi, M.D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA "The vision and mission of USCAP inspires excellence and appeals to me as an educator as well as practicing pathologist. The Foundation is a wonderful opportunity for me to help ensure USCAP has a vibrant future." Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER: - OR - Click here for a Donation Form to print and mail.

Any questions? Please email the USCAP office, or call us at +1 706.733.7550

Donor Levels

Sustaining Annual Donor	$50-499	Annual Sustaining Donor Receipt
Bronze Donor	$500-999	Bronze Donor Certificate & Lapel Pin
Silver Donor	$1,000-4,999	Silver Donor Certificate & Lapel Pin
Gold Donor	$5,000-9,999	Gold Donor Certificate & Lapel Pin
Platinum Donor	$10,000-24,999	Platinum Donor Certificate & Lapel Pin
Named Endowment Donor (contact the office for contributions at this level)	$25,000+	Sustaining Donor Certificate & Lapel Pin