FAQs

The USTMAAA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that unites University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Medicine and Surgery graduates in the U.S. and Canada to establish a permanent endowment fund. We're committed to managing this fund in the U.S. using only interest income and investment earnings to support the charitable and educational initiatives of the UST Medical Alumni Association in America (USTMAAA). We fund the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UST Hospital, and its indigent patients.

The Foundation and the Alumni Association are sister organizations. They work in parallel. The Alumni Association is the social side while the Foundation is Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds specific projects and establishes a permanent endowment fund.

Right now donations to the Foundation are done at the Alumni Association website. We're developing the technology to take donations here on the Foundation site. For now, click here (https://www.ustmaaamerica.org/donate)and you'll be linked to our sister Alumni Association website. All donations made on the Alumni Association site are transacted with, by, and through the Foundation.

Click here (https://www.ustmaaamerica.org/donate)to fill out a quick and easy form or email us at info@ustmaaafoundation.org (info@ustmaaafoundation.org)and we'll get in touch with you to get started.

All you have to do is fill out this form (https://www.ustmaaafoundation.org/request-info-feedback)or email us at info@ustmaaafoundation.org (info@ustmaaafoundation.org)and we'll get in touch with you to get started.

Click here (https://www.ustmaaafoundation.org/benefits)to learn more about membership benefts. Benefits include reconnecting and networking with classmates; discounts on travel, accommodations, and meetings; and contributing to a vibrant legacy.

Membership is free; there's no cost!

Click on the "Join" button in the navigation header or footer on any page. Then, fill out the short form.

Click here (https://www.ustmaaafoundation.org/request-info-feedback)to fill out this form, or email us directly at info@ustmaaafoundation.org. (mailto:info@ustmaaafoundation.org)

We were established in 1998.

Our EIN (employee identification number) or TIN (Taxpayer identification number) is 38-3345041.