All registered students, organizations, competitive sport teams, full-time faculty, staff members, postdocs, development officers, schools, departments, labs, centers, and pretty much any other member of the MIT community that would like to raise funds for a project or initiative at MIT.   

MIT Crowdfunding cannot be used to fund personal projects, endowment and capital projects, or projects that do not have (or cannot obtain) an MIT fund designation. 

Check out the Get Started page to ensure you meet all the criteria for using the service. Please note, only a limited number of projects outside of the fall/spring semester timelines will be accepted. Most importantly, applicants are responsible for promoting their project to their network. 

The most successful campaigns on MIT Crowdfunding set goals between $3,000 and $20,000. Campaign goals over $20,000 rarely make goal. Massive fundraising goals can potentially daunt prospective supporters.

Please allow 7–10 days for your application to be reviewed. Your application will be reviewed by MIT Annual Giving staff, and other reviewers may include alumni and student volunteers. Approved campaigns will then be added to the schedule and an MIT Annual Giving staff member will follow up with the applicant.

While the active campaign time is typically about six weeks, the most successful campaigns are worked on for at least three months. We typically recommend that crowdfunding teams set aside 30-45 days to plan and prepare prior to launching a campaign. That gives a team time to plan, apply, be approved, promote their campaigns. At the end of a campaign, teams should plan to thank donors and provide updates on the impact of their gifts.

There are no costs or fees associated with using the MIT Crowdfunding platform for groups and individuals affiliated with MIT, including students, alumni, and faculty. 

Successful campaigns typically focused on improving a facet of the MIT community and are led by passionate, engaged teams looking to make a difference.   

If a project is not fully funded within the allotted timeframe, any funds raised will still be allocated to your listed fund designation. All funds, even without meeting the goal, should be spent to offset the cost of the project in question or utilized to the group’s best ability. Project teams should notify their donors and inform them how their donations will be spent.

It depends on the project! Past projects have used gifts to fund scholarships or travel, to launch rockets and save campus capital, and to expand research opportunities. When you make a gift to an MIT Crowdfunding project, you are investing in opportunities to help the MIT community make the future better, brighter, and more sustainable for all. 

Yes! MIT is a 501(c)(3) institution, and your gift is tax deductible within the limitations of US federal income tax laws. 

There is a $10 minimum donation amount through the MIT Crowdfunding platform.

Yes! MIT will email a receipt for your contribution to the email address associated with the transaction shortly after you make your gift.

Your credit card is charged immediately upon finalizing your gift on the site.

You can find information about making gifts of securities on the Giving to MIT website. Alternatively, call toll-free 617.253.5048 or email stock-gifts@mit.edu.

Please include the name of the MIT Crowdfunding campaign you wish to support so that we may ensure your gift is counted toward the goal. 

Visit the MIT Giving website or email recsec@mit.edu. 

Yes, MIT accepts international gifts via credit card.

Our tax identification number is 04-2103594. MIT is a 501(c)(3) institution, and your gift is tax deductible within the limitations of US federal income tax laws.

Thank you for your generosity! Gifts by check should be made payable to MIT and mailed, along with this CONTRIBUTION FORM or a note telling us where to direct your gift, to: 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

P. O. Box 412926 

Boston, MA 02241-2926

To send your gift via FedEx, UPS, or DHL please email recsec@mit.edu for address information. Note that there will be a delay in adding your contribution to the donor wall as your contribution must be manually processed after being delivered to our secure lockbox. 

Please include the name of the MIT Crowdfunding campaign you wish to support on the memo line.

All of your gift is allocated to the campaign you supported. For example: If you gave $20 to the MIT TBD team, $20 will go to the MIT TBD team. MIT does not take any part of the donation.

Do you have a question about giving to MIT? If so, we want to answer it. Email us at giving@mit.edu or feel free to phone us at 617.253.0129. We will respond to you in a timely fashion.