The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Maryland’s Built Environment School, has a 50+ year tradition of strong leadership and innovation in the built environment disciplines.
Philanthropic support provides vital resources that empower our students and faculty while shaping the future of the built environment. Your generosity has a direct impact on advancing design innovation, cultivating visionary planners and developers, and addressing the pressing challenges facing our communities, cities, and world.
Join us in strengthening the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation by supporting an area that inspires you:
Transformative Spaces.
Investments in our building, studios, and research facilities provide the dynamic, collaborative spaces where students explore the intersections of design, planning, preservation, and development.
Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Fellowships.
These gifts allow us to recruit and retain industry-leading educators whose expertise shapes the next generation of architects, planners, preservationists, and real estate developers.
Student Support.
Scholarships, graduate fellowships, and funding for immersive experiences—from study abroad to community-based projects—ensure that every student can access opportunities that expand their learning and amplify their impact.
Make a Gift
Make a gift online or by personal check. If you prefer to mail your gift, please make checks payable to the University of Maryland College Park Foundation and include how you’d like your gift to be used:
University of Maryland
Gift Acceptance
PO Box 49013
Baltimore, MD 21297-4913
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Maryland’s Built Environment School, also accepts gifts of publicly traded stock, bequests, charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities, and gifts via donor advised funds. To discuss these options and other ways to give, contact Alison Davitt, adavitt@umd.edu.