Alumni or others interested in making a donation to further the work of the LMB should consider doing so through the Max Perutz Fund.
There are several ways you can donate to the Max Perutz Fund:
Cash donations
From all countries
A cheque made payable to the “Max Perutz Fund” and sent to the Company Secretary, Josie Gowler, at the following address:
The Max Perutz Fund
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
UK
CB2 0QH
If you would like to donate by bank transfer please e-mail mfpfund@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk for further details.
If you would like to pay by PayPal please click on the button below
Privacy notice: The details you enter by donating to PayPal will be shared with us and will be retained in the files of the Max Perutz Fund for a period of six years plus the current year and will not be shared with any other organisation.
Tax efficient giving
UK only
For tax-free donations, UK Taxpayers can gift aid their donation by completing the Max Perutz Fund Gift Aid Declaration Form.
Please return the form to the LMB at the address above.
USA only
For those in North America, you can donate tax-free via Cambridge in America. This is used for donations to the University of Cambridge and also for the LMB.
When sending a donation please mark it explicitly for the LMB by giving your Affiliation as ‘MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Max Perutz Fund’ and if asked where the gift should be designated for put ‘Donation to go to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Max Perutz Fund, Cambridge’.
Bequests
By remembering the Max Perutz Fund in your will, you will be supporting education and research in molecular biology and allied biomedical fields directly. For example, it will help us to carry on supporting outstanding scientists at the start of their careers. Other key activities that promote scientific exchange and progress such as keynote lectures and small and focussed grants that have immediate impact would also be secured into the future through this type of long-term support.
It is very simple to include a legacy to the Max Perutz Fund in your will and gifts can be made as a specified sum of money, a proportion of your residuary estate or one or more specific items of your property. A legacy gift to the Max Perutz Fund is free of inheritance tax and may help you to reduce the overall tax liability on your estate.
There is no need to rewrite your will: a legacy gift may be included either when it is first drawn up, or subsequently by simply adding a codicil, which is a separate legal document amending your will. We recommend taking professional legal advice.
If you would like to tell us about your legacy plans then please contact the Company Secretary, Josie Gowler (mfpfund@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk or 01223 267014).
Charity key information
The Fund is an incorporated charity (Charity Commission No. 1129597, Company Registration No. 6876186).
The Director of the LMB, Jan Löwe (Structural Studies Division) is Chairman of the Trustees, and the other Directors/Trustees are currently David Brittain, Anne Bertolotti (Head of Division, Neurobiology Division), Madeline Lancaster (Group Leader, Cell Biology Division) and Leo James (Group Leader, PNAC Division).
Registered Office:
Max Perutz Fund,
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology,
Francis Crick Avenue,
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge,
CB2 0QH.