Cummings Veterinary Fund

The Cummings Veterinary Fund strengthens the veterinary schools' good work every day. Annual unrestricted gifts from alumni, parents and friends assist the School of Veterinary Medicine in many ways, enabling the school to provide financial aid for worthy students, to purchase new equipment for the veterinary hospitals, to develop new academic programs and clinical services, to expand library and computer resources, and to support studies that promote animal health.

Leadership Giving

The Cummings Veterinary Fund welcomes gifts in any amount, large or small. Every gift, regardless of its size, is appreciated and contributes to our overall achievement and our ability to support animal health and veterinary education. The Cotton Tufts Society and Amelia Peabody Associates offer leadership giving opportunities.

Using our Online Giving, you may designate your gift to an area of particular interest:

Henry & Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals
The veterinarians and staff of the Henry & Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals provide clients with compassionate and skillful diagnostic, medical and surgical care for their companion animals. More than 21,000 animals — from cats and dogs to birds and reptiles — are seen each year. The Harrington Oncology Program, Emergency and Critical Care Unit, and Behavior Clinic are just a few of the areas offering specialized services and conducting clinical studies to advance animal health and well-being.

Hospital for Large Animals
Horses, cattle, sheep, goats and llamas are among the more than 1,600 animals a year receiving sophisticated diagnostic, medical and surgical care at the Hospital for Large Animals. Clinical studies within the Marilyn M. Simpson Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Issam M. Fares Equine Sports Medicine Program are providing important new information to help prevent and treat serious equine diseases and injuries.

Wildlife Clinic
The Wildlife Clinic is a federally designated center for the treatment of endangered and threatened species and, as such, has played an important role in re-establishing bald eagles and peregrine falcons in the Northeast. Whether caring for an endangered red-bellied turtle or a more common cottontail rabbit, clinic veterinarians have the same goal: returning the animals to their native habitat. In addition, ongoing Wildlife Clinic studies are bringing national attention to the toxic link between declining loon populations and the use of lead fishing sinkers.

Financial Aid
Education is Cummings School's primary mission. For this reason, it is vital that Tufts can provide the necessary financial aid to support a talented and diverse student body. More than 85 percent of our veterinary students need financial aid every year.

Webster Library
The Webster Family Library is a vast on-campus and off-site resource to students, faculty, staff, alumni and veterinarians practicing throughout the region. The collection includes reference volumes, periodicals and texts as well as access to a multitude of on-line databases and periodicals to keep pace with the constant growth of knowledge and information. The library also provides audio-visual facilities and a computer lab, along with computer training and academic course support.

Area of Greatest Need
Unrestricted gifts to the Cummings Veterinary Fund give the school the added flexibility that enables us to respond quickly to unforeseen needs and new opportunities, such as to develop academic programs and support innovative studies.

For more information about the Cummings Veterinary Fund or to make a contribution, please contact:

Elizabeth Stearns
Director of the Cummings Veterinary Fund
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Phone: 508-839-7902
Fax:508-839-7232
Email: elizabeth.stearns@tufts.edu
Email: vetfund@tufts.edu