A Family Affair | FAQs
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Below are answers to frequently asked questions. Please email Ashlee Miller at ashlee.miller@emory.edu if additional assistance is needed.
Simply email ashlee.miller@emory.edu providing proof of payment, if possible (i.e. front and back copy of check, receipt from paying online, etc.). Our Office of Gift Accounting will then research your gift and resend a receipt by mail.
Cocktail attire is customary for A Family Affair.
Donor Advised Funds (DAF)
The IRS has issued guidance that it is impermissible for a Donor Advised Fund to pay any part of a gift that results in the original donor receiving a benefit such as being able to attend an event. Payments made by Donor Advised Funds (DAF) will receive name recognition but they cannot receive tangible benefits. They will be considered fully charitable.
For example: If you pay $2,500 for a Friend Sponsorship through a DAF, you will not receive an event ticket or meal in exchange. Eligible benefits will include marketing opportunities only.
IRAs
IRA payments may be used for full or partial sponsorship payments. Based on your IRA payment, Emory will provide a receipt specifying the charitable portion and/or the FMV for tangible benefits.
Example 1: If you pay $2,500 for a Friend Sponsorship through an IRA, you will receive two event tickets and your gift receipt will reflect the FMV and charitable amount based on tangible benefits received.
Example 2: If you pay for a $2,500 Friend Sponsorship using $2,300 from an IRA and $200 from personal funds to cover the FMV of tangible benefits, you will receive two event tickets and your gift receipt will be for the IRA charitable portion only.
Foundations
Foundations will receive name recognition and may accept or decline tangible benefits. Please refer to the IRS guidelines on “Self-Dealing” regarding disqualified persons i.e, Directors, Trustees, Officers, Foundation Managers, and Substantial Contributors. No bifurcation of payments allowed.
Questions
Contact Ashlee Miller at ashlee.miller@emory.edu or 404.554.9929 if you have questions about sponsorship opportunities.
Thank you for your interest in sponsoring A Family Affair. View our full range of event sponsorship opportunities here. Sponsorships are payable online, by check, or wire transfer.
Emory's banking information can be found online here. Please include 2026 A Family Affair – Appeal H7VFA for the reference. Email ashlee.miller@emory.edu to make us aware your payment is coming.
Thank you for your interest in supporting the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
Gifts may be made online, by check, or wire transfer.
Online
Click here if you do not plan to attend the A Family Affair event on November 5 but would like to make a charitable gift.
Check
Please make all checks payable to Emory GADRC and include 2025 A Family Affair - appeal M5VFA on the memo line. Mail checks to the following address:
Office of Gift Accounting
Emory University
1762 Clifton Road NE, Suite 2400
MS: 0970-001-9AA
Atlanta, GA 30322-4001
Wire Transfer
Emory's banking information can be found online here. Please include 2026 A Family Affair - appeal H7VFA for the reference. Email ashlee.miller@emory.edu to make us aware your payment is coming.
Questions
Contact Ashlee Miller at ashlee.miller@emory.edu or 404.544.9929 if you have questions about making a charitable contribution.
Emory University is a Georgia nonprofit corporation and is a tax-exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our Federal Tax ID Number/EIN is 58-0566256.
Simply email ashlee.miller@emory.edu any guest list changes you'd like. Please be mindful that the tax-deductibility of your gift will remain the same as when you originally communicated how many tickets you would use.
No, A Family Affair is an in-person event scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Atlanta History Center.
No qualitative or comparative advertising of a sponsor’s products or services, such as pricing, savings, value, purchase/sale inducements, etc. can be included in the program book.
The Georgia Department of Revenue issued guidelines that non-profits are to apply sales tax to benefits. 8.9% sales tax is included as part of the FMV.