Ways to Give

Thank you for considering a gift, below are several ways you can help the UC Master Gardener Program flourish for future generations.

Questions? Contact
Mary Ciricillo
Director of Development
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
mciricillo@ucanr.edu
(530) 219-1085

Outright Gifts

Online Giving - The UC Master Gardener Program online giving website is a safe, secure way to make gifts using your credit card. To make a gift in honor or memory of someone, complete the online form with their information.  Please provide the honoree’s or survivor’s name and address so that we can send the appropriate acknowledgment.

Giving by Mail - Mail checks made payable to UC Regents to the address below. Remember to include your full name and address so your gift can be appropriately acknowledged and a receipt can be mailed.

University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources 
Attn: UC Master Gardener Program 
2801 Second Street 
Davis, CA 95618

Matching Gifts

Double and even triple your gift to the UC Master Gardener program. Many employers match charitable contributions made by their employees. If your company does match gifts, please request a gift matching form from your human resources office and include the form with your gift to the UC Master Gardener Program.

Donor advised fund gift or gift via a financial institution

Official name: The Regents of the University of California
Address: 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618
Phone: (530)750-1202
Tax ID: 94-6036494

Additional info: Please include a memo directing your gift to “The UC Master Gardener Program”. If you would like your gift to go a specific county program please add the county to the note.

Planned Giving and Bequests

There are a variety of planned gift options that will allow you to meet your philanthropic and financial goals.  You can make a significant impact by supporting the UC Master Gardener Program through your estate plans, for instance by making a bequest. Donors may also establish income-producing gifts such as charitable gift annuities or charitable remainder trusts, which benefit them during their lifetimes with up-front income tax savings and often at a higher return.

Stock and Appreciated Securities

Avoid capital gains tax and claim a federal tax charitable deduction for the full appreciated value of long-term (held more than 1 year) securities (stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares). In order to qualify, gifts must be transferred directly from your brokerage account to the Regents of the University of California. Please contact Mary Ciricillo for more information. 

Real Estate/Personal Property

Gifts of tangible property or other assets that represent value may offer you tax benefits while also enabling you to support our program. Examples include real estate, equipment, collections, and artwork. If you have a gift of this kind, please contact Mary Ciricillo at mciricillo@ucanr.edu  or (530) 219-1085.

"Help us advance our work into the next century and continue to provide information to grow by!"

Thank you for your generous support of the important work of the UC Master Gardener volunteers across the state of California. With your continued generosity, we will reach out to the residents of our state to educate and excite them about sustainable horticulture.