More Ways To Give

Memorial/Tribute Gifts
Many families request memorial gifts in lieu of flowers when a loved one passes away. A memorial gift is a way of perpetuating the values and ideas that guided the life of the deceased. We will notify the family of your gift, but the gift amount remains private.

Tribute gifts are a way of recognizing a living individual by giving a gift in their honor. We will notify the honoree of your gift, but the gift amount remains private.

To make a memorial or tribute gift, please provide honoree or family name and address in the comments field of the donation page so we can inform them of your generosity. Make your gift here.

If you need assistance regarding memorial or tribute gifts, contact us at gifts@ucanr.edu.

Cash 
You may claim an income tax charitable deduction for the full value of your gift (cash or check). Please do not send cash through the mail.

In-Kind Gifts
UC ANR accepts in-kind donations of goods and services that support our mission, however some restrictions apply. Please contact us at gifts@ucanr.edu or (530) 750-1389 so we can discuss your gift and provide the information you need.

Real estate/Personal property 
You may transfer real estate or other personal property to the University for the purpose of enhancing ANR programs. Depending upon the circumstances, the university will either manage or liquidate the assets. If you donate an appreciated asset, you may avoid capital gains taxes.

Bequests
Bequests are gifts made through one's will or living trust in which a charity is named as the beneficiary of a percentage of the estate, the residual of the estate or a specific amount. Historically, some of the largest gifts received by ANR (and the University) have been through bequests.

Life income gifts
If your estate and tax-planning objectives include making a charitable gift, receiving an income for life, reducing taxes, and possibly increasing income, you may wish to consider one of the life income gift opportunities offered by the university. Life income gifts - such as pooled income funds, charitable gift annuities, and charitable remainder trusts - may be funded through a transfer of cash, stock, or other assets. Following the lifetime of the last beneficiary, the assets are transferred to ANR for use as you have specified.

Pooled income funds
Pooled income funds function like mutual funds and provide the donor with a proportionate share of the income earned by the fund.

Charitable gift annuities
Charitable gift annuities offer fixed payments to the annuitant. The rate of payment is based upon the annuitant's age.

Charitable remainder trust
A charitable remainder trust typically pays its beneficiary a fixed percentage of its net asset value each year.

Charitable lead trust
A charitable lead trust would provide ANR an income stream for a term of years while the assets would be passed on to heirs at reduced tax costs.

Retained life estate
You may transfer a personal residence or farm to ANR while retaining the right to live there for life.

Life insurance
Gifts may be made by naming ANR as a beneficiary or successor beneficiary of a retirement account. There are, however, no current tax advantages for transferring a retirement account during one's lifetime.

All gifts are tax-deductible as prescribed by law. The information you provide will be used for University business and will not be released unless required by law.

For more information on ANR, making an outright or deferred tax-deductible charitable contribution, or how to include the University in your charitable giving plans, contact apambrose@ucanr.edu or (510) 987-9139.