Ways to give to the College of Letters & Science

The best way to give depends upon your life circumstances, your financial goals and your philanthropic interests. We are dedicated to helping you find the gift method that best suits your personal goals and will work with you in confidence to discuss your philanthropic vision. You can designate your gift for "current use" to help the university meet immediate, short-term goals, or for longer term use, through creating an endowment.

If you would like to speak with a development professional about supporting the college, please call (530) 752-3429.

Planned Gifts

Planned gifts are gift arrangements that have specific tax advantages and often include lifetime income to a beneficiary or beneficiaries named by the donor.

Bequests

Bequests are made by naming UC Davis as a beneficiary in your will or living trust. They often serve as the cornerstone of planned giving, and as the first step in creating a philanthropic legacy. A bequest for any amount can be made by anyone, at any age, with a will or trust.

Life-income gifts

Life-income gifts make it possible to support UC Davis and also provide income for you (and others) at the same time. To establish a life-income gift, donors irrevocably transfer assets to a trust, a pooled fund, or to the university. Depending on the terms of the agreement, periodic payments are made to the donor and / or a beneficiary for life or for a term of years. Ultimately, the assets are distributed to the campus to be used for the donor's designated purpose.

Charitable gift annuities provide fixed, partially tax-free payments. A gift annuity is a simple, contractual agreement between a donor and the university in which a donor transfers assets in exchange for the university's promise to pay one or two annuitants payments for life.

Charitable remainder trusts provide income to the beneficiary(ies) for life or for a set number of years. A charitable remainder unitrust generates payments based on a fixed percentage of the annual value of the trust assets. The payout will vary from year to year. A charitable remainder annuity trust pays a set dollar amount annually based on the initial value of the trust assets. The payout remains constant each year.

Cash Gifts

• Can be made by check, credit card, or wire transfer

Gifts of Securities

• Include stocks, mutual funds and bonds
• Can provide relief from capital gains taxes

Gifts of Real Property

• Include land, farms, personal residences and rental and commercial property
• Eliminate property expenses and management
• Can provide relief from capital gains taxes

Gifts-in-Kind

• Include tangible personal property—such as artwork or books—that are donated for related educational purposes

Matching Gifts

• Demonstrate employer's support for employee's philanthropic interests
• Double or triple the impact of the gift

Pledges

• Allow you to promise a gift and make payments over time
• Enable you to give more generously than what might be possible through a single contribution
• Payments may be made in the form of cash, securities, credit card charges, or other types of assets
• May be paid over a period of up to five years in annual, semiannual or quarterly installments, with payments to begin at your convenience

Create your gift fund

There are two types of funds you can establish with your gift. The most appropriate fund depends on your goals.

An endowed fund

An endowment is a fund that is invested and maintained in perpetuity. Each year, investment income is used to support the purposes that donors specify.

• Lasts in perpetuity
• Has long-term impact
• Supports the purpose you specify

A current-use fund

• Is expended over a short period of time
• Has immediate impact on the purpose you specify

Give Online Or By Mail

If you would like to give to the College of Letters and Science, you can give online, or fill out a form and send by mail.

Direct your online gift to the College of Letters & Science Annual Fund using this link: https://awc.ucdavis.edu/MakeAGift.aspx?alloc=342060

Print the form available available at the link below, and mail it to:
UC Davis Gift Administration Office
1460 Drew Ave., Suite 100
Davis, CA 95618
https://awc.ucdavis.edu/MakeAGift.aspx?alloc=342060

For More Information

If you would like more information on ways you can support the college, please contact our College Relations and Development office at (530) 752-3429.