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Giving to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Philanthropic Gifts
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden relies on contributors to support our living collections, education, research, and conservation programs. Numerous opportunities exist for supporting the Garden, including contributing to the Annual Fund. Unrestricted gifts are most valuable because they enable the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to apply the funds where the need is greatest, but of course, donors can specify where they would like their gifts directed.
Your contribution plays a significant role in ensuring that the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden remains a community treasure and world-class educational resource for today's visitors and for future generations.
Gifts of cash, securities, real estate, life insurance, bequests, and trust plans are examples of ways gifts can be made. Memorial gifts and named gift opportunities enable donors to honor a loved one or a family name, while a special gift fulfills a special purpose.
All gifts, of any size, are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and are greatly appreciated. Gifts to the Garden may be made to:
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
1212 Mission Canyon Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
or online at: Support the Garden. For more information on charitable giving opportunities, we invite you to call:
Gina Benesh
Vice President,
Development
gbenesh@sbbg.org
(805) 690-1697
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact the Vice President of Development, Gina Benesh at (805) 690-1697.
Methods
Charitable gifts can take many forms. All gifts, of any size, are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and are greatly appreciated.
Cash: Gifts of cash, by check or credit card, are available for immediate use by the Garden and are normally fully deductible, to the extent allowed by law, for donors who itemize deductions.
Appreciated Securities: Gifts of long-term appreciated securities such as stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares may be deducted at the fair market value of the securities on the date of the gift, and may provide the donor the added benefit of avoiding tax on the capital gain portion of the gift.
Other Assets: Gifts of real estate, art objects, personal property, and life insurance may be used to make a charitable gift.
Pledges: Pledges provide prospective donors with additional flexibility in planning a gift and often enable a larger donation. Donors make a pledge commitment over a mutually agreed upon period of time.
Planned Giving
Planned Giving: With a Bequest or a Planned Gift you can create a legacy that will help ensure a healthy future for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and our community. By informing us of your intent to include the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in your will or estate plan, you will become a member of The Blaksley Bliss Society and be listed on our honor roll, unless you wish to remain anonymous.
As part of your long-range financial planning, you may wish to make a planned or deferred gift, a gift that will be received after you have provided for your loved ones and yourself. Planned or deferred gifts may save taxes and fulfill your charitable plans.
Life Income Gifts
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Charitable Remainder Unitrust |
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Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust |
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Pooled Income Fund |
Life income gifts provide the donor with income while making a deferred gift to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Life income gifts can offer an immediate income tax deduction.
Life Insurance Policy - The donor can designate Santa Barbara Botanic Garden as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
Bequests - The easiest planned gift is to name Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in your will.
Retirement Assets (i.e. Qualified Pension Plan, IRA, Keogh, 401(k) or 403(b)) - You designate Santa Barbara Botanic Garden as a beneficiary of all or a portion of such a plan.
The Garden's Planned Giving Committee, comprised of experts in the field of planned giving, is ready to work with you, your attorney and your financial advisor to develop the best way to benefit your loved ones, yourself, save taxes, fulfill your charitable plans, and secure the future of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Confidentiality Statement
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our donors. We value the trust you place in us by giving to our institution and take very seriously our responsibility to safeguard the integrity of the information you provide us.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact the Vice President of Development, Gina Benesh at (805) 690-1697.
Our Use of Personal Information
From time to time, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will request that you provide personal information to us. This information includes, but is not limited to, your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
This information is considered private and will be used for internal purposes only. We restrict access to your personal information to those employees who process your donation and provide you with our services. All employees sign a confidentiality statement as a condition of their employment. Under no circumstances will we share, loan, barter, or sell information about you or your fund to any third party without your written consent. If you authorize us in writing to provide your information to a trusted third party such as your accountant or attorney, we will oblige. Lastly, there may be times we disclose information because we are legally required to do so pursuant to a subpoena or court order.
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