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Marin Art and Garden Center is a special gathering place that celebrates learning, growth, and the beauty of nature; a place to be inspired, educated and entertained—or to just be.

The grounds are open to the public free of charge from  sunrise to sunset year-round.

Image of a blue pond and fountain with lily pads and the words Calendar of Events
An image of a brightly lit venue with glass doors and a string of outdoor lights against a twilight sky and the words Venue Rental
An image of young children from above, as they examine seedlings in a garden bed and the words Garden School
An image of the interior of a large art gallery with paintings lining the walls and the words Art Exhibits
An image of smiling people in party clothes seated outdoors under string lights and the words Annual Events
An image of a white gazebo in front of a tree with orange and gold autumn foliage and the words Visit the Garden
An image of a rose garden on a sunny day, with a profusion red, yellow and pink roses and the words Friends of the Garden
An image of a garden with raised beds on a sunny day, with stairs to an upper level where there is also a garden shed with a blue door. The words Notes from the Garden are superimposed on a yellow background.
An image of a schematic map of an 11-acre garden with buildings, and the words Capital Campaign superimposed over a yellow background at the bottom
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30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd | PO Box 437 | Ross, CA 94957

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IRS Guidelines for Gifts from Donor Advised Funds to Support MAGC Events

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Marin Art & Garden Center events from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or Family Foundation.

We sincerely appreciate your generosity and support!

To ensure your gift follows the current IRS guidelines for DAF/Family Foundation support of an event, we would like to share the below guidelines with you.

  • Raffle tickets, tickets to galas and other special events, auction items, and benefits conferred in connection with a DAF/foundation grant are not permitted.
    • IRS has specifically ruled that fair market value associated with fundraising events cannot be separated, a practice known as “bifurcation.”
      • For example, with Edible Garden, if the price of the ticket is $200 and the FMV fair market value (non-tax-deductible amount) is designated to be $50, the donor must pay from sources other than her DAF/foundation for the full value of the ticket ($200) and not just for the non-tax-deductible amount ($50).
    • We recommend you confer with your financial advisor to confirm if any of these examples of how donors may still use their DAF to support an event would work for you:
      • A donor could sponsor the event, and not attend, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event using DAF/foundation funds and attend by purchasing an individual ticket through non-DAF/foundation funds.
      • A donor could sponsor the event, join the event as a guest of another donor/table guest, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event and host the afforded number of people at their chosen level as long as they pay for the seats at the lowest ticket price ($200 for Edible Garden) outside of their DAF.
        • As an example, a $1,500 sponsor that covers 2 guests, could pay for their sponsorship with $400 from a different source of funds, and then give an additional gift of $1,100 out of their DAF.

 

Please email Tod Thorpe, Director of Development at tod.thorpe@maringarden.org to discuss your gift to Marin Art and Garden Center