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Frank Greene Spotlight

Fascinating stories about Marin Art and Garden Center are as abundant as the many wildly wonderful flowers that bloom on the property. Some tales, however, like those of Frank Greene, are exceptionally enthralling, as they span over 150 years and offer a special glimpse into the fruitful family land that has been treasured by generations […]

Thigmotropism

James, a college bound Archie Williams grad,  was working on the vining vegetables in the Edible Garden when I glimpsed him studying the curly, spring-like tendril attaching to the fence.  We are growing pumpkins and watermelons vertically this growing season and, once encouraged by helping hands, the plant knows to vine upward.   James asked if I […]

Linda Bolt Spotlight

“The most rewarding part of having programs at the Garden is being able to step outside of the typical daily world of our busy and sometimes anxious or isolated lives to do something unique and fun with others in such a beautiful, calm, serene and healing place.”  For Linda Bolt, Marin Art and Garden Center […]

Alice and Mia

I have previously written about nectar guides.  The guides draw nectar-seekers into the flower for their rewards.  As such, I too have been drawn in for a reward by way of two women who have guided me to the Monarch butterfly, Alice Cason and Mia Monroe. When I worked in the Presidio I first met […]

Human–Nature

IN THE STUDIO JUNE 1–JULY 28 2024 A critical balance in the environment is being upset by human activity. The work of Annette Goodfriend, Ruth Tabancay, and Esther Traugot addresses the  fragile interplay between the natural world, science, and humans. Annette Goodfriend uses epoxy, steel, and rubber for her sculpture, playing with surreal narratives of […]

Memento Mori – Memento Vivere

Memento Mori by Anthony Delgado A joint exhibition by the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto (Yokohama, Japan) Curated by Trisha Lagaso Goldberg March 9–April 21, 2024 In The Studio From Bay Area Photographers Collective From SAMURI FOTO Nelles – Tafoni Schilli – Ocean Walking On Water Serafimidis – Sold kanie – Video Still […]

Tracy Bays-Boothe Spotlight

“The beautiful setting, ample parking, warmth and professionalism of their staff and volunteers creates the perfect setting to celebrate creativity and gather community!” Art is everywhere, but unfortunately sometimes we can’t see it unless special people go the extra distance to find it and share it with the world. The DrawBridge organization, and its Executive […]

Connecting

I was driving to Filoli with some very important scions as a passenger earlier this week. These cuttings were from our Mission Pear Tree. The Mission Pear is important to our community and to many people, not to mention some history of Marin County. The connections created by this tree began to resonate as I […]

Linda Novy Spotlight

“You can see people feeling exuberant about being alive, living in Marin, and Marin Art and Garden Center itself. It’s like a big container holding all this community energy.” Linda Novy has experienced many of the picturesque landscapes that make up the United States. Living in Illinois, she saw the elegant contrast of great lakes […]

Studio Takeover by the Garden School

In February, the Garden School hosted an art show! The children of the Garden School spent a couple months creating and curating work for a fabulous exhibition in our gallery space, The Studio. All the art displayed was 100% done by the children. Art was created by following the children’s interests in various art media […]

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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