The following information is intended to help you calculate

your tax deduction as a Friend of the Garden. 

Please consult a professional if you have questions about your tax liability.

Levels 

Fair Market Value (FMV) of physical items

FMV of tickets 

Threshold 

Not Deductible

(If FMV exceeds the threshold, FMV of items + FMV of tickets ) 

Deductible Amount 

$5,000  

$90  

$300  

$100  

$390  

$4,610  

$2,500  

$75  

$200  

$50  

$275  

$2,225  

$1,000  

$60  

$140  

$20  

$200  

$800  

$500  

$45  

$40  

$10  

$85  

$415  

$250  

$30  

$40  

$5  

$70  

$180  

$100  

$15  

$0  

$2  

$15  

$85  

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOG Level 

Deductible Amount 

 

 

 

 

$5,000  

$4,610  

 

 

 

 

$2,500  

$2,225  

 

 

 

 

$1,000  

$800  

 

 

 

 

$500  

$415  

 

 

 

 

$250  

$180  

 

 

 

 

$100  

$85  

 

 

 

 

Friends of the Garden Fair Market Value (FMV)

Edible Garden 2024

Individual Ticket: $200

  • FMV: $65
  • Tax Deductible Amount: $145


Wonder Sponsor: $1,500

  • FMV: $130
  • Tax Deductible Amount: $1,370


Sharing Sponsor: $2,500

  • FMV: $260
  • Tax Deductible Amount: $2,240


Honor Sponsor: $5,000

  • FMV: $390
  • Tax Deductible Amount: $4,610


Inspiration Sponsor: $10,000

  • FMV: $520
  • Tax Deductible Amount: $9,480


Celebration sponsor $15,000

  • FMV: $1,040
  • Tax Deductible Amount: $13,960

Friends of the Garden Donations

  • The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Friends of the Garden donation at the $100 level are valued at $15, which includes swag items valued at $15. If you received swag or other benefits, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

 

  • The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Friends of the Garden donation at the $250 level are valued at $70, which includes free tickets valued at $40 and swag items valued at $30. If you received swag or other benefits, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

 

  • The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Friends of the Garden donation at the $500 level are valued at $85, which includes free tickets valued at $40 and swag items valued at $45. If you received swag or other benefits, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

 

  • The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Friends of the Garden donation at the $1,000 level are valued at $200, which includes free tickets valued at $140 and swag items valued at $60. If you received swag or other benefits, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

 

  • The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Friends of the Garden donation at the $2,500 level are valued at $275, which includes free tickets valued at $200 and swag items valued at $75. If you received swag or other benefits, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

 

  • The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Friends of the Garden donation at the $5,000 level are valued at $390, which includes free tickets valued at $300 and swag items valued at $90. If you received swag or other benefits, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

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