See you next year!

Marin Art and Garden Center presented a magical and enchanting holiday experience from December 6–15. Families and visitors were invited to wander the Garden which was transformed into a Winter Wonderland with activities for children and adults of all ages.

Highlights included:

  • An outdoor skating rink with snow and music at the Livermore Pavilion under bistro lights
  • The Garden’s Watering Can serving snacks, hot cocoa and cider
  • An outdoor fireplace in the cozy warming hut
  • Campus-wide activities on December 7 for WinterFest
  • Music events and hands-on activities for kids
  • Cookie decorating kits from Babaloo Bakes

See the whole album of photos from WinterFest on December 7, presented by the Ross Auxiliary!

Winter Wonderland

Sock Drive

Thanks to all who donated socks for Ritter Center!

Thank you to our sponsors!

Thanks!

We’ll let you know when ticket sales open. If you need to reach us, please call 415-455-5260 or email info@maringarden.org.

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