UC Marin Master Gardeners Opportunity Fund: Providing for the Future
The UC Marin Master Gardeners Opportunity Fund enables Master Gardeners and the public to donate to the long-term financial health and vitality of the UC Marin Master Gardener program.
The UC Marin Master Gardeners Opportunity Fund is a long-term endowment fund, invested under the policies of the Regents of the University of California, that provides annual contributions to our operating budget. It is a way of securing the future for UC Marin Master Gardener programs, earning income to support key needs and to cover shortfalls in the case of unforeseen events, such as the cancellation of our fundraising plant sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to generous donations, the fund increases when Marin Master Gardeners generate excess annual operating funds from plant sales, workshops and other careful stewardship. Because Master Gardeners are so resourceful in managing project budgets, annual revenues may exceed expenses. These excess funds may be transferred to the Opportunity Fund, increasing the principle. Donations and excess operating funds both contribute to the Opportunity Fund.
As of July 2024, the balance in the UC MMG Opportunity Fund is $167,935.52.
UC Master Gardeners and the public are invited to make a tax-deductible contribution.
Please send gifts (Make checks to "UC Regents") to:
UCCE Marin Master Gardeners Opportunity Fund
Attn: David Lewis
1682 Novato Boulevard, Suite 150B
Novato, CA 94947
With much gratitude to all who have
supported and contributed to the Opportunity Fund, including:
Javier Alarcon Thomas Bertelsen Berit Block Becky Bond Nessa Brady Winkie Bresler Sharna Brockett Jean Burns Deborah Celle Jeanie Chandler Joan Coatta Richard Coburn Kay & Tom Conneely Laura Dawson Nona Dennis Barbara Derich Camile Dibble Deborah DiGiovanni Barbara Dittmann Angela Dotson Elizabeth Drake Gabriela Farraj Pam Feagles Jean Fidler Pamela Polite Fisco Sara Gabriel Nancy Gibbs Karen Halvorsen Marty Hartrick Susan Hebert Anne Heinz Phil Hinderberger Katherine Hunting Jeanne Imai Dorothy Ingels Joseph Jennings Elisa Johnson Rod Kerr Julie & Russell Keil Kathy King Jeremy & Marissa Kirk Joan Kozlowski William Lang Gail Lazarus Pat Lennon Barbara Levinson Shanon Lowther | Carrie Machleder Fay Mark Bonnie Marks & Robert Miller Renee Marler Sandra Massen Robert Mauceli Julie McMillan Mary Mcue Margaret Millison-Wu Pati Moon Leslie Myers Joseph Nelson Peter Norton Theresa Nevin Nancy Olbetz Gail Perrin Sharlett Pitt Jeanne Price Susan & Dennis Puorro Mary B. Quinlan Alissa Ralston Katherine Randolph Pat Randolph Yvonne Rojas Peggy Ruffra Becca Ryan Carolyn Scarola Carrolla Schwartz Jane Scurich Barbara Searles Judy Simmons Priscilla Smith Deborah Spanier Lourdes Stauffer Raoul Stepakoff Becca Sutter-Ryan Ann Swanson Nancy Upham Cynthia Vyas Anne-Marie Walker Mary Warner Rozanne Weiss Chandler Julie Whyte Kirby Wilcox James Wilson Susan Wittenmyer Mamie Yee Lesley Zwillinger
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