Ways to Give

Making an online gift is simple and is the fastest way to have a positive impact on the UC Irvine Physical Sciences community. Give online here using a credit or debit card. Gifts can be directed to the support EarthRise Physical Sciences, the Dean’s Excellence Fund, or a specific department or a priority area. When you make a gift to a specific designation, you enjoy the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting a program that is personally meaningful to you.

Please make your check or money order payable to The UC Irvine Foundation, with the School of Physical Sciences and preferred department to support in the memo line, and mail to:

UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences
164 Rowland Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-4675

The easiest way to double - or even triple - your contribution to UC Irvine is to request a match from your employer. Thousands of companies nationwide support their workforce by making such gifts to the organizations and institutions their employees care about. To see if yours is one, check our database of matching gift companies before making your gift.

The Office of Development works to build sustainable, mutually beneficial partnerships between the School of Physical Sciences and local, national and international organizations and corporations that share our research, teaching and service missions. We help you navigate our school, identify opportunities for collaboration, find faculty and programs of interest, and arrange for campus meetings. Your partnership will enhance the student experience, allow researchers to make key advancements in their fields, and support us in strengthening vital community collaborations.

For more information, contact Sharon Chang at sharon.chang@uci.edu. 

Appreciated stocks and bonds are, next to online gifts and checks, among the most popular assets donated to Physical Sciences by alumni and friends. Gifts of securities can be a strategically effective way to support UC Irvine and can be transferred directly from your brokerage account to the university's account. A gift of assets/securities may include several tax benefits for the donor. 

For more information, contact Sharon Chang at sharon.chang@uci.edu or complete the Stock and Securities Notification Form.

Our legacy starts with how we live our lives. When you consider your legacy, you think of the people, lives and experiences that shaped you, as well as the lives that you have influenced. As you contemplate your legacy, please consider UCI School of Physical Sciences. When you leave us a portion of your estate, you create a lasting legacy while possibly receiving tax advantages and other benefits. A legacy that will help tomorrow's leaders shape the world for the better. As your philanthropic partner, we have provided an overview of some of the tools that may be useful as you consider supporting UCI Physical Sciences. We are committed to working with you and your advisors to find the best giving mechanism for you. Some examples include:

• Bequest - Estate gifts are simple to establish and allow you the financial flexibility to adjust your plans depending on your priorities. Your support will create a lasting impact for generations to come.
• Beneficiary Designation - Naming University of California Irvine Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement assets can maximize your philanthropic impact while leaving other less-taxed assets of your estate to your loved ones. We encourage you to contact us so that we can appropriately document how you would like the School of Physical Sciences to use your gift.
• Charitable IRA Rollover - A gift option that enables you to transfer up to $105,000 directly from your IRA to UC Irvine each year to support any physical sciences area of your choosing, and can mitigate your income tax liability. Individuals aged 70 ½ and older can take advantage of this gift option. 
• Donor Advised Funds - Gifts from your existing DAF account is an effective and impactful way to support UCI Physical Sciences. 
• Appreciated Securities - When you make a gift of appreciated securities such as stocks and bonds, you get a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the assets if you have owned them for more than one year.  You also avoid capital gains tax that you could have owed if you sold the assets.  
• Charitable Gift Annuities - A charitable gift annuity is a simple contract between you and the university. In exchange for a gift of cash or publicly traded stock, the university agrees to make fixed payments to you for the remainder of your life or to a loved one for their life. Once the university's obligation to you has been fulfilled, the remainder is distributed directly to the School of Physical Sciences gift purpose that you have designated.

Do you already have the School of Physical Sciences in your estate plans? Please let us know. We would love to recognize you for your generous support in your lifetime as a member of the UCI Legacy Society and School of Physical Sciences' Circle of Legends. We can also help to ensure that your wishes will be met with regards to your intended gift purpose. 

To learn more about the different planned gifts that may be suitable for you, please contact Jiesi Zhao, executive director of planned giving, at giftplan@uci.edu or (949) 824-8134.