Support the Crocker
Your generosity helps us change lives, stimulate curiosity, and enrich the intellectual and cultural lives in our community.
Your Support Makes an Impact
Join us in celebrating all we are able to accomplish thanks to your donations, membership, and support. Each of the Museum's supporters helps ensure art access in our community and contributes to the Crocker's ability to serve the public through exhibitions, collections, programs, and outreach.
What we achieve annually through your contributions:
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More Ways to Give
Celebrate your loved ones with a gift in honor of a special occasion or in their memory. Just select Tribute Gift under Donation Type when making your gift.
Help us build a strong endowment to sustain our future and inspire the next generation through our collection and programs.
Crocker members have more fun! Support the Museum while enjoying exclusive benefits like free admission, invitations to member-only events, and more!
Support art access and art education in our community while maximizing your businesses’ visibility throughout the region.
Your estate planning can help support the Crocker in the future and make a lasting impact through our planned giving program.
Join us for one of the Crocker’s signature fundraising events and raise your paddle to help make art accessible to everyone in our community.
How to Give
Philanthropy takes many forms, and the Crocker is honored to have your support. Beyond cash gifts, many of our valued donors choose to support the Museum through matching gifts, IRA rollovers, in-kind donations, and gifts of art. Read more about the many ways you can provide crucial funds to support art in our community.
Many companies have a matching gift program, which matches contributions made by employees and retirees, dollar for dollar. This enables you to double (sometimes even triple!) your impact! Purchasing or renewing your membership counts as a donation and may be matched. While the matching gift cannot be used to increase your membership level, it does directly support the Museum.
To see if your donation can be matched, contact your company’s Human Resources or Community Relations department and complete the steps provided by your employer. Send any corresponding verification paperwork to: Crocker Art Museum, Attn: Development, 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
If you have already sent in your payment, follow your employer’s procedure for submitting matching gift requests. The Crocker can confirm receipt of your donation for matching purposes upon request. For questions regarding matching gifts, please contact our Membership Office at (916) 808-6730 or email membership@crockerart.org. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
Donations of stock, bonds, and mutual funds are a great way to support the Museum while realizing important financial benefits for yourself. By donating appreciated stock, you avoid paying capital gains tax and can often claim a full income tax deduction equal to the stock’s fair market value on the day it was donated.
To donate, please complete the Stock Transfer Form and provide the following information to the Development department at development@crockerart.org:
Name of donor
Name of stock
Number of shares
Date of transfer
Gift designation
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) are set up by individuals to provide them with income during retirement. If you are 70 1/2 years old or older, you can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as the Crocker Art Museum without having to pay income taxes on the money.
This giving method is commonly called the IRA charitable rollover, but you may also see it referred to as a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD for short. Your IRA charitable rollover gift can satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution for the year.
Please consult with a tax professional if you are considering a charitable gift under the extended law. To learn more about the benefits of using your IRA to make a contribution to the Crocker, please read here.