Making a Gift to San Bruno Mountain Watch

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Members may choose to receive the benefits described below when making a donation.

Checker Lily

$15

Membership Card
Quarterly E-Newsletter

Coast Iris

$25

Membership Card
Quarterly E-Newsletter
Coupon for a Complimentary “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” Poster

Silver Lupine

$50

Membership Card
Quarterly E-Newsletter
Coupon for a Complimentary “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” Poster
Set of San Bruno Mountain Postcards

Golden Violet

$100

Membership Card
Quarterly E-Newsletter
Coupon for a Complimentary “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” Poster
Set of San Bruno Mountain Postcards
10% Annual Discount Card for Mission Blue Nursery Plant Purchases

Mountain Top

$250

Membership Card
Quarterly E-Newsletter
Coupon for a Complimentary “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” Poster
Set of San Bruno Mountain Postcards
15% Annual Discount Card for Mission Blue Nursery Plant Purchases

Mission Blue Butterfly

$500+

Membership Card
Quarterly E-Newsletter
Coupon for a Complimentary “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” Poster
Set of San Bruno Mountain Postcards
20% Annual Discount Card for Mission Blue Nursery Plant Purchases

Make a Donation and Pick Your Membership Level!

INFORMATION ABOUT TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Estimated Fair Market Value of Benefits: The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidelines that affect the charitable contribution portion of memberships. Under those guidelines, members may claim the amount of their membership fee, less the fair market value of benefits received.

The $15 Checker Lily membership is fully-tax deductible.

$25 Coast Iris: If you choose to redeem your coupon for a “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” poster, the amount of your contribution that is deductible for federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of your payment that is more than the fair market value of the goods received. In this case, the fair market value of the poster is $5; thus, if you redeem your coupon for a poster, $20 would be the tax-deductible portion of your $25 contribution. If you’d like to make your $25 contribution fully tax-deductible, simply do not redeem your coupon for a poster.

$50 Silver Lupine: If you choose to redeem your coupon for a “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” poster, the amount of your contribution that is deductible for federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of your payment that is more than the fair market value of the goods received. In this case, the fair market value of the poster is $5; thus, if you redeem your coupon for a poster, $45 would be the tax-deductible portion of your $50 contribution. If you’d like to make your $50 contribution fully tax-deductible, simply do not redeem your coupon for a poster.

The set of San Bruno Mountain postcards you will receive is of insubstantial value and therefore you do not need to subtract the fair market value of the postcard set from your contribution in order to calculate the tax-deductible quantity.

$100 Golden Violet: If you choose to redeem your coupon for a “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” poster, the amount of your contribution that is deductible for federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of your payment that is more than the fair market value of the goods received. In this case, the fair market value of the poster is $5; thus, if you redeem your coupon for a poster, $95 would be the tax-deductible portion of your $100 contribution. If you’d like to make your $100 contribution fully tax-deductible, simply do not redeem your coupon for a poster.

If you choose to activate your 10% plant purchase discount card by using it at Mission Blue Nursery, the fair market value of this card is estimated to be $10 and this amount must be subtracted from your contribution to calculate the tax-deductible portion. For example, $90 would be the tax-deductible portion of your $100 contribution if you activate and use your discount card (and if you also redeem your poster coupon, $85 would be the tax deductible portion of your $100 donation). If you’d like to make your $100 contribution fully tax-deductible, simply do not use your 10% discount card.

$250 Mountain Top: For donations of $250 and higher, if you choose to redeem your coupon for a “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” poster, the fair market value of the poster is insubstantial (not more than 2% of your contribution) and thus your donation is fully tax-deductible.

The set of San Bruno Mountain postcards you will receive is also of insubstantial value and therefore you do not need to subtract the fair market value of the postcard set from your contribution in order to calculate the tax-deductible quantity.

If you choose to activate your 15% plant purchase discount card by using it at Mission Blue Nursery, the fair market value of this card is estimated to be $15 and this amount must be subtracted from your contribution to calculate the tax-deductible portion. For example, $235 would be the tax-deductible portion of your $250 contribution if you activate and use your discount card. If you’d like to make your $250 contribution fully tax-deductible, simply do not use your 15% discount card.

$500 Mission Blue Butterfly: For donations of $250 and higher, if you choose to redeem your coupon for a “Butterflies of San Bruno Mountain” poster, the fair market value of the poster is insubstantial (not more than 2% of your contribution) and thus your donation is fully tax-deductible.

If you choose to activate your 20% plant purchase discount card by using it at Mission Blue Nursery, the fair market value of this card is estimated to be $20 and this amount must be subtracted from your contribution to calculate the tax-deductible portion. For example, $480 would be the tax-deductible portion of your $500 contribution if you activate and use your discount card. If you’d like to make your $500 contribution fully tax-deductible, simply do not use your 20% discount card.

For further information, please visit this webpage and this webpage from the Internal Revenue Service.