Gift Planning

The Eastwood Associates

The Eastwood Associates: A visionary partnership

Membership is a lifetime association and a connection with a community of other donors that begins when you enroll as an Eastwood Associate. Each year, we recognize Eastwood Associates at special gatherings, private tours, with invitations to educational events and special insider's communications about the Academy. Unless anonymity is requested, Associates' names are listed in the Academy's honor roll of membership inside the Academy and in the annual report. Our members include people from a wide range of backgrounds and interests with their Academy support as a common denominator. Click here to read more about donor stories and Eastwood Celebrations. To become involved with the Eastwood Associates, contact Roxanne Lee at 415-379-5408 or rlee@calacademy.org. You may also return the Eastwood Associates enrollment form.

We Recognize Your Gift and Honor a Devoted Scientist

Alice Eastwood, Academy curator of botany from 1894 to 1949, was a self-taught scientist whose discoveries advanced our understanding of the plant world. In 1953, at the age of 94 she left the Academy her extensive collection of botanic publications that are still used by scientists and students. Today, the Eastwood Associates honors and celebrates the legacy of Alice Eastwood and the donors whose planned estate gifts will endow the Academy and support discovery for generations to come.

The Academy Tradition of Legacy Support

Founded in 1853, the Academy's first major gift was from James Lick, who ensured our growth with both lifetime gifts and a bequest from his estate. Since that time the Academy has received and carefully managed hundreds of legacy gifts from visionary donors, from modest bequests to million dollar trusts.

Thank you to our Eastwood Associates for their role in securing the future.

If you have included the Academy in your will, living trust, or other estate planned gift, please let us know. We would like to welcome you to the Eastwood Associates.

The information in this publication is not intended as legal advice. For legal advice, please consult an attorney. Figures cited in examples are for hypothetical purposes only and are subject to change. References to estate and income tax include federal taxes only. Individual state taxes and/or state law may impact your results.