USC Fisher Museum of Art

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USC Fisher Museum of Art is available for rental and special events on a case-by-case basis, dependent upon the current exhibition (for event requests inside the museum) and availability. All requests must be submitted in writing a minimum of 10 working days in advance of the requested date. Food and drink receptions are held in the semi-private outdoor patio and catering, rentals and set up are the responsibility of the requesting department or group. Docents and/or tours are available upon request.

Support the USC Fisher Museum of Art …by simply booking your next special occasion here:
https://fisher.usc.edu/events/plan/

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

Affiliated with the University of Southern California, the Fisher Museum is the first art museum established in the city of Los Angeles. Founded in 1939 by Elizabeth Holmes Fisher, she initially donated 29 paintings. Gifts to Fisher Museum pay extraordinary artistic and societal dividends. All individuals, corporations, foundations, and nonprofit patrons of Art and education are invited to offer their support, joining in building on excellence at USC. The Museum and USC are exceptional stewards of the funds entrusted to them, and are faithful to their high purposes brought to Southern California, the United States, and the world.

Donations:

When you make a gift to the USC Fisher Museum of Art, you have tremendous flexibility in determining how the funds will be used, as well as many options for making your gift.

Unrestricted gifts are among the most valuable to USC, because they allow the museum to allocate funds wherever the need is greatest, and to take advantage of unique opportunities as they arise. Your unrestricted contribution may be used to support costs associated with financial aid, innovations in teaching, research equipment, facilities, and much more.
Directed gifts allow you to designate your gift to a specific program or event. When you make a directed gift to the museum, you enjoy the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting a program that is personally meaningful to you.
- You also have the option of designating your gift for current use or for endowment. Current-use gifts provide funds and flexibility over the short term, whereas endowment gifts provide security over the long term by expanding the university’s permanent financial base and creating a predictable source of future income.
Works of Art: USC Fisher Museum of Art will accept donations of works of art under the following conditions:* they fit within the scope of its current collection and collection policy; * the objects are relevant to and consistent with the purposes and activities of the Museum; * the Museum can provide for storage, protection and preservation of the objects under conditions that ensure their availability for Museum purposes and in keeping with professionally accepted standards. The decision to accept an object into the Museum’s Collections will be made by recommendation of the Curator and approval of the Director. As a rule, the USC Fisher Museum of Art only accepts unrestricted gifts. It is intended that the objects shall have space in the collection as long as they retain their physical integrity, their identity, and as long as they remain useful for purposes of the Museum. Title to all objects acquired for the collection will be obtained free and clear without restrictions as to use or future disposition, and no work will be accepted which requires an attribution or other circumstances of exhibition or use in perpetuity or other extended period of time.
Outright Gifts: When you make an outright gift to USC, your contribution can be put to work immediately – either providing funding for current programs or creating a reliable source of future income by expanding the university’s endowment. An outright gift may be composed of almost any asset of value:
Cash Gifts: The simplest and easiest gifts you can make. Cash gifts can be made through credit/debit card transactions, outright cash, or personal checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders made payable to the University of Southern California. The University also has a wire account; please contact a the Associate Director for details about making a wire transfer to USC.
Gifts of Appreciated Securities, Stocks, and Bonds: These types of gifts also provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to USC before they are sold. If you have held your securities for more than one year, you may find that your gift will provide a twofold tax benefit, creating an income-tax deduction as well as helping avoid the capital-gains tax that would have been due on their sale. If you wish to transfer stocks from a broker’s account: USC has accounts with major brokerage firms. Have your broker call the USC Treasurer’s Office for further details and information. If stocks are to be delivered by DTC to the university’s bank, contact the USC Treasurer’s Office to have delivery instructions faxed or e-mailed to your broker or financial advisor. If you wish to make a gift of physical securities on hand: Physical stock certificates may be sent by certified mail or overnight express, with endorsement on the back of the certificate(s) exactly as stated on the face of the certificate(s). Do not fill in any other blanks. No stock power is necessary as long as you do not fill in the university’s name on the back. You also may make a gift of mutual funds, non-marketable stock, or closely held stock.
Gifts of Real Estate: Real estate, including personal residences, second homes, income property, and vacant land, offer a wide variety of tax and other benefits. Whereas most people give their entire interest away, it is also possible to give only a portion of the property (an undivided percentage interest) while retaining the rest for other purposes.
Gifts of Personal Property: Works of art.
Planned Gifts: To learn about deferred or planned gifts, including bequests, life-income plans, and other options for your estate – and for information about increasing your income, earning valuable income-tax deductions, and reducing your estate taxes – please visit the USC Office of Planned Giving Web site.
Matching-Gifts Programs: An easy way to double or even triple your donation to USC is to find out if your company has a matching-gift program. Such programs typically match all or a percentage of employee contributions to charitable organizations, making the employer a partner in employees’ personal philanthropy. Simply obtain a matching-gift form from your employer’s personnel office, fill it out, and provide it to USC with your contribution.
Gift Pledges: USC welcomes your gift through a pledge—a formal statement of intention to make a gift to the university. With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments over time, allowing you to give more generously than you originally may have considered. What is more, each payment on your pledge is eligible for an income-tax charitable deduction.