For students with financial need, scholarships help bridge the gap between college expenses and financial aid.

Section of the tax code that defines nonprofit, charitable tax-exempt organizations such as the UC San Diego Foundation.

 An area of fundraising that focuses on recurring annual gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the university.

The recipient(s) of donor funds.

A well-defined fundraising effort that has specific goals, targets, funding needs and long-term organizational objectives.

The most common form of planned giving, a bequest to the university from an estate is made through a will or living trust.

A contract whereby UC San Diego agrees to pay a fixed annuity to a maximum of two beneficiaries in exchange for the irrevocable transfer of assets by the donor to the university.

 A custom designed and individually managed trust funded through a gift of stock, cash or other assets that provides a predictable, fixed income for the donor and his or her beneficiaries, and a future gift to UC San Diego.

 A CRUT is very similar to the CRAT. The trust provides yearly, variable income to the donor or his beneficiaries for a specified number of years or for life; UC San Diego receives the principal and uses it in accordance with the donor's wishes.

  A gift to honor or in memory of a special individual or loved one that can be directed to any area of the university. Gifts can also commemorate a special occasion, birthday or graduation.