Giving

Help Impact the Future of Aging

Philanthropic gifts to the Buck Institute have the ability to affect real change in biomedical research aimed at extending the healthy years of life.

Please support our research efforts by making a tax-deductible gift to the Buck, an independent, nonprofit research institute, or by making a grant from your donor-advised fund or private foundation.

We’re in this together, and together we can live better longer.

Areas of Giving

Innovation Fund

Empower Groundbreaking Research by supporting the Buck Innovation Fund

Center for Women's Healthy Aging

Exploring the critical relationship between ovarian function and aging.

Geroscience Education

Cultivating a passion for inquiry: That’s our scientific method

Center for Human Healthspan

Fueling the future of healthy aging through personalized, data-driven science.

President's Circle

President and CEO, Eric Verdin, MD

Impact Circle

Want to get engaged and make an impact in the field of Longevity?

Planned Giving

Secure the Future of Aging Research with a Bequest to the Buck Institute

Ways to Give

Online or By Mail

Use our secure form to make an immediate impact by giving here. Or checks of any amount can be made out to the Buck Institute and mailed to:

Buck Institute
Attn: Philanthropy
8001 Redwood Blvd
Novato, CA 94945

Gifts of Security

When you donate securities, you make an outsized impact without taking money directly out of your bank account. Plus, neither you nor Buck Institute will be taxed on the gains for appreciated assets you donate. You can easily transfer securities here. Questions? Email philanthropy@buckinstitute.org

By Wire

To donate via electric funds transfer, contact us at 415.209.2069 or philanthropy@buckinstitute.org.

Cryptocurrency

When you donate cryptocurrency, you make an outsized impact without ever selling the crypto yourself. That means neither you nor Buck Institute will be taxed on the gains for appreciated assets you donate. Donate crypto here.

DAF

Make a grant request from your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) in a matter of minutes using DAFpay to connect with major donor-advised fund sponsors, saving you time while streamlining the grant request process. Make a grant request here.

IRA/QCD

Give from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) through a Qualified Charitable Distribution. A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a tax-efficient way for those 70 ½ or older to donate from their IRA, while also counting towards your annual Required Minimum Distribution. Begin your QCD here.

All gifts to the Buck Institute are tax deductible.
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging tax ID number is 94-3030609.