Giving

Thank you for making a gift! You may make your online gift at the campus donation page. For any questions please contact the Development and Alumni Relations office at (530) 752-6434.

Ways to Give:

Online Giving

Gifts can be made to the King Hall Annual Fund online through our secure giving website. Gifts will be credited to the date the form is completed and submitted through this site.

Through the Mail

Gifts to any of our designated efforts can be made by check or pledge through the mail. Checks will be credited by to the postal date stamped on the envelope. Pledges will be credited when payments are made against the pledge. Checks should be made out to the UC Davis Foundation - Law School, with the recipient fund noted on the check as well (example: "King Hall Annual Fund"). Please mail your check to

UC Davis Gift Administration
202 Cousteau Place, Suite 185
Davis, CA 95618

By Phone

Credit Card contributions can be made by phone during normal business hours by calling (530) 752-5812.

Matching Gifts

Matching gifts give you the power to double or triple the impact of your gift. Our online payment system provides company-specific information on matching gifts (offered at time of payment confirmation). Please check our database or contact your human resources office to find out if your employer offers a matching gift program.

Stock, Securities, Real Estate, Planned Gifts

Immediate and pledged planned gifts can be accepted for most types of programs at King Hall. These include gifts of stock, real estate, securities, from a living trust, charitable remainder annuity trust, charitable lead trusts, life insurance, and more. Planned gifts are giving arrangements that enable donors to support the university while benefiting from specific tax advantages and income streams. For more information, please see our Planned Giving Guide. To discuss a planned gift, contact Karen Charney, Executive Director for Development and Alumni Relations, at (530) 752-6209.

Why Give?

Giving to UC Davis School of Law provides vital, irreplaceable support to enhance our current academic and student programs, expand educational opportunities, recruit and retain top-notch faculty, students, and staff, provide updated and modernized facilities and teaching methods, and ensure that the most promising students can attend the Law School, regardless of economic status.

A lot has changed since UC Davis School of Law opened its doors more than 50 years ago. Costs have skyrocketed as noted in the sidebar on this page, public funding has flat-lined, and the very nature of law school education has to evolve to meet new global demands. The School of Law leadership has set a goal to be the best, small public law school in the nation. Private support of UC Davis School of Law and its students, faculty, and programs is critical in making this goal a reality.

Investing in Tomorrow's Leaders

Students from UC Davis School of Law continue to make a positive impact in our community, state, and world, not only as students, but as graduates as well. The Law School is committed to helping ensure that the most promising students can attend, regardless of economic status, through increased funding of scholarships.

  • In 2018-2019, private support for the law school enabled a total of 35 privately funded scholarships, providing direct aid to 59 students.
  • Seventy-five percent of the King Hall Annual Fund goes directly to support students, with a substantial portion paid out in scholarships and awards.
  • Scholarships, which are awarded to top students both at admissions and upon completion of the first year of study, help King Hall attract and retain the best and the brightest law students, playing a critical role in maintaining our standing as one of the nation's top law schools.

Your support for scholarships helps fulfill the dreams of students who energize King Hall through their leadership, intellect, and character. Many of these students would not be able to afford a legal education without your help. As fees have risen and state funding has become increasingly uncertain, private support is needed to provide scholarships that reward academic excellence, promote diversity, and help to keep the Law School accessible. You can help support our future leaders by creating and supporting scholarships.

Fostering Unparalleled Teaching and Research

Our outstanding faculty, ranked as one of the most diverse law faculties in the country by Princeton Review, is dedicated to providing UC Davis Law students with the best in legal education. King Hall has risen to national and international prominence on the strength of the cutting-edge legal scholarship of our outstanding faculty and the excellence of our students.

  • King Hall students perform community service and hone practical legal skills in the UC Davis School of Law Aoki Social Justice Clinic, Civil Rights Clinic, Family Protection and Legal Assistance Clinic, Immigration Law Clinic, and Prison Law Clinic, providing representation for those in need while gaining invaluable experience.

Support of endowed chairs, professorships, and law school programs helps attract and retain exceptional teachers, researchers, and scholars. Read more about the academics and clinical programs. You can give to programs through our secure online giving page.

Continuing Our Momentum

The King Hall Annual Fund promotes excellence at King Hall through the support of student organizations, journals, library services, facilities, technology enhancements, interactions with alumni, scholarships, and expanded academic programs.

These projects would not have been possible without the support of donors . By making a contribution to the Annual Fund, you can assist in every aspect of life at the Law School. The greatest day-to-day impacts are those made with the King Hall Annual Fund . Make an online gift to the Annual Fund today!