Membership

As a nonprofit organization, UC Press relies on generous charitable contributions from donors who champion exceptional independent publishing, critical thinking, and bold creativity. Only a small portion of the Press budget is provided by the University of California. All other funding is through book sales, journal subscriptions and support received through the Foundation.

Your membership contribution to the UC Press Foundation assists the Press in attracting the finest authors, maintaining high-quality production values, and offsetting costs to help keep books widely accessible to readers worldwide.

Annual donors that give $100+ and authors that donate their royalties to the Foundation are part of our membership community. Members receive access to 30+ UC Regents owned journals, UC Press news and announcements, invitations to events, and discounts on selected books.  Members that give $1,000+ annually will be recognized in a publication.

Many thanks to our members for their annual support!

Questions regarding donations or membership? Eager to trade book recommendations?

Please contact:
Amanda Todd
Director, UC Press Foundation
atodd@ucpress.edu

Friend

$100 annual contribution

• Access to UC Regents owned journals*
• 20% discount on UC Press books
• Special email notifications & publication news announcements

Sponsor

$250 annual contribution

All Friend-level benefits, plus:

• 30% discount on UC Press books
• Invitations to select UC Press events

Patron

$500 annual contribution

All Sponsor-level benefits, plus:

• 35% discount on UC Press books
• Priority invitations to UC Press events

Director's Circle

$1,000 annual contribution

All Patron-level benefits, plus:

• Name recognition in annual Director’s Circle book

Chairman's Circle

$2,500 annual contribution

All Patron-level benefits, plus:

• Name recognition in annual Chairman’s Circle book
• 40% discount on UC Press books

Literati Circle

$5,000 annual contribution

All Chairman’s Circle benefits, plus:

• Name recognition in annual Literati Circle book
• Name recognition in one additional book selected in accordance with member’s interest

Publisher's Circle

$10,000 annual contribution

All Literati Circle benefits, plus:

• Name recognition in annual Publisher's Circle book
• Name recognition in two additional books selected in accordance with member’s interest

• Invitation to an annual reception or luncheon with a UC Press editor

   

Book Discount and Journal Access Benefits 

When you join the UC Press Foundation at the Friend level or above, you will receive a username and password to access UC Regents owned journals and a discount code to purchase books that will remain active for one year. 

To purchase books at a discount: Use the UC Press books website, select book(s) for purchase, enter your code in the “Coupon Code” field in the “Order Summary” section or call (800) 343-4499 and provide your code to the customer service representative.

To access journals: At the UC Press journals website, sign in at the upper right hand of the page with your username and password. Be sure to click the captcha box that says "I'm not a robot." All 30+ UC Regents owned journals and articles for your access will indicate a green circle and check mark icon. 

*Only 8 journals published through UC Press are not owned by UC Regents for membership benefit access: American Biology Teacher, Journal of the American Musicological Society, Journal of Japanese Studies, Journal of Popular Music Studies, Journal of the Society for Architectural Historians, Journal of Sound and Music in Games, Pacific Historical Review, and The Public Historian. Articles without UC Press Foundation membership access will indicate a shopping cart icon.

If you’ve misplaced your book discount code or journal access username and password, please contact Susan Owen at sowen@ucpress.edu.