Golden Bears Life Membership - Cal Alumni Association

Our most prestigious membership status.

Current CAA Life Members can upgrade to a Golden Bears Life Membership with a one-time, tax-deductible donation of $300.

Upgrade to Golden Bears Status

Damon Moore ’83 is on the board of the Cal Alumni of Los Angeles prepare.

Damon Moore ’83 (right), Cal Alumni of Los Angeles board member | Cal Alumni Association

Golden Bears Life Membership Rates

Current CAA Life Members

$300, tax-deductible

Annual Members

$1,300

New Members

$1,300

As a Golden Bears Life Member, you'll be recognized with:

A custom-made blue and gold Golden Bears lapel pin

Your name and Golden Bears status published in the award-winning California magazine, mailed to more than 100,000 CAA members

A special membership card, delivered in distinctively Cal-spirited packaging

Your Membership Matters

The Cal Alumni Association needs your support now more than ever so that we can continue our vital programming for Cal students and alumni. We look forward to welcoming you as a Golden Bears Life Member and acknowledging your dedication to the number one public university in the world.

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Golden Bears' Impact

back of grad cap reading it takes a village

_{Keegan Houser / UC Regents}

Giving Back

New Alumni Mentorship Program Increases Support for Underserved Students at UC Berkeley

First-generation, low-income, underrepresented, and underserved* UC Berkeley undergraduate students will be given an opportunity to build social capital by being paired with alumni who share similar identities.

_{Luisa Armijo}

Alumni Chapters

More than a Mirage: Cal Bears Provide Real Community Support for Students in Coachella Valley

Being a new face in a big place like Berkeley can be overwhelming—but for one student, all that changed with one dinner.

Man with young child holding Go Bears sign

_{Alum and child // Catharyn Hayne - KLC Fotos}

Alumni Chapters

In Pandemic Year, Alumni Find Virtual Spirit

In a year marked by physical and often emotional isolation, the Cal alumni community found new ways to connect to each other and to the university. Robust virtual programs engaged more than 9,000 UC Berkeley alumni in activities that inspired our Cal spirit anew.