Gifts of Appreciated Stock

 

Increase Your Impact with Appreciated Stock

When you gift appreciated stock:

You avoid paying the capital gains tax

You receive a charitable tax deduction

You maximize your donation’s effectiveness

Through generous donations of appreciated stock, you become a vital part of our donor community. Please email development@FFTfoodbank.org when you have gifted stock.

 

Example

You bought stock at $10,000 which is now worth $40,000. If you were to sell the stock, you would be liable to pay a capital gains tax on the $30,000 appreciation.

Donating it to Food For Thought allows you:

  • a $40,000 tax deduction
  • a $4,500 in capital gains savings (assuming a 15% rate)
  • to donate the full appreciated $40,000 value to Food For Thought
 

Stocks & Bonds Gifting Details

Food For Thought accepts gifts of securities, including donated shares of both publicly and privately held corporations, stock options and shares of mutual funds.

To make a stock gift, notify your broker that you wish to transfer securities into Food For Thought’s brokerage account at Charles Schwab. You will need to give your broker the following information:

Account Name: Food For Thought

6550 Railroad Avenue
Forestville, CA 95436

Account Number: 3247-1618
DTC Number: 0164
Tax ID: 68-0181095

If you have questions or to let us know that you have initiated a stock gift to FFT, please notify development@FFTfoodbank.org.

 

Questions? Please contact:

development@FFTfoodbank.org
(707) 887-1647 ext. 117