Gifting stock to a charitable organization has advantages such as avoiding capital gains tax and the ability to deduct the fair market value of the stock at the time of your donation. It is a financially efficient way to maximize the impact of your support.
Please follow the instructions below to ensure that your stock is properly received into the Garden’s account.
- Instruct your brokerage firm to transfer the securities via an electronic transfer to the Ruth Bancroft Garden’s account.
Brokerage firm: Fidelity Investments
DTC#: 0226
Credit to account number: Z70-716995
The Ruth Bancroft Garden is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 68-0310041
- Electronic stock transfers do not provide a donor’s name. It is important that you email the following information the Garden prior to the transfer so that we can properly attribute and designate your gift.
Donor name
Name of stock
Number of shares
Approximate value
Date
Purpose/restriction (if any)
Correspondence regarding the transfer should be sent to giving@ruthbancroftgarden.org.
