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Stocks, securities, & mutual funds

Donate stock, securities, or mutual funds and potentially receive tax deductions while avoiding capital gains taxes.

About gifts of stocks, securities, & mutual funds

Many people choose to give stocks, securities, or mutual funds instead of gifts of cash. Giving appreciated assets like these help you avoid paying capital gains taxes, and can give you an income tax deduction for the full value of the gift, if you’ve had the assets for more than one year.

Give appreciated assets now and enjoy the benefits, or add us as a beneficiary of these assets and eliminate estate and inheritance tax, making the most of your gift.

Benefits

  • Gifts of assets can often save you far more on taxes than gifts of cash
  • Avoid all capital gains taxes
  • Receive an income tax deduction for the value of the assets (if you’ve had them for more than a year)
  • Make an immediate impact on our mission

How it works

  1. Transfer appreciated securities directly to us (and avoid all capital gains taxes).
  2. Receive a tax receipt for the value of the assets.
  3. The securities are sold and the funds put directly to use for greatest impact.

Contact us for more information

Make your gift over the phone, by mail or via a financial advisor

Ask your broker to donate through:

Charles Schwab
DTC number: 0164
ACCT name: Clarke University of Dubuque, Iowa

Tax ID#: 42-0680408
ACCT Number: 3732-0859

Please specify Clarke’s account number in the memo line and the donor’s name and area of campus in which the gift supports in the comments.

We’re here to help you meet your goals!

Our team would be happy to speak with you in confidence about your giving goals, with no obligation.

Name: Courtney Leonard

Title :Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Phone: 563-588-6585

Email: courtney.leonard@clarke.edu

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