Donating Stock

 Photo Credit: Danielle Bell

Benefits of giving stock:

You receive a two-fold tax savings if your stock was held for more than one year:

  • Your tax deduction will be based on the full fair market value of the stock.
  • You won’t pay capital gains tax on the increase in the stock’s value.

To donate stock to The Prairie Enthusiasts:

  1. Contact your broker to make a gift to The Prairie Enthusiasts, and include which stock/mutual funds you want to donate and how many shares.
  2. Ask them to include your name and contact information with the gift.
  3. Have them transfer the stock through The Prairie Enthusiasts’ broker:

First Business Bank
Attn: Gary Fossum
401 Charmany Drive
Madison, WI 53719
608-830-3500
gfossum@firstbusiness.com

Account Name: The Prairie Enthusiasts Inc. (Federal Tax ID 39-1601574)
Account #: 6358-5957
DTC #: 0075

 4. Notify us of your donation by emailing Info@ThePrairieEnthusiasts.org or calling (608) 676-0985. This alerts us so we can confirm when the gift is received.

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