Why Stock?
Donating stock (vs. cash) saves you a lot of money. When you donate stock, you avoid capital gains tax while earning a bigger tax deduction. Nonprofits also get to keep more, meaning everybody wins! Learn more
Watch the 1 minute explainer video.
For Donors
Give smart, save more
Keep more money in your pocket with every donation. When you donate stock, you avoid capital gains tax while deducting 100% of the value of the contribution.
For Nonprofits
Tap into new funding
Appreciated securities represent an entirely new funding source for your organization. Raise more from existing donors while attracting new supporters.
How It Works
Donor selects Nonprofit and submits online donation form
DonateStock sends form to Donor’s broker and notifies Donor and Nonprofit
Donor’s broker transfers stock to the account belonging to Nonprofit or Donatestock Charitable*
Stock is received, reconciled, converted to cash and distributed to Nonprofit
Donor is notified the stock was received and is sent a receipt for the gift
*Nonprofit may choose to receive the stock or the proceeds from the sale of the stock by Donatestock Charitable, Inc.
Donate stock to maximize tax savings!*
Say you bought $500 worth of stock several years ago and now it’s worth $2,500. Instead of selling it, you can donate it to a nonprofit and save a bundle on taxes:
Avoid $500 in capital gains tax on the $2,000 appreciation in value. Save another $750 by deducting the $2,500 charitable gift. Your total tax savings are $1,250 - more than 2x your original investment!
*Actual Capital Gains Tax ranges from 18.8% to 37.1%, comprising Federal tax (15% or 20% + 3.8% NII tax) and State tax (41 states tax gains at 0% to 13.3%).
*Disclaimer: We do not provide tax advice. This is informational only. Please speak to a tax professional.
An Easy Button for stock gifting
Charitable stock gifting used to be hard for donors and nonprofits. That’s why we created an Easy Button for stock gifting.
Donors can now gift stock in minutes in a way that is fast, safe and free. We also remove the friction for nonprofits, enabling every charity to unlock stock gifting.
