Gift Planning
Stock Gifts
Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Flowchart: Donor makes a gift of stocks or bonds to GDB.
Here are some of the potential benefits:
- Avoid paying capital gains tax.
- Receive a charitable income tax deduction.
- Enjoy possible increased income.
- Further our mission today!
Make your gift today by electronic transfer!
It's easy. Just click here for delivery instructions to make a transfer from your brokerage account to Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Send us your gift by mail
If you hold securities in certificate form, please use two envelopes to complete your gift. In the first, place the unsigned stock certificate(s). In the other, include a signed stock power for each certificate. You may obtain this from your broker or bank. Please remember to use certified mail.