This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
Donation Receipt For Stock Donation In Suffolk
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Multi-State
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Suffolk
Control #:
US-0020LR
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What To Include in Donor Acknowledgement Letters Donor's name. Address the donor by name. Organization's name. Clearly state your nonprofit's name to make the letter official and avoid confusion. Donation amount and date. Type of donation. Tax information. Mission impact. Closing with gratitude. Clear Subject Line.
The same applies to stock gifts/donations. In this case, you should send a donation receipt comprising details such as the ticker symbol, the number of shares, and the donation date. Mentioning the value of the stock is not necessary since a nonprofit is not supposed to be assigning value to stocks or gifts.
What do you need to include in your donation acknowledgment letter? The donor's name. The full legal name of your organization. A declaration of your organization's tax-exempt status. Your organization's employer identification number. The date the gift was received. A description of the gift and the amount received.
What you need to accept stock donations A stock brokerage account to receive and manage your donated stocks, or a stock giving tool that can liquidate gifts for you. A stock giving tool to help streamline the donation process (learn more below)
Once a donation of stock has been received, a thank you letter should be sent to the donor. This letter should acknowledge the gift of stock, such as the name and number of shares. It should not list the value of the stock received since the organization is not in the business of valuing stock.
If a charity receives a gift of publicly traded stock, the charity should send the donor an acknowledgement letter that describes the stock (i.e., “Thank you for your donation of 100 shares of XYZ Corporation”) but does not place a monetary value on the shares.
You're either going to have to set up an account with a financial institution that can accept stock donations for you, or use one of the giving platforms that can accept stock donations (and liquidate them to give you the proceeds), or, if this donor has a donor-advised fund, you could ask them to make their gift via ...
Record the Donation For accounting purposes, publicly traded stock should be counted at the average of the high and low selling prices on the gift date (the date you receive it).
