This will allow your gift to be identified when it arrives. If you physically hold the shares, the university needs to receive the stock certificate and a stock power. This stock power must include a guaranteed signature and should, for security reasons, be sent in a separate envelope from the actual certificate. Gifts of securities are credited at market value on the date the university gains control of the assets. This is a excellent way to double and sometimes triple your gift to Salve.
Many companies also match gifts from employee spouses and retirees.
Contact your company's personnel or human resources department to find out if your company has a corporate matching gift program and to get the appropriate form. Gift annuities, charitable trusts and gifts of life insurance are considered planned gifts. Planned gifts often provide attractive tax advantages and other financial benefits. For many donors, a bequest is the most significant gift they can make to the university. A bequest removes assets from the donor's estate and reduces its exposure to federal taxes.