End of Year Charitable Contributions Many patients, alumni, and friends of Johns Hopkins give charitable contributions at the end of the calendar year. Charitable income tax deduction is determined when the gift is completed. Gifts made by cash or check are completed on the date they are mailed to Johns Hopkins. The envelope postmark date is the date of the gift, not the date written on the check. It is especially critical near the end of the year to save the envelope, and forward it with the check and other supporting materials to the Development Office.
Securities are also a popular way to make gifts at the end of the year.
Gifts of long-term appreciated securities must be handled by the Treasurer s Office. If actual stock certificates are received, save the envelope, and contact your divisional Development office for instructions. When stock certificates are mailed, there should be a cover letter and also a second envelop containing a stock power to convey the stock to Johns Hopkins. The date of the gift is then the later of the two postmarks on the envelopes and the gift is valued accordingly as of the second date. Important at all times, but especially during the month of December, gifts need to be forwarded to the Development Office on a daily basis and should not be held by other offices for any reason.