Give stock instead of cash. Your charity gets more, and so can you.
Donate appreciated stock in a few clicks. Free for donors, always.
Give stock you've held more than a year and you generally avoid capital gains tax on the growth and may deduct the full market value, so the charity can receive more than if you'd sold the shares first. With a free donor account, every gift after the first takes a few clicks.
- Free for donors
- No account required
- Receipt included
Donating stock used to mean forms and faxes.
Open a free donor account once, and every stock gift you make, to any charity listed with us, gets three things the old way never gave you.
Your details, saved
Enter your information once. Next time: pick the charity, pick the shares, confirm.
Every donation, one place
Every gift, every charity and every status in one dashboard, not scattered across statements and email threads.
Receipts that behave at tax time
Accurate, consistent, IRS-compliant receipts for every gift, ready to hand your accountant at year end.
An account is optional. This is why you'll want one.
Find your charity. Start your gift.
Search the organizations accepting stock donations through Stock Donator. Every listed organization is a verified nonprofit.
Arrived from your charity's website or email? Use their link: it goes straight to their donation page.
Don't see your charity? Point them to us.
If your charity isn't set up yet, it's usually because they think accepting stock is complicated. With Stock Donator it isn't.
What we make easy for them
A free account, open in minutes, with no brokerage account. We handle compliance, the transfer, the sale, your receipt and the payout. They pay nothing until a donation arrives.
What's in it for you
Once they're set up, you can give your shares directly, and the full market value of the gift generally works for both of you: the charity receives it, and it's generally what you may deduct.*
*Shares held more than one year, if you itemize. General information, not tax advice.
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Two ways to give. Both easy.
Online in a few clicks, or by transfer from your own broker. Either way, we handle the forms and your receipt.
Donate online
Pick your charity
Click their donate-stock link, or find them in the directory.
Pick your gift
Any publicly traded stock, ETF or mutual fund. Choose the shares and confirm; we prepare the forms and, for most brokerages, send the transfer request for you.
Get your receipt
An IRS-compliant receipt with the value of your donation is emailed to you automatically when the shares arrive.
Donate through your broker
Tell us what's coming
The stock, the number of shares and the charity, so we can match the shares the moment they arrive.
Hand your broker the instructions
Ready-to-use transfer instructions, including DTC details. Online or on paper; we support both.
Same receipt, same records
Your gift is tracked and receipted like an online donation, with your name attached so the charity can thank you.
On either path, we never ask for your brokerage username or password.
How long does it take? For most brokerages we send the transfer request for you; a few, such as Fidelity, need your signed form first, and we show you the steps. Total timing depends on your broker. You get an email when your gift starts and another when the shares arrive.
While your gift moves, you're never in the dark.
Know where your gift is
We email you when your gift starts, and again with your receipt when the shares arrive. With a free donor account, every stage is on your gift's page, so you never wonder whether it arrived.
A live person on the phone
Call and a real person answers: not a chatbot, not a ticket queue. Email works too, if you prefer it.
Why stock can beat cash.
Sell appreciated shares first and you pay capital gains tax before you give. Donate the shares directly and, in general, nobody pays it: the charity receives the full value, and you may deduct it.
| Donate the stock directly | Sell first, give cash | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital gains tax on the growth | Generally none | You pay it first |
| What the charity receives | The full market value | What's left after tax |
| Your charitable deduction* | Generally the full market value | The amount you gave |
| Paperwork | Handled by Stock Donator | Yours to manage |
Donate the stock directly
- Capital gains tax on the growth
- Generally none
- What the charity receives
- The full market value
- Your charitable deduction*
- Generally the full market value
- Paperwork
- Handled by Stock Donator
Sell first, give cash
- Capital gains tax on the growth
- You pay it first
- What the charity receives
- What's left after tax
- Your charitable deduction*
- The amount you gave
- Paperwork
- Yours to manage
*For shares held more than one year, donated to a public charity, if you itemize. The deduction for such gifts is generally limited to 30% of adjusted gross income, with a carryforward. Shares held one year or less are treated differently. This is general information, not tax advice; consult your tax advisor.
The full tax math- $10,000
- $8,800
See what donating stock could save you.
A worked example: enter what your shares are worth today and what you paid for them.
$1,200estimated capital gains tax you avoid
- Charity receives
- $10,000
- If you sell first
- $8,800
- Potential deduction
- $10,000
- Assumed rate
- 15%
This calculator gives estimates for illustration only and is not tax, legal or financial advice. It assumes shares held more than one year, a 15% federal long-term capital gains rate, and that you itemize deductions. It excludes the 3.8% net investment income tax and state taxes, which may increase your savings, and does not account for AGI limits, holding-period exceptions or your circumstances. Consult your tax advisor before donating.
Your most generous gift may already be in your portfolio.
Donate stock in a few clicks. Free for donors, receipt included.
Donate stock now- Free for donors
- No account required
- Stocks, ETFs and mutual funds
- Receipt included