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Your Gift Makes a Difference

Making contributions to a nonprofit is a very important decision in the lives of individuals and families. You want to make sure you're supporting an organization that is going to make an impact in areas that are important to you.

What we do is important not only for the students we serve, but for the future of our communities and the future of our nation. We are doing things now to ensure that we give all people the opportunity to contribute to this society and make a good life for themselves.

We would like the opportunity to serve more students. Frankly, we need your help to do so. No gift is too small or too big. We ask that when you and your family are making decisions on community giving, that you consider making a tax-deductible gift to Technology Access Foundation and change a live for good.

Seven Easy Ways to Give

  • Checks should be made paybale to TAF and mailed or simply donate online with a Visa or Mastercard.
  • Workplace Giving Campaigns provide another opportunity to designate your donation to TAF*.
  • Remember a loved one by asking friends and family to make a charitable donation to TAF in their memory.
  • Double your donation by participating in your employer's matching gift program. Many employers match financial donations and some will even match your volunteer hours with dollars. Check with your human resources department to learn more.
  • Donate Stock or Securities. You may avoid tax on capital gain and might be able to claim a charitable deduction for the full market value.
  • Spread the word. Tell a friend about TAF or forward our newsletter their way. Invite them to graduation or a special event benefiting TAF.
  • Include TAF in your Will, by making a Planned Gift. You will be giving the gift of a lifetime.

Stock Gifts

TAF accepts stock gifts through a simple stock transfer process. Stock Transfer Form

When you give the Technology Access Foundation a gift of stock that you have held for at least 18 months and that has increased in value, you:

  • Claim a charitable gift deduction on your current year taxes.
  • Don't pay capital gains taxes you would owe if you sold it yourself.
  • Don't pay broker fees on the sale.

To receive the full tax benefit, it is very important that you donate your appreciated stock directly to Charles Schwab (our broker). Here is an example: Two years ago, you purchased 200 shares of Widgets-R-Us Co at $10 per share. If you were to sell that stock today for $60 per share, you would pay a 20% capital gains tax, $1,800.

If you sell the stock and donate the proceeds: If you donate the stock itself and we sell it:
Value of Stock... $12,000 Value of Stock... $12,000
Your Capital Gains Tax...... ($1,800) Your Capital Gains Tax............... $0
Your Tax Deductible Contribution $10,200 Your Tax Deductible Contribution $12,000

Giving Stock is Easy

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With electronic transfers, you simply call your broker and provide the following information: Charles Schwab DTC #0164, code 40 Account Number: 8741-7834. We recommend that you consult with your financial advisor to discuss what form of giving is best for you.

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For our records, we require the following information. Please have your broker send us a letter stating:
  • Date of Gift & Number of Shares and Name of Stock
  • Value of Stock on Gift Date
  • Name of Donor (please provide your address if it has changed)
For your convenience, we can provide you with this letter, to fill out yourself, which you can also use to send to your broker. Please mail or fax this letter to the Technology Access Foundation.

Thank you for choosing to donate to a gift of stock to Technology Access Foundation.

 

 
TAF has raised $90,000 of our $250,000 annual fund goal!
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