Make a long-term impact on Student Success by donating commonly held, publicly traded stocks.
The easiest way to gift stock is through an electronic transfer (DTC) from your brokerage account to John Jay’s account. Please see the FAQs below for more information.
Yes, the total value of your gift is tax-deductible as long as the stock has been held for at least one year. There is no obligation to pay any capital gains tax on the appreciated value.
Yes, if your stock is held in a brokerage account, you can transfer your gift electronically.
Please provide the information below to your broker:
Brokerage Firm: Pershing, LLC
Account Name: The John Jay College Foundation
DTC Number: 0443
Account Number: NAW-005460
Please remind your broker to include your name, contact information and special instructions for the transfer. When stocks are transferred electronically, we are informed only of the stock name and the number of shares, not the name of the donor, unless you authorize your broker to share this information with us. Failure to share your gift intent may delay the gift acknowledgement for tax reporting purposes.
The John Jay College Foundation, Inc.
524 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
13-3683676
The value of a stock gift is calculated by averaging the high and low quoted selling prices for the stock as of the gift valuation date. The gift valuation date for securities sent to us via DTC is the date the securities are deposited into our brokerage account.
Yes, please complete and submit the stock donation notification form below.