Stocks and Mutual Funds

Gifts of Securities

Each year, many of our committed donors support America's Second Harvest with gifts of stock or mutual fund shares. These gifts may enable you to realize tax benefits while giving you the satisfaction of helping the country's largest and most effective hunger-relief charity.

If you own appreciated securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds held by you for more than one year), donating them to America's Second Harvest may allow you to reduce or avoid more capital gains taxes and receive a federal income tax charitable deduction.

You can also designate America's Second Harvest as the beneficiary of your securities; please contact your broker for more information about this simple way to support hunger relief.

This type of gift can be especially appealing if you are holding shares that have appreciated significantly in value but yield a low dividend. Please review our Donation of Securities form for more information .