Stock Gifts

Support Earth Island Institute with a gift of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. You can get an immediate charitable deduction for the full market value of the stock and avoid capital gains taxes that would normally be due upon sale. You can instruct your broker to transfer shares to Earth Island Institute.

Earth Island Institute maintains a brokerage account with Charles Schwab. When transferring securities please inform your broker of the following:

Account Name: Earth Island Institute

Charles Schwab Account Number: 3024-7477

DTC Number: 164

Please alert Earth Island that your gift is being transferred to our account, as the stock will arrive without identification. To assist our staff and ensure your gift acknowledgment, please send the following information to our Development Relations Manager, Kim Picone, at kimpicone@earthisland.org:

  1. Your name
  2. Name of security
  3. Number of shares
  4. Date of Transfer or of Transfer Request
  5. Project or Program Allocation Preferences (if applicable)

If you have any additional questions, please contact our Development Relations Manager at 510-859-9123 or kimpicone@earthisland.org.