Check or Money Order

Send a check or money order made payable to Brown University to:

Brown University

Gift Cashier

Box 1877

Providence, RI 02912, USA

Making a Gift of Appreciated Securities/Stock to Brown University

Gifts of securities such as stocks, mutual fund shares, or other appreciated assets can be a great tax-efficient method for making a gift to Brown. In most instances, you can take a tax deduction for the full market value of the gift and avoid any capital gains tax.

Here is a quick guide to ensure the successful execution of your unrestricted, publicly-traded securities.

If you physically hold the shares:

The stock certificate and a stock power must be sent to the Brown University Investment Office. Your stock power must include a guaranteed signature. For security reasons, this information should be sent in a separate envelope from the stock certificate. Both items should be sent to:

Brown University

Investment Office

Box C

Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA

If the stock is held in a brokerage account, and the stock is simply being transferred:

Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.

DTC #0226

Account #L74-100072

Brown University

If using this method, please notify the Investment office of the gift by faxing a copy of the transfer instructions to fax number 401-867-3996. This allows the gift to be identified when it arrives.

If the stock is foreign:

To ensure that the stock will be accepted, please notify the Investment Office at 401-867-3976, or via fax at 401-867-3996, of all security details. The Investment Office will give you appropriate instructions and date for delivery.

If you have any questions, please contact the investment office at 401-867-3976.

Credit Card Gifts

If you wish to make a credit card gift to Brown, please contact Gift Accounting at 401.863.2743 Monday - Friday during the day, the Student Calling Center evenings toll-free at 866.712.0301, or fax the following information to the Office of Gift Accounting at 401.863.3301:

- Credit card type: American Express, VISA, MasterCard

- Full name (as it appears on card)

- Card number | Expiration date

- Signature

- Amount of gift

- Daytime phone number (and fax number, if available)

Wire Transfer

To wire transfer funds to Brown, contact the Gift Accounting Office at 401-863-3633 for instructions.

Matching Gifts

Double or even triple your gift's impact on the University! More than one thousand companies offer some level of corporate match for their employees' philanthropic interests. Best of all, you are recognized for the full amount of your own gift plus any resulting corporate match.

Contact your company's personnel or human resources office to find out if your employer, or your spouse's employer, has a matching gift program. If you have questions or need further information, contact Brown's Matching Gift Coordinator at 800.662.2266.

	Brown University Office of Development Box 1893 Providence, RI 02912
Phone:	800.662.2266
Fax:	401.863.3301
Email:	Annual_Fund@brown.edu Annual_Leaders@brown.edu Class_Campaigns@brown.edu Parent_Leaders@brown.edu Planned_Giving@brown.edu