Gifting Securities to Sycamore
Save on taxes by donating appreciated stock

Taxes
Avoid a capital gains tax of 18.8 - 40%  on appreciated stock

Deduction
Deduct the fair market value regardless of your cost basis

Impact
Pass on the proceeds that would have gone to the IRS

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Electronic Transfer

Securities may be transferred from your brokerage account to Sycamore’s Stifel Nicolaus account via the Depository Trust Company (DTC). To perform such a transfer, notify your broker of the securities to be gifted and provide the following transfer instructions:

Company Name: Stifel Nicolaus
DTC Number: 0793
Account Name: Project Sycamore, a NFP Corporation
Account number: 46896617
Donor Name and Address:

In the event your broker requires further information, please contact one of our Stifel representatives (below).

Wiring Funds

Bank Name Bank of America
Bank Address  One Bryant Park, New York, NY  10036 
Bank ABA Number 026009593
Bank Account Number 4451211800
Credit   Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
For Further Credit Project Sycamore A NFP Corporation
Client Account Number 46896617









Donation of physical stock certificates

If the certificates are registered to your name, please provide a Stock or Bond Power Authorization and a Letter of Authorization (LOA). The LOA should state your intent, the receiving firm name, account name and account number (information found above). To avoid a delay in processing the certificate, please leave the stock power authorization blank except for your signature. Please have all parties the stock is registered to sign both the stock power and LOA. Please do not sign the back of any certificates. Please mail certificates and forms to Theodore Sinal/Timothy Sinal (below).

If the certificates are not registered to your name, please contact one of our Stifel representatives (below) to discuss the procedure to donate the shares.

Mutual Funds

Many mutual funds can be transferred, provided that Stifel has an agreement with the fund provider to trade that particular fund. To transfer mutual fund shares, please contact Stifel (below) to determine whether the fund is eligible.

Stifel Nicolaus Address & Contacts

Stifel Nicolaus
70 West Madison Street, Ste. 2500
Chicago, IL 60602
(800) 223-8232
(312) 454-3856 – Fax

Theodore Sinal
First Vice President/Investments
(312) 269-0383
[email protected]

Timothy Sinal
First Vice President/Investments
(312) 269-0393
[email protected]

Sycamore Trust’s Federal Tax Identification Number: 11-3811842

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