Gifts of Stock or Securities

Gifts of marketable stocks or mutual fund shares that have appreciated can have an immediate impact on a college or program at WSU while creating a favorable income tax deduction for you based on the assets’ current value. Mutual fund gifts are recognized as the value of the closing price and stock gifts recognized at the average of the high and low on the date of transfer. Please contact the WSU Foundation at 509-335-6686 if you have any questions about making a gift of stock or mutual funds to support Washington State University.

Making a gift of stock or securities

The following information applies to outright gifts only. Stock gifts are recognized at the value of the stock on the date of the transfer.

Shares in “Street Name”

If you hold stock in a “street name” with an existing brokerage firm and do not have a preference for a particular broker, the shares should be transferred to a brokerage firm where the WSU Foundation maintains an account.

Preferred Broker

The WSU Foundation’s preferred broker is Raymond James Securities.

Raymond James SecuritiesAccount Number: 46361951
Attn: Jack SimpsonTax ID Number: 91-1075542
759 N Milwaukee St, Suite 612DTC Number: 0725
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 888-721-6117 or 414-935-4190
Fax: 414-935-4195

The WSU Foundation also has accounts with the following brokers. If you hold an account with one of these firms, you may provide this account information.

Brokerage FirmAccount #Account ExecutivePhone #
Edward D. Jones870-03981-1-1-1Greg Bloom509-332-1564
Charles Schwab9215-7296N/A800-435-4000
Merrill Lynch340-04202Tom Cresswell509-459-4552
DA Davidson63816334Rusty Schatz800-808-5396
Fidelity Investments144-341673N/A800-544-6666
Information is subject to change. Please notify the WSU Foundation if you encounter any problems.

Contact the WSU Foundation at 509-335-1686 to alert us of the gift and confirm the gift use instructions.

For information on cash and wiring instructions, please contact the WSU Foundation’s Gift Accounting Office at 509-335-6686 or by email at foundation@wsu.edu.