How to contribute stocks and ETFs to your Giving Fund

You can contribute stocks or ETFs directly to your Giving Fund in just 3 steps. This can be one of the most tax-efficient ways to give, helping you maximize both your impact and your tax savings. There are also no fees charged by GoFundMe Giving Fund when receiving stock or ETF contributions. Once contributed, you'll receive the full liquidated value of your stocks or ETFs in your Giving Fund.

When you donate appreciated stocks or ETFs, you eliminate the taxes on investment gains. That means the full value of your assets is added to your Giving Fund for you to support nonprofits.

Follow these steps to contribute stocks to your Giving Fund:

Step 1: Log into your GoFundMe account

Go to your Giving Fund on web or the app.
Select “Add Funds” → “Stocks and ETFs”.
This screen shows the account details your brokerage needs for the transfer including your correct, unique Giving Fund account number.

Step 2: Go to your brokerage account

See brokerage specific instructions for:

If you don’t see your brokerage, just contact their customer support and request a stock transfer form to “donate” or “gift shares to charity”. Then you'll want to:

Log into your brokerage
Enter your unique Giving Fund account details from Step 1 on the form provided (Brokerage firm, DTC number, Account Owner Name, Tax ID, Account Number)

⚠️ When initiating the transfer through your brokerage, be sure you don’t mark it anonymous and carefully check you’re entering your correct, unique Giving Fund account number.

Step 3: Submit the transfer through your brokerage account

We’ll email you once your shares are received, sold, and added to your Giving Fund.
Stock and ETF transfers typically take between 5-10 business days, but transfer timelines ultimately depend on your brokerage.

If your brokerage requires our brokerage to initiate the transfer, please follow these instructions.

Things to keep in mind

For maximum tax benefits. Contribute shares you’ve held over a year and have appreciated the most.
Record your cost basis before transferring. Most brokerages don’t keep this once shares leave your account, but you may need it for tax reporting.
Do not check “anonymous” on the form. We need your name to match the transfer.
Only stocks and ETFs are eligible. Mutual funds, fixed income, and other assets aren’t currently supported, and the transfer will fail if they’re included.
We’ll sell your shares once received. The sale proceeds are added to your Giving Fund balance.
Already picked an investment strategy? Your contribution will be invested automatically at the next market opportunity.
Transfers usually take 5–10 business days from when you submit it to your brokerage. Timing depends on your brokerage’s processing times and can sometimes take longer. We’ll notify you once it’s complete.

Follow these steps to contribute stocks to your Giving Fund:

Step 1: Log into your GoFundMe account

Step 2: Go to your brokerage account

Step 3: Submit the transfer through your brokerage account

Things to keep in mind

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Follow these steps to contribute stocks to your Giving Fund:

Step 1: Log into your GoFundMe account

Step 2: Go to your brokerage account

Step 3: Submit the transfer through your brokerage account

Things to keep in mind

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