SVCF is committed to making your year-end giving easy and meaningful. Please refer to this schedule for making new gifts and grants for the remainder of 2015.
Contributions to SVCF
As required by the IRS, in order for you to claim a charitable deduction for this tax year, ownership of your gifted asset must transfer to SVCF on or before December 31, 2015. Please note that liquid assets, such as real estate, must be initiated as soon as possible, as complex gifts generally take longer to transfer.
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Closely held stock |
Initiate by December 4
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Stocks held by your broker |
Initiate by December 7 |
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Checks |
Must be postmarked or delivered on or before December 31, 2015 |
Questions about making a new gift? Please call our development team at 650.450.5444 or email donate@siliconvalleycf.org.
Grants from existing funds at SVCF
Current fund-holders: For grant recommendations to be approved and payments mailed by December 31, 2015, please refer to the schedule below.
To get started with your year-end grants, visit us at siliconvalleycf.org and select “Login” in the upper right corner.
| Grant Recipients |
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Organizations in the United States |
Submit by December 11, 2015
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Organizations outside the United States |
All required information from the organization must be returned to SVCF by December 4, 2015. Please submit your recommendation as soon as possible, as the length of time needed to complete the international vetting process is largely dependent on how quickly an organization can return the required information to SVCF for review. |
If you are an SVCF fundholder and have questions about a grant or our online service, pleased contact our online assistance representative at 650.450.5549 or onlineassistance@siliconvalleycf.org.