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Gifts of Stock Gifts of securities such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds are especially advantageous if you hold a security such as stock that has increased in value since you acquired it. By making a gift of stock held longer than one year, you avoid paying capital gains tax and you would receive an income tax deduction for the current market value of the gift. You may deduct gifts totaling up to 30% of your adjusted gross income in any year, with a five-year carry-over for any excess. If you hold stocks or bonds in street name with a broker, you may transfer the securities electronically by instructing your broker to send the securities to our account at: INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY You will need to send a letter to your broker with written instructions. In order to facilitate the transfer and acknowledgment of your stock gift, please notify us of your name, the name of the stock and the number of shares being donated before you transfer the stocks. Of course, we will respect the wishes of donors who prefer not to have their name publicly disclosed. You may notify us by email: or by calling (212) 252-9377. Stocks in Certificate Form If you hold stocks or bonds in certificate form, you may send the certificates via registered mail to HSI at the address below. Please leave the back of the certificate blank and dont endorse it. Housing and Services, Inc. Attn: 461 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 Separately, in a second envelope via regular first-class mail, send us one stock power for each stock certificate. You may download a stock power form or obtain stock powers from your bank or broker. Be sure to sign the power exactly as youre listed on the face of the certificate. When you fill out the stock power form(s), please leave the assignment blank to facilitate our selling the shares. You will need to sign each form and fill in the description of the stock. Enclose a dated letter which identifies the stock and includes your signature as it appears on the certificate and/or stock power.