Cash
Cash, usually in the form of a check, is an easy and convenient way for you to support worthy causes in the community.
Cash gifts enable you as a donor to claim a current tax deduction of up to 50% of your adjusted gross income in any one year when you itemize deductions, with the excess carried forward for an additional five years.
To give by check: Please make the check payable to The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. In the memo section or on a separate piece of paper, write the name of the fund into which the gift is going.
Mail or deliver the check to: The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, 70 Audubon St. New Haven, CT 06510
For wire transfers of cash, please contact Dotty Weston-Murphy at dmurphy@cfgnh.org or 203-777-7081.
To make a secure online credit card donation: 
If you have any questions about donating cash, please contact Dotty Weston-Murphy, at 203-777-7081 or via email.
Securities
The Community Foundation accepts most securities as charitable gifts. Such gifts will be valued at the mean market value on the date of the gift. After the security is liquidated, the remaining value of the gift is available to support your charitable goals.
- Gifts of appreciated securities offer tax advantages, as their full fair market value is deductible as a charitable contribution up to 30% of your adjusted gross income each year when you itemize deductions.
- Deduction amounts that exceed the limit can be carried forward for up to five additional years.
- You do not have to pay federal or state capital gains taxes on the appreciated portion of the gift.
For electronic transfers:
1. Prior to transferring shares, please contact Dotty Weston-Murphy at The Community Foundation and provide the following information:
- Name of your broker and firm assisting with the transfer;
- Stock name and number of shares;
- How you would like this gift to be used (i.e., the fund or purpose to which the gift should be directed);
2. Please advise us, directly or through your broker, when the stock transfer is complete. Once the gift is received and processed by The Community Foundation, a gift acknowledgement letter will be sent to you.
3. Click on the icon below to download instructions for completing an electronic transfer of securities.
Wire Transfer Instructions (stocks and bonds)
If you have any questions, please contact Dotty Weston-Murphy at 203-777-7081 or via email.
For a paper certificate:
1. Mail your unendorsed (not signed) certificates to the Foundation:
Dotty Weston-Murphy
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
70 Audubon St.
New Haven, CT 06510
2. Send us, in a separate envelope, a signed Irrevocable Stock/Bond Power Form (below). Click on the icon below to download the form. (Please do not mail the certificates and Irrevocable Stock/Bond form together, as the certificates would be negotiable.)
If you have any questions about paper certificates, please contact Dotty Weston-Murphy at 203-777-7081 or via email.
The Community Foundation is a partner in the national Leave A Legacy® program. All of us have the ability to “make a difference in the lives that follow” by leaving a charitable legacy. A gift through your will can recognize loved ones and support issues important to you. It's so easy to make a bequest,
find out how.
The value of your real estate may exceed that of any other asset you own. You can use it to fulfill your charitable interests and receive financial and tax benefits. Learn More about
making a gift of real estate.
You can make The Community Foundation the owner and irrevocable beneficiary of your life insurance policy and either give a paid-up policy or continue to pay premiums - all with tax benefits that you can enjoy during your lifetime. Learn more about gifts of life insurance.
You can place cash or property into a trust that pays a fixed amount to The Foundation for the number of years you select. Once this period ends, the assets held by the trust are transferred to the beneficiaries you name. In some cases, you receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes. Learn more about
charitable lead trusts.
You can place cash or property in a trust that pays annual income to you (or another named beneficiary) for life. After your death, the remainder of the trust transfers to The Community Foundation and is placed into a charitable fund you have selected. You receive income tax benefits the year you establish your trust. Learn more about
charitable remainder trusts.
You can make a gift of cash or property to The Community Foundation now, get immediate tax benefits, and ensure that you or a loved one receive fixed quarterly or annual income payments for life. Learn more about
charitable gift annuities.
If you own highly appreciated stock, a pooled income fund may be an effective way to achieve your charitable goals, increase your income and save on taxes. Learn More about
pooled income funds.