Donate Stock

Donating stock to Mothers’ Milk Bank empowers us to provide essential nutrition to vulnerable infants. Your contribution supports our mission and may offer you tax advantages. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the health of these precious little ones.

Please follow these instructions. Donors will receive a formal acknowledgment and tax substantiation.

  • Please call Jennifer Benito-Kowalski at (408) 831-7276, or email jbenito@mothersmilk.org, or mail a letter to Mothers’ Milk Bank,
    Attention: Jennifer Benito-Kowalski at 1887 Monterey Road, Suite 105-110, San Jose, CA 95112, and provide the following:

Name of donor, address and telephone number
Name of stock or mutual fund and number of shares
Anticipated date of transfer
Restrictions on the purpose of the gift, if any
Special instructions, if any

  • For your DTC-eligible gift (domestic stock, bonds, ETFs, index funds) to be delivered into our account, please provide your broker with our account information:

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
560 S. Winchester Blvd., Suite 500, San Jose, CA 95128
DTC Participant Number – 8862
Credit Account Number – 327-02014
FFC Account of – Mothers’ Milk Bank California – STOCK GIFTS

Donate stock to Mothers’ Milk Bank California

For all other security types (mutual funds, international securities and currencies, etc.), or any questions about stock donations, please contact Jennifer Benito-Kowalski at (408) 831-7276, or email jbenito@mothersmilk.org.

PLEASE NOTE: Mothers’ Milk Bank recommends consulting with an attorney when preparing legal documents.

LEGAL AND TAX ADVICE: Mothers’ Milk Bank cannot render tax or legal advice, and this information is not intended as such. We recommend that you work with qualified financial and legal advisors.

The Federal Tax ID number for Mothers’ Milk Bank California is 77-0131926

Make a Gift from Your Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

You can support Mothers’ Milk Bank California directly through your Donor Advised Fund (DAF). A DAF is an investment account for philanthropic giving that offers an immediate tax benefit and the flexibility to support your preferred charities right away or over time.

Steps:

  1. Log in to your DAF account (such as Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, or others).
  2. Search for us by name: Mothers’ Milk Bank California or San Jose Mothers’ Milk Bank
    • EIN/Tax ID: 77-0131926
    • Address: 1887 Monterey Road, Ste 105-110 San Jose, CA 95112
  3. Recommend a grant in the amount of your choice.
  4. Submit your request. Your fund will send the contribution directly to Mothers’ Milk Bank California.

If your DAF provider offers it, you can also set up recurring gifts to sustain our work.

Have a DAF through Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable (DAFgiving360), or BNY Mellon?
Use the DAF Direct widget on this page to easily designate a gift to Mothers’ Milk Bank California.

Give Through Your IRA

If you are age 70½ or older, you can make a gift directly from your IRA to Mothers’ Milk Bank California. This type of gift — called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) — may count toward your Required Minimum Distribution and can be excluded from your taxable income.

How it Works:

  • Contact your IRA plan administrator to request a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
  • Provide them with our legal name, address, and Tax ID:

Mothers’ Milk Bank California
EIN: 77-0131926
Address: 1887 Monterey Road, Ste 105-110 San Jose, CA 95112

  • Your IRA administrator will send the gift directly to us.

For questions or to let us know a gift is on the way, please contact: jbenito@MothersMilk.org

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