Instructions for Gifts of Securities

Procedures if your Broker or Banker holds your Securities

Via Electronic (DTC) Transfer

Contact your broker to inform him/her that you wish to donate securities to Earlham and ask them to transfer them via DTC to Earlham's account at Merrill Lynch in Indianapolis. More often than not, your broker will request written instructions from you regarding such transfers.

You will need to supply them with the following information on where to send the DTC:

Merrill Lynch in Indianapolis, IN:	DTC #5198
Account Name:	Earlham College
Account Number:	613-04077
Merrill Lynch Broker:	Jason Loveless
Phone (toll free):	866/755-3102
E-mail:	jason_loveless@ml.com

OR

Transfer to an Earlham Account at your Brokerage or Bank

Instruct your broker to establish a temporary account in the name of Earlham College and then have them transfer the shares you wish to donate to that account.

Once this has been done, ask your broker to telephone the Earlham Alumni and Development Office at the number below on the same day of the transfer. We will then instruct your broker to sell and remit the proceeds to Earlham.

Note:
The "date of the gift," which sets the value of the gift, is determined by the date that the stock is transferred to Earlham's DTC account at Merrill Lynch or Earlham's temporary account at your brokerage or bank. Because delays occur, we recommend that you also alert the Alumni and Development Office of your request and we will follow-up with your broker in order to expedite the transfer.

The College will pay for any broker's fees and you will be credited with the full value of the gift.

Please be sure to send us a brief, written communication with your contact information, the name of the stock, the number of shares, your broker's contact information, and your intentions for the use of the gift.

Please direct all correspondence to:

Kevin Klose, Associate V. P. for Institutional Advancement
Earlham College
801 National Road West
Alumni and Development Office
Richmond, IN 47374
Phone: 765/983-1622
Fax: 765/983-1300
E-mail Kevin

Procedures if you hold Securities Certificates

Transfer via Mail

If you possess the certificate(s), send the UNSIGNED certificate(s) via certified mail along with a signed note stating your intentions for the use of the gift, to the address listed above.

IN A SEPARATE ENVELOPE, mail a signed Irrevocable Stock Power form for each individual certificate to the address listed above. Make sure that the signature block is completed in the exact way that the stock is registered and that all individuals who are listed on the certificate have signed the stock power. If you need an Irrevocable Stock Power form, please contact the Alumni and Development Office.

Note:
Mail both envelopes on the same day. The "date of the gift," which sets the value of the gift, is determined by the postmark on the last envelope received.

OR

Transfer in Person

Bring your UNSIGNED certificate(s) to the Alumni and Development Office on the first floor of Carpenter Hall.

Sign an Irrevocable Stock Power form for each individual certificate. Make sure that the signature block is completed in the exact way that the stock is registered and that all individuals who are listed on the certificate have signed the stock power. If you need an Irrevocable Stock Power form, please contact the Alumni and Development Office.

Note:
The "date of the gift," which sets the value of the gift, is determined by the date you deliver the certificates and the signed Irrevocable Stock Power form(s).

Additional Important Information

Earlham's Federal Tax Exempt ID #: 35-0868073
Legal Name: Earlham College
(The Earlham School of Religion is a part of Earlham College
and, therefore, uses the same number).

Substantiation of gifts of securities may require keeping a written record of certain information and filing form 8283 with your annual tax return. If form 8283 is required in your particular situation, we will mail it to you.

Thank you for considering such gifts to Earlham. Your continued interest and support are genuinely appreciated.

For more information about making a gift of securities or mutual funds, please contact us