Gifts of Stock

Securities

Giving long-term appreciated stock offers you a two-fold tax saving. First, you receive a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the date of the gift. In addition, you avoid paying any capital gains tax on the increase in value of your stock. A gift of stock is considered complete, and thus deductible, when the stock is electronically transferred to MMA or a physical stock certificate is delivered to the Academy.

Electronic Transfer

The easiest and most expedient way for MMA to receive a gift of stock is electronically. In order to complete an electronic gift of stock your broker or trust officer would need the following information:

For further credit to: 45-3146 Maine Maritime Academy
From Donor: ________________________________________

When the donor’s name is added to the delivery, it helps Camden National Wealth Management identify the gift and provide the receiving organization with important information needed to promptly acknowledge the gift.

Notification of all known forthcoming gifts prior to delivery is greatly appreciated. Please contact the Camden National Wealth Management representative below: Jason Serino, (207) 619-8614, jserino@CamdenNational.bank.

Important Note: For gifts of other types of securities, such as mutual funds or government securities, please contact Camden National Wealth Management. Do not use the above delivery information. Thank you!

ACH
Receiver Name: Maine Maritime Academy
Receiver Account Number: 1145967
ACH Routing/ABA Number: 011201458

Wire – Domestic
Receiving Bank: Camden National Bank
Receiving Bank Address: Main Office: 2 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843
Receiving Bank Routing/ABA: 011201458

Wire – International
Please contact us for more information.

Please alert the MMA Advancement Office at 207-326-2115 before the transfer so that we can make arrangements with our bank to receive the stock. The Academy cannot sell an unidentified security. At the same time, please indicate the purpose of the contribution, such as an annual gift, a campaign contribution or pledge payment, or funds for a planned gift.

Stock Certificates and Stock Powers

If you send a stock certificate that is in your name, a letter of intent must be included. The Academy does not recommend sending signed certificates. Instead, under separate cover, please send a signed stock power. Stock powers are available from any broker or bank. On the stock power, your signature is the only item that is needed. Your signature must be guaranteed by a bank or broker. If the certificate is in the MMA’s name, no stock power is needed. The process for reregistering stock certificates (transferring the certificate into the Academy’s name) can take from two to four weeks. Stock certificates should be sent to:

Advancement Office
Leavitt Hall
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME 04420

To learn more, please contact the Advancement Office at 207-326-2115 or by email at advancement@mma.edu.