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The next few months are make-or-break for Mother Jones’ fundraising. We need to raise $300,000 quickly, and we need more online readers to pitch in than have been. Please learn more in "It's Not a Crisis. This Is the New Normal," where we go into the brutal economics of journalism, and what makes Mother Jones unique and worth supporting if you can right now.

A gift of appreciated stock generally offers a twofold tax advantage:

You avoid paying capital gains tax on the increased value of the stock.
You receive an income-tax deduction for the full fair-market value of the stock at the time of the gift.

If you have owned stock for a “long term” period of time, more than a year, you qualify for these significant tax advantages.

It’s easy to make a gift of stock to Mother Jones via the Foundation for National Progress (FNP). Ask your broker to transfer the shares to the FNP. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit under EIN 94-2282759.

The transfer should be encoded as follows:
Merrill Lynch
Foundation for National Progress DBA Mother Jones Magazine
Tax ID: 94-2282759
Account #: 6CL02506
DTC Clearing 8862

To make sure that you are properly credited and acknowledged for your gift, please have your broker contact us at (415) 321-1754 to let us know a transfer is taking place.

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