Making a gift of ... Giving stock that has been held longer than one year allows you to avoid paying any capital gains tax that would otherwise be due. In addition, you can claim a charitable income ...

A federal income charitable contribution tax deduction based on the stock’s fair market value on the date of the gift (up to 30% of your adjusted gross income) if the stock was owned for more than one ...

A gift of stock is especially advantageous if the stock has been held long term (at least one year and one day). Then the fair market value (based on the mean price on the date of the gift) is tax ...