Making a charitable gift of appreciated securities, which may allow you to avoid capital gains tax, is a particularly effective way to help the College provide a life-changing educational experience to Mills students. Mills is deeply grateful to you for providing the gift of education through your transfer of securities.

Step 1: Instruct your stockbroker to electronically transfer your gift of stock to our account at the Northern Trust Company:

The Northern Trust Company, DTC #2669
Mills College Gift Account #: 26-05667
Attn: Brian M. Villani, Vice President
Phone: 312.444.7228
Fax: 312.557.2704 

or one of the following brokerage firms, if your account is with them:

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, DTC #0015
Mills College Account #: 106-014377-072
Attn: Jerry Estruth/David Gambelin
Phone: 800.726.3232

Merrill Lynch, DTC # 5198
Mills College Account #: 29804083
Attn: Debbie White
Phone: 510.549.4059

Step 2: Please make sure to notify the Mills College Office of Institutional Advancement, in writing, the following information:

• Number of shares
• Name of company
• Your broker's name and phone number
• Purpose of your gift

Please send your notification to:

Office of Institutional Advancement
Mills College
Attn: Director of Systems and Services
5000 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland CA 94613 
or via fax 510.430.2301 
or via email donors@mills.edu

Instructions for transferring a stock certificate

Step 1: Mail the certificate directly to the Mills College Office of Institutional Advancement at the above address.  To keep the stock secure, do not sign the back of the certificate.

Step 2: Mail in a separate envelope a signed stock power.

Step 3: Notify our office in writing of the purpose of your gift.

Please see above for how to send us notification.

We recommend you do not change the name on the front of the certificate. Taking the time to have the name changed by the transfer agent delays your gift by over a month. This gives you less control over the price of the shares of your gift and the timing of your gift.

If you have any questions, please call 510.430.2097.