Giving Season Reminders

November 12, 2025

Gift Transfer Instructions

If you have contributed stock gifts to your charitable fund at the Community Foundation or you are planning to do so, please be aware of our stock transfer instructions.

Direct Securities, including mutual funds, to:

 

DTC Participant #0164 (Code 40)

Schwab account #8766-6646

The Community Foundation, Inc.

Donor Name: ______________________

 

When initiating a stock transfer, please be sure to:

  • Include your name and your fund’s name to ensure it is credited to the correct fund.
  • Notify your Philanthropic Advisor that the transfer has been requested and provide the name of the security and the number of transferred shares.

Note that the deadline for stock contributions is December 31st at noon. If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to your Philanthropic Advisor

Looking for additional instructions? View all giving options.

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End of Year Deadlines

 

For 2025 gifts, please consider the following:

December 15

  • Grant recommendations are due for processing before year end

December 24-26

  • Community Foundation Office Closed

December 31

  • Gifts made via wire transfer must be initiated by 12:00pm.
  • Gifts of securities must be received in a Community Foundation brokerage account by 12:00pm.
  • Checks sent via U.S. Postal Service must be postmarked with a Dec. 31st date for a 2025 tax receipt.
  • Credit card gifts must be completed by 11:59PM

Giving by check?

  • While we accept checks, we recommend using our electronic gift options. Check fraud is on the rise and the USPS continues to experience delivery delays.
  • If you choose to send a check, please make it payable to "Community Foundation for a greater Richmond" and include the fund name in the memo line. Please mail all checks to our secured payment lockbox at the following address:

The Community Foundation

PO Box 49044

Baltimore, MD 21297-9044

Note: Please do not mail checks to our office address.

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Community Impact Fund

You may be familiar with the Foundation's Community Impact Fund — an unrestricted fund launched to address the region's most pressing needs and promising opportunities each year. Contributions augment our annual Community Impact Grants program, where you can rely on the deep knowledge and expertise of Foundation staff to strategically invest your dollars in our community.

Last year, individuals and families gave $475,000, which allowed us to invest more dollars into the community this year.
Will you help us keep the momentum going? New gifts made to the Community Impact Fund by December 31st will be leveraged for greater impact, boosting the dollars available for grants in 2026.

Together, we can build a stronger, more resilient Richmond region for generations to come. Here are several convenient ways for you to contribute:

  • Donate by credit card.
  • Give from your donor advised fund through the fund advisor portal. Search for the Community Impact Fund in the "Other foundation funds” field or the “Foundation funds you have given to in the past” field.
  • Send a check to our secure payment lockbox:

Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
P.O. Box 49044
Baltimore, MD 21297-9044
(Please include “Community Impact Fund” in the memo line.)