donate appreciated stock, bonds or mutual funds

When you make a gift to the ATJ Campaign, 100% of your donation for statewide current operations will be distributed to support civil legal aid to low-income families throughout Michigan. Your gift changes lives.

How to Make a Gift of Stock

Step 1: Contact the institution where your stocks are held and let them know you’d like to transfer the shares to Michigan State Bar Foundation’s Vanguard account using the following information:

     DTC Number: 0062
     Brokerage Number: 82973469
     Brokerage Account Name: Michigan State Bar Foundation (MSBF)
     For the Benefit of: Access to Justice Fund
     MSBF Tax ID (EIN/TIN): 38-1459016

Step 2: Provide us with your information using the ‘Stock Gift Notification Form’  linked below. When you make a gift to MSBF by transferring stocks into our account, we do not receive any information that identifies you as the donor. To ensure that you receive the proper acknowledgment and recognition of your gift, kindly provide us with the information requested in the form.

Stock Gift Notification Form

Step 3: Please send us the completed stock gift notification form via email, mail, or fax:

     Michigan State Bar Foundation
     Attn: Access to Justice Fund 
     306 Townsend Street
     Lansing, MI 48933-2012
     Email: atjfund@msbf.org
     Phone Number: 517-346-6400
     Fax Number: 517-371-3325

Benefits of Making a Gift of Stock

Gifts of securities, including appreciated stock, bonds, and mutual funds, given directly to the ATJ Campaign can have special advantages. Please consult with your tax advisor for guidance.

Contributions to the ATJ Fund are received and administered by the Michigan State Bar Foundation according to the Access to Justice Fund guidelines. Please contact atjfund@msbf.org or (517) 346-6400 with any questions.