Your gift by check
US Postal Service
- Date your check on or before Dec. 31, 2023, and
- Mail via U.S. Postal Service with postmark on or before Dec. 31, 2023.
- Gift checks mailed via U.S. Postal Service with postmark and check date on or before Dec. 31, 2023 will be counted for 2023 regardless of when they are received at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation.
The address for mailing, shipping, or hand-delivery of your check:
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation
ATTN: Teleia White
300 E. Seventh Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Other Delivery
You can hand-deliver a check made out to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation to any Library branch by December 31, 2023.
- Date your check on or before Dec. 31, 2023
- Place your check and printed giving form in a sealed envelope addressed to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation.
- Hand-deliver the envelope to a Library staff member or place it in the branch donation lockbox (at the main service desk) by 5 p.m., on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Check to make sure the Library you visit is open as some branches are closed on Sunday. For a list of locations and their hours of operation, click HERE.
Questions about your gift by check? Email twhite@cmlibrary.org or call 704-416-0803.
Your gift by credit card
The way you send your gift determines the deadline, since your credit card gift is effective for tax purposes on the date the card is charged (processed by the Foundation).
Questions about your credit card gift? Email twhite@cmlibrary.org or call 704-416-0803.
Gifts of stock
The holiday season is an excellent time to invest in your Library and leverage charitable tax benefits before the end of 2023. If you are considering a gift, appreciated securities may be a great option for you. Donating stock can help you avoid capital gains tax and you are able to deduct the gift as a charitable donation at its fair market value. It’s a smart and simple way to invest in community literacy, lifelong learning and access to opportunity offered by your Library.
Electronic securities transfer
- Your electronic transfer of securities from a brokerage account is complete when the securities have been received by an account owned by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation. Important: These gifts are not considered complete upon giving instructions to a broker.
- Your electronic transfer gift is counted for tax purposes only when it is complete (see above).
- Initiate your transfer early. It is wise to allow several weeks. While some transfers may be received within days of your instructions, longer delays are possible, especially at year-end.
- Deadline: Your electronic transfer must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2023.
- Gifts of securities may be wire transferred from your bank or brokerage account to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation account at Truist. Please ask your broker to provide the transfer agents with your name so we can identify and acknowledge your gift.
FBO: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation
Account Number: WA8029978
DTC: #0226 clearing through National Financial Services, LLC
Questions about transferring any gift of securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds)? Contact Jenni Gaisbauer at 704-416-0801 or jgaisbauer@cmlibrary.org
