The employer/tax identification number is 31-1709466.

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As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Program has a Board of Directors with ultimate authority over investment and grant decisions, including the right to approve grant recommendations and investment allocations.

Donor-advisors are encouraged to name successors and/or beneficiary organizations to their giving account to create a legacy of giving. Successors are individuals who will assume donor-advisor rights after the active donor-advisors are deceased. Charitable beneficiary organizations will receive the proceeds of a giving account after active donor-advisors are deceased.

If there is no successor or beneficiary named, the Program will consider the account to be orphaned and follow these procedures:

1. If there is no granting history, then the balance of the giving account will be transferred to the Program’s General Giving Fund.
2. If there is a granting history, the first consideration will be to make grants that reflect the donor-advisor’s past giving history, and with respect to deceased advisors, making grant awards in memory of such donor-advisors. If the previously supported organizations are no longer eligible, the balance of the fund will be transferred to the Program’s General Giving Fund. 

The minimum initial contribution is $10,000. Subsequent donations can be for $500 or more.

The Program accepts marketable securities, which are usually sold the next business day after receipt in the Program's account in good order. Two values apply:

• The donation amount, which you report to the IRS, will be the average market value of the securities on the day the Program receives them in good order.
• The proceeds amount, which is placed in your donor-advised fund account, equals the actual selling price of the securities minus brokerage and other fees associated with the sale. Due to market fluctuation, this value may be more or less than the donation amount.

We will report both values to you in writing. You may also call a Program service associate for this information.

Security transactions related to Program donations are subject to commissions and all other applicable fees. For stocks sold through the Program's account at T. Rowe Price, the brokerage commission is $9.95. All fees are subject to change without notice. The commissions for securities sold through other firms with which the Program has an account (for example, Charles Schwab, E*Trade, Morgan Stanley SmithBarney) are set by those firms.

Yes, you can contribute assets that you have withdrawn from your IRA to the Program. Please note that withdrawals from your IRA are taxable and are included as part of your ordinary income. If you do contribute to the Program, you can claim a charitable income tax deduction for the amount of the contribution in the year in which it is made (up to the IRS limits). Prior to making the contribution, you may want to discuss this decision with your tax advisor or attorney to ensure that these assets are not needed for you or your family.

Please note: Contributions from your IRA to your giving account do not qualify as a Qualified Charitable Deduction (QCD), since donor-advised funds are excluded from the QCD rule under existing regulations. A QCD enables individuals aged 70 1/2 or older to distribute funds from their IRA directly to eligible charitable organizations and exclude the distribution from their gross income, up to $100,000. 

Yes, you can leave your IRA or other retirement accounts to the Program for Charitable Giving. The most common way to do this is to name the Program as the primary beneficiary of your IRA or retirement account.

If you wish, you may inform the Program of your intentions and provide account information. Simply complete a Program New Account form and indicate that the contribution will be made through your estate. This ensures that account information and the names of donor-advisors are included in the Program's records.

The advantage of this strategy is that your estate will receive an estate tax charitable deduction for the amount of the bequest. Prior to making the contribution, you may want to discuss this decision with your tax advisor or attorney to ensure that these assets are not needed for you or your family.

The Program for Charitable Giving offers several features that may be relevant and advantageous to you in achieving your charitable giving objectives and strategies.

Specifically, the Program offers you:

• The ability to take a tax deduction (up to the allowable IRS limits) in the year of the gift.
• The opportunity to make your grant decisions over a number of years. You decide when you want to support the organizations you feel most strongly about.
• The ability to provide support to multiple nonprofits from one donation of stock.
• The potential to grow your gift within managed investment pools to increase the amount you ultimately contribute. This strategy is especially advantageous for philanthropists who seek current tax advantages yet have high charitable aspirations and a longer investment time horizon.
• The convenience of managing your charitable giving through one account that provides quarterly statements documenting all account activity.
• The ability to name multiple advisors and contributors to your account, promoting charitable giving within your family or business.
• A resource to assist you in researching charitable organizations that may be compatible with your charitable mission or objectives. 

Yes. The minimum account balance is $500. Donors whose accounts fall below the minimum are notified prior to any action by the Program.

The Program does not accept US Savings Bonds, foreign-registered securities, real property, Bitcoin, or life insurance. If you wish to donate privately held stock, please contact us to discuss your intention first. 

The IRS Form 8283 is for the reporting of Noncash Charitable Contributions by donors. The acknowledgement letter you receive after each contribution includes all the information necessary to complete the form, which is obtainable from the IRS website, www.IRS.gov. The Program's EIN (31-1709466) should be included on the form. The Program is not required to sign the form. 

Yes, anyone can make a tax deductible charitable contribution to The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving for the benefit of any existing account. Independent donors (those not listed as a donor-advisor on an account) have no rights/privileges to the account and cannot personally benefit from their donation to the Program or subsequent charity recipients. 

You make a grant recommendation for a distribution from your donor-advised fund account. Grants may be made to U.S. public charities, private operating foundations, and certain governmental entities. As a result of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, some supporting organizations are no longer eligible for a Program grant. The minimum grant recommendation is $100. To review the charitable causes supported by the Program, click here. 

Yes, you may make a grant recommendation once your Program contribution has been processed.

All grant recommendations are reviewed by the professional staff of the Program.

The length of the review process is contingent upon:

• Thoroughness of information provided with the grant recommendation (federal tax ID number/EIN for charitable organization, mailing address, etc.).
• The Program's previous experience with the charitable organization recommended.
• The dollar amount of the recommended grant:
  Grant recommendations of $50,000 and up to $100,000 require the approval of the president. Grant recommendations of $100,000 or more require the approval of the Board of Directors.

Donors can follow the status of their grant recommendation through online account access.

You will receive a copy of the letter sent to an organization receiving a Program grant based on your recommendation. You will also be notified of the reasons that a recommendation could not be approved.

The Program sends a letter to an organization receiving a Program grant based on your recommendation. You can request that the letter will include your name as the advisor for the grant, the name of the account, and the address. Or you can remain anonymous. A copy of the grant letter is posted to your online account.

The Program makes every effort to honor grant recommendations. Remember that grants must meet the following criteria:

• The purpose of the grant must be for a designated charitable cause:
  • Arts and Culture
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Human Services
  • Medicine and Science
  • Religious Activities
  • Other Innovative Charitable Undertakings
• The grant recipient must be a recognized U.S. public charity, private operating foundation, or qualified governmental entity and directly support the Program's designated causes. Please note that some supporting organizations are not eligible for a grant.
• No impermissible benefit (for example, school tuition, membership fees, dues, goods bought at charity auctions) may be received by any individuals or entities connected to a Program account.
• Grants may not be used for lobbying, political contributions, or support of political campaigns.
• Grants may not be made to benefit a specific individual, private non-operating foundation, or foreign-registered charitable organization. 

The Program requires that the total dollar amount of grants issued by the Program be equal to at least 5% of the Program's total assets (based on a five-year average). Over the years, the Program has made grant distributions of over 20% of the average assets held by the Program in a particular year.

No. Each giving account is only required to distribute $250 in grant payments every five years. The Program will contact you if your giving account has not met this distribution minimum.

An account will be considered orphaned if the account has not generated a grant disbursement for 5 years and the Program’s diligent attempts have been unsuccessful for 60 days in either locating the donor-advisor(s) or causing the donor-advisors(s) to recommend a grant. If the account has a named successor, then the successor shall become the primary donor-advisor. If the account has named charitable beneficiary organizations, then funds shall be disbursed to those beneficiaries. 

All grant checks are mailed directly to the recipient organization.

If you wish to make your recommendation known, you can authorize the Program to release your personal information in the grant letter that accompanies the check, or present your copy of the grant award letter to the organization.

The minimum grant amount is $100.

Grant recommendations can only be made to U.S. charities recognized by the IRS. However, your grant recommendations to U.S. charities can be used for their charitable purposes outside of the U.S.

The Program has established a General Giving Fund, which accepts contributions on an unrestricted basis. This fund will be used by the Program in making grants according to Program guidelines. It may also be used to cover administrative and overhead expenses of the Program as a whole. Like all gifts made to the Program, donations to the General Giving Fund are irrevocable and donors realize their allowable charitable tax deduction in the calendar year in which the donation is made. No donor interest in regard to investments or grants is established.

The General Giving Fund receives assets from: (1) gifts without donor-advised interests; (2) donor-advised accounts where the advisory rights have lapsed or terminated; and (3) accounts from which no grant activity has been recorded in five years and efforts to communicate with the donor-advisors, successors, or beneficiaries have failed.

The General Giving Fund provides you with an immediate outlet or direction for your charitable donation to the Program. This strategy works best for individuals without a general interest in how their donation will be put to use or who do not have the time or desire to investigate and research appropriate charitable outlets. Grants using assets donated and placed in the General Giving Fund are determined by the Board of Directors of the Program.

The Program offers six investment pools, each with a specific risk/return objective. The pools are composed of no-load mutual funds managed by T. Rowe Price.

The T. Rowe Price investment approach strives to achieve superior performance while considering risks incurred versus potential rewards. Click here for more detailed information on the investment pools. When you open your donor-advised fund account, you recommend one or more pools in which to invest your contribution. You can request a change in your investment selection at any time with no fee.

Donor-advisors associated with a T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving account with a balance of $3 million or above may request separate portfolio management for their fund account. This service offers an opportunity to recommend the account be invested in individual securities, bonds, and mutual funds. Click here for more information.

All investment pools and separately managed portfolios are subject to market risk, including possible loss of principal.

The Program updates the pool performance after the end of each quarter and posts it on the Program's website. Click here to go to the most recent pool performance.

The Program assesses an annual administrative fee on all donor-advised assets to help cover operating and administrative expenses. The prorated assessment is made on a daily basis and is reflected in the net asset value of each investment pool. Annual administrative fees are as follows:

The Program has established service agreements with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., to manage the investment pools operated for the benefit of the Program and its donors. Investment returns are net of expenses of the underlying mutual funds. Annualized expense ratios for the pools have generally ranged from 0.35% to 0.85%. Click here for the pool's annualized expense ratios as of the last quarter.

The total annual fees are the sum of the administrative and investment fees.

Accounts that are reduced to a zero balance through grant recommendation(s) within the first six months from account inception will be assessed an administrative fee of $500 prior to awarding the final grant.

Please do not send grant acknowledgements or tax receipts to the Program. Your acceptance of the grant funds is all that is needed.

Grants received from the Program should be listed as coming from The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving. You may also include the name of the donor-advised fund or donor-advisor if included in the grant award letter you receive.

Our donor-advisors choose how they want to be acknowledged for each grant recommendation they make. They may choose to share their name, account name, and personal address. If the donor-advisor’s address in included in the grant letter, you may wish to send them an acknowledgement at their provided address. Donor-advisors should not receive a tax receipt from your charity.

If no address is provided by the donor-advisor, they do not expect a thank you from your organization.

Please do not send any acknowledgments or other materials to The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving. We do not forward correspondences received on to donor-advisors.

If you have further questions, please contact PCGQuestions@ProgramForGiving.org.

The Program does not maintain an eligible charity list. Our donor-advisors recommend charities based on their own research and interests. We encourage charities to keep their information current on popular nonprofit research sites, such as: GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance.

Grants from donor-advised funds may only be made for events or memberships if the donation is considered 100% tax deductible by the recipient charity and the donor-advisor receives no "personal benefit".