The Doheny Eye Institute is a 501(c)(3) organization and receives tax-deductible, charitable contributions.
Below are some instructions regarding gift making you may find helpful. If you have questions regarding a donation, please contact the Development department at 323-442-7101 or development@doheny.org
Please note that to receive a tax deduction in the current calendar year your donation must be postmarked no later than December 31st. No exceptions will be made.
Credit Card donations
We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. You may donate online or by phoning the Development office 323-442-7101 with your credit card number, expiration date, and gift amount.
Making a gift of stock
Notify your broker you would like to make a wire transfer to Doheny Eye Institute. Our broker information is as follows:
DTC Number: 418
Account #: 662-01632-1-9-700
Doheny Broker:
Felice Hubbard
Smith Barney
444 S. Flower St., 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: (213) 486-8874
Fax: (213) 486-8857
felice.v.hubbard@smithbarney.com
Please notify Doheny at 323-442-7101 or development@doheny.org
- To anticipate the stock transfer
- Stock name and number of shares to expect
- Donor’s full name
Making a gift from your 401K
As you probably know thanks to the extended charitable IRA legislation, you can once again make outright gifts using IRA funds without tax complications. While you cannot claim a charitable deduction for the IRA gifts, you will not pay income tax on the amount.
You may contribute funds this way if:
- You are 70½ or older
- Your IRA gifts total $100,000 or less each year in 2008 and 2009
- You transfer funds directly from an IRA
- You transfer the gifts outright to one or more public charities (This excludes gifts made to charitable trusts, donor advised funds and supporting organizations.)
- Qualifying gifts require that donors cannot receive benefits or perks in exchange for their gifts.
If you determine you want to make a donation
- Instruct your IRA administrator to make your distribution payable to Doheny Eye Institute. To avoid taxation on the distribution, the money must not be make payable to you, but directly to the charity.
- It is important your name be indicated in the memo section of the check or in a cover letter from the IRA administrator. Without this information we have no way of determining who made the donation.
- The check should be mailed to:
Doheny Eye Institute
1450 San Pablo Street, Ste. 3050
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Gifts by Check:
Make your check payable to “Doheny Eye Institute” and mail it to:
Doheny Eye Institute
Development & Public Affairs
1450 San Pablo Street, DEI-3050
Los Angeles, CA 90033
If your contribution is made in honor or memory of someone, please include:
• The name of the person you are honoring or memorializing.
• The name and address of the person to whom our office should send an acknowledgement of your gift.