You can give online or call Loretta Larkin at 248-478-9242 Ext. 125 with your credit card in hand.

Make checks payable to the GAM Foundation and mail to our office:

GAM Foundation
39255 Country Club Drive Suite B40
Farmington Hills, MI 48831

Gifts of stock can be transferred electronically, making it easy for you to give to the Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) Foundation. Please consult your tax advisor regarding your personal tax benefit.

If you’d like to make a gift of stock, the brokerage account information is as follows:

Baird
Grand Rapids, MI
DTC Number: 0547
Account Name: Golf Association of Michigan Foundation
Federal Identification Number (FEIN #): 47-2118531
Account Number: 5841-5198

Note that donor information is not included with transfers, so you need to let us know about your gift if you would like to be acknowledged. When you reach out, please share:

• The intended purpose of the gift
• The name of the company or ticker symbol
• The number of shares
• The approximate date of transfer

If you have further questions, please contact Laura Bavaird, GAM Foundation Director at [email protected]

In 2015 Congress made permanent the fact that you can gift your IRA distribution. You can transfer up to $100,000 per year from your IRA to the Foundation in a direct rollover without first having to recognize the distribution as income. Retirement fund assets that are donated to charitable organizations through a beneficiary designation often pass to the organization free of income or estate taxes, thereby maximizing the impact of this type of charitable gift. 

You can use an IRA to support our mission by contacting your IRA plan administrator and requesting that a qualified charitable distribution be made from your account to the GAM Foundation.

Here’s the information you’ll need to complete the process:

Remit checks to:

GAM Foundation
39255 Country Club Dr. Suite B40
Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Please include your name in the memo section.

ABA number: 044000024

Account Number: 01368373326

GAM Foundation Federal Tax ID #: 47-2118531

Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to the GAM Foundation. Please contact us to confirm receipt of your gift. We encourage you to consult with your legal and financial advisors regarding your personal tax situation.

If you have further questions, please contact Loretta Larkin at [email protected]

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) make it easy to dedicate funds that support your favorite nonprofit organizations. This is a convenient way to make a meaningful, tax-efficient contribution to the Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) Foundation. DAFs allow you to give cash, stock and other assets and receive a tax deduction. Then you can use the fund to grant specific amounts to the GAM Foundation over time.

Establish your DAF by making an irrevocable, tax-deductible donation to a financial company that operates a DAF program. Determine the investment allocation of the donated assets, and recommend grants to the GAM Foundation whenever you wish to make a gift.

DAFs cannot be used to pay for tickets to fundraising events, galas or auctions if the cost of the ticket is not fully tax deductible. Specifically, DAF grants cannot be used to pay the tax-deductible portion of a ticket if the full cost includes both a tax deductible and non-deductible portion. Additionally, grants may not be used to pay for items or services purchased or won at a charity auction.

If you have already created a Donor Advised Fund and would like to make a gift in support of the GAM Foundation, please follow these instructions:

• Contact your DAF administrator and recommend a gift in support of the Golf Association of Michigan Foundation (Federal Tax ID No. 47-2118531)

• Remit checks to:
  GAM Foundation
  39255 Country Club Dr. Suite B40
  Farmington Hills, MI 48331
  
  Please include your name in the memo section
  
  
• ABA Number: 044000024
• Account Number: 01368373326

We encourage you to consult with your legal and financial advisors regarding your personal tax situation. If you have questions, please contact Loretta Larkin at [email protected].