Gifts of Stock If you own publicly-traded stock or mutual funds that have grown in value and have been held for more than one year, you can generally enjoy greater tax savings by donating such property than by donating an equivalent amount of cash. Your gift of stock to Children & Families of Iowa will help deliver quality programs to more than 21,000 Iowans. To make a gift of stock, please fill out the Gift of Stock Form and submit it to Claudia Miranda at West Bank. Claudia will review the assets and start the appropriate procedures. Children & Families of Iowa typically sells the gift of stock upon receipt in order to meet the immediate needs of our programs.