What Are Stock Options? And Do You Want Them?

Clearly, the gift of an ISO or a NQSO to a charitable organization or the gift of stock acquired through the exercise of these options benefits the organization. The difficulty arises in the fact that these sorts of gifts might not be as advantageous to the donor.

Kathleen A. Stephenson is of counsel with the Philadelphia office of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Lisa B. Petkun is a partner in the Tax Department of Pepper Hamilton.