Gifts of Retirement Assets
Donating part or all of your unused retirement assets, such as your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), pension or other tax-deferred plan, is an excellent way to make a charitable gift.
If you are like most people, you probably will not use all of your retirement assets during your lifetime. You can make a gift of your unused retirement assets to help the causes you care about most through a fund at CommunityGiving or one of our partner community foundations.
You can give up to $105,000 from your IRA directly to a charitable organization like CommunityGiving without having to pay income taxes on the gift. While the legislation does NOT allow transfer to donor advised funds, they can be used for other types of funds such as Designated, Field of Interest or Unrestricted funds.
Benefits of gifts of retirement assets
- Avoid potential estate tax on retirement assets
- Your heirs would avoid income tax on any retirement assets funded on a pre-tax basis
- Receive potential estate tax savings from an estate tax deduction
How to make a gift of retirement assets
To leave your retirement assets to CommunityGiving, you will need to complete a beneficiary designation form provided by your retirement plan custodian. If you designate CommunityGiving as beneficiary, we will benefit from the full value of your gift because your IRA assets will not be taxed at your death. Your estate will benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift.
More on gifts of retirement assets
Did you know that 60%-70% of your retirement assets may be taxed if you leave them to your heirs at your death? Another option is to leave your heirs assets that receive a step up in basis, such as real estate and stock, and give the retirement assets to CommunityGiving. As a charity, we are not taxed upon receiving an IRA or other retirement plan assets.
Contact us
If you have any questions about gifts of retirement assets, please contact us. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions that you have.
Please let us know if you have already included CommunityGiving or one of our partner community foundations as a beneficiary of your retirement assets. We would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.