IRAs

Qualified charitable contributions from your IRA can save you taxes (and maybe Medicare premiums) while helping Wesley Freedom too. The contribution must go directly from your IRA plan sponsor (such as Merrill Lynch, Schwab, T Rowe Price, etc.) to the charity. The check cannot be written out to you. By taking a qualified chartable deduction, you do not pay any taxes on that money because it is not included in your adjusted gross income. (Please let your tax accountant know that the distribution was a QCD.) You may contribute up to $105,000 each year via a qualified charitable donation from your IRA regardless of whether this amount exceeds your required minimum distribution.
 

While you are thinking about your IRA, you may want to note that naming Wesley Freedom as one of your beneficiaries of your IRA is easier and cheaper than modifying your will to make a bequest!
 

If you have questions, please email David Schafer at dschafer@liftoffdc.com to talk with a member of the Finance team.