Charitable IRA Rollover

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On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015 which includes a permanent extension of the charitable IRA rollover. ACT NOW if you’ve been waiting to make your charitable IRA rollover gift this year. 

What does this mean? Under the law, donors aged 70½ or older who move up to $100,000 from their IRAs directly to qualified charities during the calendar year will not have to pay income taxes on their gift. The gift will qualify toward their required minimum distribution, will not be subject to charitable giving limitations, and will not qualify for a charitable deduction.The permanent extension keeps in place all of the previous requirements.

Recap of IRA Charitable IRA Rollover Rules

• Donor must be at least 70 ½ years of age when the gift is made
• Transfer must be made directly from the IRA administrator to Adrian College
• The maximum allowed gift per individual is $100,000 per year
• Must be outright gifts. Contributions for life income gifts—such as gift annuities or charitable remainder trusts.
• This gift opportunity only applies to IRAs. The charitable IRA distribution can be used to pay a pledge.

Benefits of Charitable IRA Rollover

• May make a significant gift without using cash or other assets
• The rollover amount is a tax-exempt distribution and not subject to income tax
• IRA rollover can be used to meet all or part of required minimum distribution (RMD)
• Gift not subject to charitable gift limitations
• Still benefit from reduced taxes if you do not itemize

Steps for Direction of Charitable IRA Rollover to Adrian College

• Contact your IRA plan administrator
• For 2024 credit: direct your plan administrator to make the transfer on or before December 31, 2024. Postmark must be no later than December 31, 2024.
• Inform us of the designation of your gift. You may do so by:
• noting the designation at the bottom of your direction letter and submitting by mail, fax, or email attachment, or 
• sending an email to jmahony@adrian.edu, your name, contact information, IRA administrator name, gift amount, and designation information.

To make this process simple, we’ve partnered with FreeWill to give our supporters 70.5 or older with traditional IRA’s, a tool to make a potential tax-free donation to Adrian College. If you are 72 years old or older, these gifts can even count towards fulfilling your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for the calendar year. Start your IRA donation today.