Charitable IRA Extended
When Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act on New Year’s Day, a special benefit was included. The charitable IRA rollover was extended for certain charitable distributions made for 2012 and 2013.
We hope you’ll act on this incredible opportunity to make a difference in the fight to end blindness. Please consider a gift from your IRA to support innovative sight-saving research and give hope to those whose lives are affected by blindness.
Please speak with your IRA administrator or contact the Foundation’s planned giving team to find out if making a generous gift to the Foundation with your IRA, could help protect income otherwise subject to taxes.
Highlights of the Charitable IRA Extension
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How Your IRA Can Fund Critical Research
- Make a gift for 2012 through January 2013 to maximize the benefits of these gifts and minimize the taxes on funds in a traditional IRA.
- Take advantage of the charitable IRA for the current year until December 31, 2013.
- If you are over 70½ and would like to use your IRA funds for a charitable purpose for 2012, you have until January 31, 2013, to do so.
- Those who took a distribution from an IRA in December 2012 can avoid having those distributions taxed by making a cash contribution to a qualified charitable organization(s), like the Foundation Fighting Blindness, before January, 31, 2013 ... that’s just 19 days away!
Check out what Forbes magazine says about giving IRA assets to Charity.
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