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Gifts of Retirement Assets
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How it works

You name the American Red Cross as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k) or other qualified plan.

Any residual left in your plan when you die passes to the Red Cross tax-free.

New legislation extends the opportunity for donors aged 70½ and older to direct lifetime distributions from their IRAs to the Red Cross without incurring income tax liability on the withdrawal. The provision will be in effect for just the 2008 and 2009 tax years. Distributions to the Red Cross plus other charitable beneficiaries can total $100,000 per year, and must be made outright – they cannot fund a life-income gift. Just email us and we’ll be happy to give you more information about this new charitable incentive.

Benefits

  • You can escape both income AND estate tax levied on the residual left in your retirement account by leaving it to the Red Cross.
  • You can continue to take withdrawals during your lifetime.
  • You can change your beneficiary if your circumstances change.
  • You can elect to leave retirement plan assets to the Red Cross through your will or revocable trust instead.
  • You can have the satisfaction of knowing that your hard-earned retirement assets will support the Red Cross when you are gone.

For more information

Email us, complete the personal illustration form, or call us at (800) 797-8022 Ext. 5 so that we can assist you through every step of the process.