A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) is an otherwise taxable distribution from an IRA owned by an individual who is 70 ½ years of age or older that is paid directly to a qualified charitable organization, like WNET. In order to make a QCD:

• You must be 70 ½ years of age or older.
• Transfer funds from your IRA directly to WNET.
• An individual may transfer up to a total of $105,000 per year and a married couple may give up to $210,000.
• An individual may take a one-time QCD up to $53,000 to fund a charitable gift annuity (CGA) or charitable remainder trust (CRT).
• Your gift is a transfer of funds from your IRA to The WNET Group so it does not create taxable income for you and is not considered a charitable tax deduction.
• If you are 73 and older, the transfer of funds counts towards your annual Required Minimum Distribution from your IRA.

To assist donors in making a gift from their IRA to support WNET, you can download a sample letter for your IRA administrator here.

You can donate stocks, bonds, and mutual funds that have appreciated in value to support our shared vision. You may receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full market value of the securities and also potentially reduce or eliminate the capital gains tax exposure on any increase in the value of the stock from the date of purchase.

You can now initiate a grant recommendation from your donor-advised fund, or DAF, using the link below. Simply start typing in your fund provider name and the system will prompt you through the process.

Would you like to maximize the impact of your giving and encourage other supporters to mobilize on behalf of public media? Consider sponsoring a matching gift challenge. Donate a pool of funds to WNET, from which we will match any donation made within a given period of time. In this way, you can double the impact of your giving.

When you redeem savings bonds, you will owe income tax on the appreciation. So will the person who inherits them. You can eliminate the income tax on bonds you plan to redeem by donating them to WNET. Because WNET is tax-exempt, 100 percent of your gift of savings bonds will go to supporting the public media you love.

Cash is the simplest asset to donate and the quickest way to make an immediate impact for WNET. A gift of cash may also be income tax deductible. Click here to make an immediate contribution.