Gifts of Retirement Assets
Donating part or all of your unused retirement assets such as a gift from your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), pension or other tax-deferred plan is an excellent way to make a gift to the PACF.
Gifts of Retirement Assets
If you are like most people, you probably will not use all of your retirement assets during your lifetime. You can make a gift of your unused retirement assets to help further benefit our community through the PACF.
Benefits of Gifts of Retirement Assets
- Avoid potential estate tax on retirement assets
- Your heirs would avoid income tax on any retirement assets funded on a pre-tax basis
- Receive potential estate tax savings from an estate tax deduction
How to Make a Gift of Retirement Assets
Did you know that 60%-70% of your retirement assets may be taxed if you leave them to your heirs at your death? As a charity, we are not taxed upon receiving an IRA or other retirement plan assets. To leave your retirement assets to the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, you will need to complete a beneficiary designation form provided by your retirement plan custodian. If you designate the Foundation as beneficiary, we will benefit from the full value of your gift because your IRA assets will not be taxed at your death and your estate will benefit from an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about gifts of retirement assets, please contact us. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions that you have.
Please let us know if you have already included the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement assets as we would like to thank you and recognize you for your gift.