Tax Smart Giving

Qualified Charitable Donation

Are you 70 1/2 or older? If you answered yes to that question, and you have a traditional IRA, then there’s a smarter way to give to the Israel Guide Dog Center. You can make a contribution, also known as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), from your IRA that is 100% tax free, whether or not you itemize deductions on your tax return.

Donor Advised Fund Gift

We work with 85 separate DAFs to process donor gifts, including: American Endowment Foundation, DAFgiving360, Fidelity, FJC, JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Renaissance Charitable Foundation, US Charitable Gift Trust, Vanguard Charitable, and more. Please notify us about your gift, as we don’t receive donor information from all transfers.

Stock or Appreciated Asset Donation

Donating stock is a “tax smart” way to support the Israel Guide Dog Center while also limiting your capital gains tax. Many of our most committed donors find they’re able to give more generously when they donate appreciated assets than if they’d simply given cash.