Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)

Looking to make a powerful impact on wildlife without affecting your monthly budget? If you are 70½ or older and have a traditional IRA, you can easily make a gift to WWF of up to the full amount allowed by the IRS each year. These gifts, called Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), can be made whether or not you itemize your deductions on your tax return. In many cases, these gifts are 100% tax-free and can help you fulfill your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), allowing you to protect wildlife without increasing your taxable income. Contact us today!

To qualify

• You must be age 70½ or older at the time you make your gift.
• Transfers must be made directly from a traditional or Roth IRA account to WWF.

There are 2 ways to make a gift from your IRA

Letter of instruction

To make your qualified charitable distribution to WWF, please download this letter of instruction, fill it out, and give it to your broker.

Use a third-party online tool

Outside online tools are also available to help you make your tax-free gift from your IRA to WWF. Calculate how much you are required to take out of your IRA and how much you can give back to World Wildlife Fund this year!

Key Benefits

Qualified charitable distributions:

• Can be used to satisfy Required Minimum Distributions 
• May lower your gross taxable income 
• Can be used to make a one-time gift to fund life-income plans like Charitable Gift Annuities 

Other ways to give through your IRA

• Gift annuity: If you are 70½ or older, you may now make a one-time election for a qualified charitable distribution of up to $55,000 (without being taxed) from your IRA to fund a life-income gift. Some limitations apply, so contact us for more details and a personalized illustration at no obligation, and work with your financial advisor. For more information, please visit our gift planning website or contact our Gift Planning office.
• Beneficiary designation: If you're under the age of 70½, you can still use your IRA to make a meaningful gift to WWF by making WWF a beneficiary of your retirement plan. For more information, please please visit our gift planning website or contact our Gift Planning office.

PLEASE NOTE:
To properly attribute your generous contribution, and avoid any delay in its acknowledgement, please make sure your donation includes your full name and address. We often receive donations from financial institutions without sufficient information to identify the donor. To confirm your donation has been properly attributed and acknowledged, please contact us at 1-800-960-0993 or via email at [email protected] and we'll be happy to help.

All inquiries are confidential and under no obligation. This page is for informational purposes only and is not intended as legal, accounting, or other professional advice and should not be relied on in making planning decisions. For assistance in planning charitable gifts with tax and other financial implications, the services of appropriate advisors should be obtained.