Fulfill a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) while supporting WRI’s mission to improve the planet.
How does a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) work?
A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70½ years old or older to donate up to $108,000 total annually to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions.
Who can make a QCD gift?
Individuals 70 ½ years old or older can contribute up to $108,000 per year in QCDs. For married couples, each spouse can make QCDs up to the $108,000 limit, for a potential household total of $216,000.
Is there deadline to make a QCD gift?
For a QCD to count toward your minimum annual IRA distribution, you must complete the IRA transfer by December 31st of the tax year in question.
How Do I Make a QCD gift?
Follow these simple steps to make a QCD today.
- Let your IRA administrator know that you are interested in making a QCD.
- Make the request for a QCD in writing and include our Tax ID number: 52-1257057.
- Specify the dollar amount that you wish to contribute to WRI.
- Request the transfer to include your contact information as the donor.
- WRI will provide a tax receipt for your records.
- Report the QCD amount on your 1040 federal tax return.
What is the address for mailing a QCD gift to WRI?
To expedite the processing of your QCD, please mail your QCD gift directly to our bank’s lockbox at:
World Resources Institute Lockbox #791542
Attn: Berhanu Desta, P.O. Box 791542
Baltimore, MD 21279
WRI's tax identification number (EIN) is 52-1257057
Please reach out to Heather Sullivan at heather.sullivan@wri.org or +1 (202) 729-7875 for assistance in making a QCD gift, to learn more about planned giving at WRI, or to share if you have included WRI in your estate plans.