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IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution Gift Annuity (IRA Charitable Rollover Gift Annuity)

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Give from Your IRA and Receive a Lifetime of Payments

Donors over 70½ can receive a lifetime of payments in return for a contribution to Williams College from their IRA account. This gift plan combines a charitable gift annuity and a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an IRA. Let’s see how it works.

Charitable Gift Annuity — A charitable gift annuity is a simple contract between you and Williams College promising to pay you a fixed amount of money each year for life. The gift annuity contract is issued to you in exchange for your charitable contribution. The amount Williams College will agree to pay you depends upon your age at the time of your gift and does not change for the rest of your lifetime. Williams College invests and manages your contribution and your payments are backed by the financial resources of Williams College. Some or all of the payment you receive each year is taxed as ordinary income.

Qualified Charitable Distribution — A QCD — sometimes called a “charitable rollover” — is a contribution from your IRA directly to Williams College. You can make a QCD if you are at least age 70½ at the time of your gift. Unlike other distributions from your retirement accounts, you pay no income tax on a Qualified Charitable Distribution, although there is no charitable deduction for your contribution. However, your QCD contribution counts toward your Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) from your IRA without creating taxable income for you.

Charitable Rollover Gift Annuity — Under a new law effective in 2023, some donors can make a QCD in exchange for a charitable gift annuity. There are some rules and limitations:

  • You can exercise this option only once during your lifetime.
  • There is an aggregate limit of $54,000 for 2025.
  • The entire payment you receive from your charitable gift annuity will be subject to income tax.
  • You can include your spouse as a recipient of the annuity payment.
  • There is no income tax deduction for this contribution, although there is no tax on the QCD either.

Example

Consider Alan, a 75 year old who would like to make a special contribution to support Williams College. Alan has substantial assets in his IRA, and he knows that he is facing a RMD this year. Even though he doesn’t really need the income, Alan knows that his RMD is going to increase his income tax. Instead, Alan chooses to make a $54,000 QCD to Williams College in exchange for a charitable gift annuity which will pay him $3,710 (7%) per year for the rest of his lifetime. Alan understands that he is allowed to make this election only one time, but he is looking forward to securing a stream of payments for his lifetime while reducing his RMD and making a generous contribution to Williams College.

Please contact Margaret McComish at gift.planning@williams.edu or call 413-597-3538 for more information. We would be happy to work with you and your advisors to help determine whether this new option is right for you.

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Planned Giving

  • Why Give?
  • Create Your Legacy
  • How You Can Give
    • Find Best Gift
    • Giving Through Your Estate
    • Giving and Generating Income
      • Charitable Gift Annuity
      • Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity
      • Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
      • Charitable Remainder Unitrust
      • Charitable Flip Unitrust
      • Pooled Income Fund
      • The IRA Charitable Rollover Gift Annuity Plan
    • Giving and Tax Benefits
    • Compare Gifts
  • What You Can Give
  • Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA (QCD)
  • Gift Calculator
  • Williams College Foundation (UK) Limited
  • The Ephraim Williams Society
  • EWS Membership Form
  • 50th Reunion Gift Planning Materials
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