Protect & Enjoy Open Space with your IRA before 2027

Truckee Springs, Photo by Bill Stevenson

What is a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)? You can direct a gift from your IRA to a qualified charity, without having to count the distribution as taxable income.

You can support the Truckee Donner Land Trust’s mission to Protect & Enjoy Open Space directly through your IRA!

For those 70 1/2 or older, you can donate up to $111,000 annually tax-free. The benefits include:

  • Satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution

  • Exclude donation from taxable income

  • Make an immediate impact on the Land Trust’s mission

  • Save post-tax money for personal use

Get Started:

  1. Visit https://www.truckeedonnerlandtrust.org/ira-disbursement

  2. Click on the button “Donate From Your IRA Here."

  3. Decide on your contribution, up to $111,000.

  4. Follow the instructions for your IRA custodian to print and mail your forms.

  5. Your contribution goes right to work on protecting open space in the Sierra.

Make a gift from your IRA before December 15th to ensure the Land Trust receives your donation before 2027 so you can see your 2026 tax benefits. Thank you!

Questions? Please contact Danielle Williams, Director of Philanthropy: danielle@tdlandtrust.org or (530) 410-0962.

This information is educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. Please seek the specific advice of your tax advisor, attorney, and/or financial planner to discuss your unique situation.

Greyson Howard