Make A Gift From Your IRA

Make a gift from your IRA

Giving an IRA charitable distribution is a smart way to support in-depth news and reporting, classical music, and all the weekend programs you look forward to—while decreasing your tax expenses.

How an IRA charitable distribution works:

• The distribution must be made from a traditional IRA.
• You must be at least 70 ½ at the time of the distribution.
• You may give up to $100,000 per year to qualified charities without including the distribution in your gross income and consequently, not paying taxes on it.
• Amounts given count toward your Required Minimum Distribution — your IRA becomes subject to this requirement at age 73 (or 75 for people born in 1960 or later).
• The distribution must be made by your IRA administrator directly to Hawai‘i Public Radio (HPR) (rather than to you). You cannot transfer your IRA distribution to a donor advised fund (DAF).
• You cannot receive any goods or services in exchange for your contribution.

Make your IRA charitable distribution today:

Contact your IRA plan administrator or financial advisor to discuss if an IRA gift is right for you or to arrange your gift to Hawai‘i Public Radio.

Important: Ask your administrator to note your name on the distribution check, so we may properly acknowledge your gift.

For more information, contact Valerie Yee at 808-955-8821 or vyee@hawaiipublicradio.org.

We recommend you consult your tax advisor or read the IRS Retirement Plan FAQs