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Generous IRA Gift

Jerry Altman volunteers as a marketing consultant for a number of organizations in his community. Recently, Ploughshares Fund told Jerry about several grants focused on peace and conflict resolution education projects with students. Jerry was excited to help, and wanted to make a generous contribution. Recognizing that he would not use all of his IRA during life, Jerry decided to make a $10,000 charitable IRA rollover gift to Ploughshares in 2006.

Jerry: I wanted to increase my contributions to organizations, like Ploughshares. I didn't have a lot of other assets to give away with the exception of my IRA.

Jerry had already made cash charitable gifts to up to the Federal limit (50% of Jerry's adjusted gross income). He wanted to make an additional gift to charity without increasing his taxes.

Ploughshares Fund told Jerry that he could make a tax-free rollover gift from his IRA of any amount up to $100,000 without increasing his income or paying additional tax. This IRA charitable gift could be made "over and above" his other charitable gifts.

Jerry: I didn't need the income from my IRA. I had enough income from sales of my investments and part-time work to cover my living expenses. The IRA gift plan seemed like a good idea to me.

Jerry decided to make a gift of $10,000 from his IRA to Ploughshares. He was able to continue to make his normal charitable contributions in addition to the IRA gift without exceeding Federal limits.

Jerry: I am happy that this year I was able to give more and that the gift qualified for my required distribution. And I felt great satisfaction from being able to help Ploughshares Fund.
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