This planned giving option allows you to make a gift the St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program without it counting as taxable income.

A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) is a wonderful option for people 70 ½ and older. That's because it allows you to make a gift  to support our work and/or other 501(C)(3), nonprofit organizations — from $100 to $105,000 — without the distribution counting as taxable income. 

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This giving option is a direct contribution made from your traditional or Roth IRA to a public charity like the St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program, and it is a great option if you don't normally itemize your charitable deductions.

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Gifts through your QCD are a flexible way to give

Your contribution to the St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program through your qualified charitable distribution helps some our community's most vulnerable and comes with great benefits for you.

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A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) may be used as a convenient, tax-free way to make gifts up to $105,000* per year to the St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program or other qualified charitable organizations, while satisfying IRA required minimum distributions.

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Those with significant assets in an IRA or those who don't deduct charitable gifts benefit the most from a QCD. Qualified charitable distributions count toward required minimum distributions. 

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Your QCD may be used as a convenient, tax-free way to make gifts up to $105,000 per year to the St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program or other qualified charitable organizations, while satisfying IRA required minimum distributions. 

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Every gift, no matter how large or small, helps local families seeking to help their loved one get well and be active.. When you make a contribution to the St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program through a QCD, you'll be supporting the people in our community, stopping unnecessary pain and giving others the gift of stability and independence. To learn more, please email karenlanter@stlhelp.org. 

 

Learn more about ways to give to the St. Louis Heath Equipment Lending Program or other qualified charitable organizations. Visit here. 

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