Qualified Charitable Distribution From Your IRA

Mother Jones has recently merged with The Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. As we work on this transition, you might hear from fundraising staff from either organization. Thank you for your patience as we build a unified and strong nonprofit newsroom.

You’ve worked hard and planned for retirement. Now, with a little creativity, you can leverage your retirement assets to make a significant, tax-smart gift to the Center for Investigative Reporting.

If you are age 70.5 or older, you can request a Qualified Charitable Contribution (QCD) from your retirement account to benefit CIR. Here’s how it works:

  • Request a QCD from your retirement administrator; you may even be able to log in to your online account to make your request.
  • The distribution must be sent directly to our office—you cannot withdraw the funds first.
  • While you will not get a tax deduction for your gift, there is no income tax due on the distribution. This is a great option if you don’t itemize.
  • If you are 73 or older and need to take a required minimum distribution (RMD), you can direct some or all of it (subject to maximum gifts allowable) as a QCD.
  • You can make up to $105,000 in QCD gifts to all charities in a year ($210,000 for married couples who can donate up to $105,000 each from their own retirement plans).

You will need our legal designation and tax ID number*. And please request that your administrator include your name on the transfer so we can ensure you get the correct acknowledgment.

Foundation for National Progress
Tax ID #94-2282759

Kindly have your distribution sent to:

ATTN: Development
Foundation for National Progress
PO Box 584
San Francisco, CA 94104

Give for the Future: Naming us as a beneficiary of your retirement plan is a generous way to ensure the future of independent journalism.

Have a question about making a QCD to CIR? Contact Lisa Schachter at lschachter@cir.org or (415) 321-1706.

*We are in the process of having our merged organization’s name officially changed under the IRS to the Center for Investigative Reporting. Although the name associated with our Tax ID# currently appears as “Foundation for National Progress” rest assured that your gift will be funding the work of the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR’s former tax ID# is no longer active). Please accept our apologies for any confusion or inconvenience this might cause and thank you for your understanding.