Cook Inletkeeper IRA Charitable Distributions: A Tax-Free Opportunity

by | Jul 22, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Community, Cook Inlet, Healthy Habitat

If you are 70 or older, you have a unique opportunity to support us through an IRA Charitable Distribution. By directing your required minimum distribution to Cook Inletkeeper, you can make a lasting impact while enjoying tax benefits. Simply ask your IRA financial institution for their QCD form or visit their website.

IRA Charitable Distributions:
A Tax-Free Opportunity

— Loren Barrett

If you’re reading Keeper News, I do not need to tell you the many reasons to give. At Inletkeeper, we envision equitable and thriving communities within a resilient Cook Inlet watershed. Your support is crucial to achieving this vision. Whether through recurring donations, one-time gifts, or volunteering, your contribution plays a vital role in our efforts to build a better future.

If you are 70 or older, you have a unique opportunity to support us through an IRA Charitable Distribution. By directing your required minimum distribution to Cook Inletkeeper, you can make a lasting impact while enjoying tax benefits. Simply ask your IRA financial institution for their QCD form or visit their website.

Cook Inletkeeper
3734 Ben Walters Ln
Homer, AK 99603
EIN: 92-0156450

Membership donations are a key part of our work here at Inletkeeper. Your dollars not only go directly to campaigns to build the good and stop the bad but they show funders that the community cares and is invested in protecting the Cook Inlet watershed. Every dollar given is amplified across our communities for current and future generations. If you have questions about ways to further support the work of Cook Inletkeeper please feel free to reach out to Loren Barrett at loren@inletkeeper.org or call us at 907-235-4068. Thank you for joining us in safeguarding Cook Inlet |Tikahtnu. 

 

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