Dear FRIEND,
The holiday season can feel chaotic, but your year-end giving doesn't have to be! We're here to make the process smooth and joyful.
Below is a list of giving options and tips that will help you determine the best way to support your favorite local causes. If you have any questions, please contact Meredith Printz at 406-926-2846 or meredith@missoulacommunityfoundation.org.
Year-End Giving Tips
 Give cash or checks. Please postmark your checks by December 31 or donate online by midnight on December 31. Your support will help us continue to strengthen our nonprofit sector through events like Missoula Gives, grantmaking, and professional development.
Missoula Community Foundation
P.O. Box 8806
Missoula, MT 59807
 Donate appreciated stock. If you own appreciated stock, you can avoid the capital gains tax by donating to a nonprofit. It’s easy—we’ll help you through the process! But don't delay-- it takes a few days for the transfer to complete.
 Take advantage of tax credits. Montana is one of a handful of states to offer a 40% tax credit to folks who donate to qualifying endowments. Contact us to find out how you—and Missoula—can benefit.
 Give through your will. You can support the Missoula Community Foundation by including language in your will or living trust such as: “I give, devise and bequeath to Missoula Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization with business address of 110 W. Front Street, Missoula, MT, 59802, and with tax identification number of 81-0539830, the sum of ______dollars (or otherwise describe the gift or assets).
 Make an IRA charitable rollover gift. If you are 70½ years or older, you can use a philanthropy tool that benefits the Missoula Community Foundation and saves you money in taxes! Here are the basics:
- Congress made permanent a law that allows retirees age 70½ or older to donate up to $100,000 each year from their IRAs directly to charities like MissoulaCF!
- The contribution counts toward your required annual minimum distribution and isn't included in your adjusted gross federal income for the year in which the transfer occurs.
- Retirees avoid recognition of taxable income from required retirement accounts.
- For taxpayers who want to reduce the size of their estate, this provision is an ideal way to divest their estate of significant taxable assets – while also making a transformational gift to Missoula.
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