Your IRA can provide a tax-smart way to make an impact with Ocean Conservancy now. The Qualified Charitable Distribution or QCD (sometimes called an “IRA Charitable Rollover”) is a great way to make a tax-free gift now to Ocean Conservancy and satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), too.

How Do I Qualify?

A QCD offers multiple benefits for making gifts from your IRA.

• You must be 70½ years or older at the time of the gift.
• Gifts must go directly from your IRA to Ocean Conservancy.
• For 2025, total QCD gifts cannot exceed $108,000 per donor.

Benefits of QCD

• If you don’t itemize your income tax deductions, a QCD offers all of the benefits of an itemized income tax charitable deduction
• If you are age 73 or older and must take a RMD, a QCD gift can satisfy your RMD without increasing your income taxes.
• You may direct your gift to a program or area of your choice.
• It is a wonderful way to create an immediate impact on Ocean Conservancy.

How Can I Make a QCD?

Contact your IRA administrator to request a QCD from your IRA to Ocean Conservancy.

If you decide to make a gift, ask your administrator to notifying us that you intend to a make a gift by providing your information here.