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Tax-Smart Ways to Give

Tax benefits for you can help create life-changing wishes for children right here in Alabama. 

Giving stock or assets from your IRA doesn’t just help the children we serve; it also helps you. These free online tools from our friends at FreeWill make it easy! Check out two tax-smart giving options below. 

 

Many donors prefer to make gifts of appreciated stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or exchange traded funds because it can have a large impact on our mission, while maximizing potential tax benefits by avoiding paying tax on capital gains.

Donors 70.5 or older are eligible to give to Make-A-Wish Alabama from their IRAs tax-free! These gifts are generally tax-free, regardless of whether or not you itemize deductions on your tax return.