Skip site navigation and jump to page content

Make a Lasting Investment in SPU's Future

Text Resize
Print This
Email This
Calculate Plan
eBrochure
Contact Us
View Video
Senior couple outdoors

Make a Gift From My IRA

Search IRA Custodians:

IRA Charitable Rollover

You may be looking for a way to make a big difference to help further the mission of Seattle Pacific University. If you are 70½ or older you may also be interested in a way to lower the income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals. An IRA charitable rollover is a way you can benefit this year while helping more students receive the blessing of a Christian education.

IRA Charitable Rollover
IRA (Custodian)
SPU
Charity image

Benefits of an IRA charitable rollover

  • Avoid taxes on transfers of up to $105,000 from your IRA to Seattle Pacific University
  • May satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year
    • Note: though the CARES Act temporarily suspended the RMD in 2020, RMDs were reinstated in 2021 and going forward
  • Reduce your taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions
  • Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts
  • Help further the work and mission of Seattle Pacific

How an IRA charitable rollover gift works

  1. Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to us.
  2. Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to our organization to help continue our important work.
  3. Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction.
  4. Please contact us if you wish for your gift to be used for a specific purpose.

Contact us

If you have any questions about an IRA charitable rollover gift, please contact us. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions you might have.

Print This
Email This
Calculate Plan
eBrochure
Contact Us
View Video

Thank You

Your message has been sent.

scriptsknown