Donate by IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
If you are currently making QCDs to qualified 501 (c) (3) organization(s) through a financial advisor, then we recommend that you consult with your advisor. Attached is a sample letter that you may choose to use to authorize your Financial Advisor to initiate a QCD with your IRA Custodian,If you deal directly with your IRA Custodian, and are currently making QCDs to qualified 501(c) (3) organization(s) through the IRA Custodian, then we recommend that you consult with your advisor about completing their QCD request form.
If you are not aware of what a IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution is, what the requirements are for making one, and the potential tax advantages of doing so, please click on the following links, which are included for information purposes only, and are not endorsed by The Great Himalaya Trail Project:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K77kjSWFn58
https://www.fidelity.com/building-savings/learn-about-iras/required-minimum-distributions/qcds
For IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, please have checks made out to The Great Himalaya Trail Project, and mailed to:
The Great Himalaya Trail Project
5 Sandstone Way
Exeter, NH 03833
The Great Himalaya Trail Project is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization, with tax identification number: 93-2253749.
