Donate stock or an IRA distribution

Securities Donation

When you donate securities such as stocks, bonds or other financial assets to Barn Sanctuary, you make an immediate impact without taking money directly out of your bank account. Plus, you will have no capital gains tax on any appreciated financial assets donated to Barn. If you would like to donate this way, please contact our Executive Director, Cynthia VanRenterghem, at cynthia@barnsanctuary.org. She can share our brokerage information with you and help facilitate the transfer. We will be sure to mail you a receipt documenting the transfer.

IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

A Charitable IRA Rollover makes it easier to use IRA assets during your lifetime, to make charitable gifts to Barn Sanctuary. As of 2024, individuals who are 701⁄2 years old or older may use a QCD to donate up to $105,000 per year (and up to $210,000 per year for married couples) to qualified nonprofits directly from an IRA. And, for those who are at least 73 years old, QCDs count toward the IRA owner's required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.

These are “tax-wise” gifts for donors who must take an annual required minimum distribution from their IRAs. Since no tax is incurred on the withdrawal, gifts do not qualify for an income tax charitable deduction, but are eligible to be counted toward an individual’s minimum required distribution.

Making an impact through a QCD is easy - to initiate the distribution you must go to your IRA administrator (Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, etc.) and fill out their respective qualified charitable distribution form. To begin the process, please click below.