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The RIFT Project
Charitable Beneficiary IRA Distribution Resource Center

In a recent CGP survey 43% of organizations stated they experienced difficulty in collecting beneficiary proceeds from one or more IRA administrators. This is a matter of great concern to nonprofit organizations across the country. Many individuals and organizations are working to improve the timely distribution of beneficiary proceeds from financial institutions. Through awareness, advocacy and the collection of valuable information to assist organizations, they have created a number of resources to expedite distributions and promote change in institutional policy. The goal of the center is to organize the results of their efforts in one location to benefit the entire nonprofit sector.

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Cryptocurrency Memorandum released by IRS

January 13, 2023

Read the IRS Memorandum on the qualified appraisal requirement for charitable contributions of cryptocurrency.

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Secure 2.0 Expands IRA Rollover to Life Income Gifts

December 29, 2022

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 has now been signed into law by President Biden. Contained in the legislation is the Secure Act 2.0, which addresses many issues related to retirement planning. Most importantly for charities, it expands the definition of qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) and begins indexing the direct gift amount of $100,000 for inflation starting in 2024.

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Reforming the Charitable Deduction Report

November 3, 2019

The Joint Economic Committee of the United State Congress has released a new report; Reforming the Charitable Deduction. This is an important bipartisan report on charitable giving that includes analysis on trends in U.S. charitable giving, an insightful overview of the charitable deduction and most importantly possible reforms to make the charitable deduction more equitable to all taxpayers. 

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Recent News & Events

Charitable Giving and Tax Incentives Report
June 01, 2019
The report, commissioned by Independent Sector, compares five policy proposals to incentivize charitable giving for non-itemizers. Read Independent Sector’s summary or download the full report.
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Tax Reform Act of 1969
October 07, 2019
The Tax Reform Act of 1969 provided the legal framework for much of what gift planners do today. To reform abuses of loosely regulated charitable trusts and private foundations, the Act mandated many changes affecting the practice of charitable gift planning. This is an anniversary worth celebrating! Why was the Act needed?  What did it contain?  What was its impact on charitable gift planning? Read Ronald Brown’s article about the Tax Reform Act of 1969.
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Join us in our efforts to advocate, educate and advance the field of charitable gift planning in the Advocacy discussion forum in CGP Link.
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