As you help your clients close out at the end of the year, there is opportunity to assess their generosity goals. By partnering with us, we can help ensure your clients are making the most of what they have been given and realize potential tax efficiencies. If your clients are considering a year-end charitable gift, be sure it is received on time. We’ve updated our
Cash/Checks: Gifts must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, December 31. Thrivent Charitable encourages checks to be sent via the United States Postal Services (USPS) to ensure the gift is recognized in 2024. Please note the IRS does not permit the 2024 postmark from an alternate private delivery service (e.g., UPS or FedEx). Checks sent via one of these services will be dated based on the date checks are received by Thrivent Charitable.
Appreciated securities: Giving long-term appreciated securities to a donor-advised fund has several benefits, including possible capital gain tax savings, potentially greater tax deduction and―most important―greater support to charities. Gifts of securities must be initiated by Tuesday, December 10 to ensure arrival in Thrivent Charitable’s brokerage account before year-end. While most stocks can be transferred within a week, certain stocks can take 2-6 additional weeks (e.g., Computershare, EQ Shareowner Services). Please contact
Real Estate: Real estate and complex asset gifts must be completed by Tuesday, December 31. Please contact
Bundling Gifts: Since enactment of the SECURE Act 1.0 on January 1, 2020, it may be more difficult for clients to meet the requirements to receive tax benefits from their yearly donations. For tax year 2024, the standard deduction has been raised to $29,200 for jointly filing households and $14,600 for individuals. You can help your clients work around this challenge by bundling two or three years of donations into a donor-advised fund. This amount, plus other deductions, could help your clients exceed the standard deduction threshold for 2024, and allow them to continue giving to the causes they cherish for years to come. This is also a great technique to use when planning out generosity goals for future years.
Roth conversion strategies: By making a charitable gift at the time of a Roth IRA conversion, your clients may offset tax liabilities associated with the conversion. By making a gift to a donor-advised fund, your clients can realize the potential tax savings in 2024 and give to the causes they cherish at a time of their choosing.
We are here to partner with you as you help your clients execute on current generosity goals and create holistic charitable plans into the future. Our team of gift planners has deep charitable expertise to expand your clients' options and help meet their generosity goals. Feel free to contact us at