Special Tax-Free IRA Gifts

Making a gift to Cascade PBS from your IRA is a tax-wise way to enrich the lives of your family, friends, and neighbors.

If you are 70½ or older, the IRA Charitable Rollover is a popular gift option that allows you to make a tax-free qualified charitable distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA. You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $108,000) this year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as Cascade PBS without having to pay income taxes on the money.

If you file a joint return, each spouse can exclude up to $108,000 for a maximum of $216,000 each year. This charitable distribution will even count towards your required minimum distribution (RMD) once you are required to take an RMD.

You can enjoy these special tax savings so long as:

The distribution is made from either your Traditional or Roth IRA.
The distribution is made to a qualified charitable organization, like Cascade PBS.
The distribution is made directly to the charity, in this case Cascade PBS, either by your administrator or using check writing privileges from the IRA account if you have them.

A gift made from your IRA will never count as income but always makes a difference!

IRA Charitable Rollover Instructions via Plan Administrator

You can make a gift to Cascade PBS from your IRA by completing three simple steps.

1. Initiate the Gift:

The first step is to notify your plan administrator of your desire to make a gift directly from your IRA to Cascade PBS (EIN 91-1221895). Ask your administrator to provide us with your name and address as the donor in connection with the gift, or complete the form below and submit it to your plan administrator to include with your QCD gift.

Cascade PBS IRA Rollover Form

IRARolloverForm_NOV2025_v3.pdf

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2. Send the Gift:

Sending a Check*
Ask your administrator to send it to:

Cascade PBS
Attn: Kathy Fennessy
PO Box 84109
Seattle, WA 98124

3. Notify Us:

To ensure your gift is processed in a timely manner, it’s important that we know your IRA gift is on the way. Please call Kathy at (206) 443-6763 or notify Kathy by email at kathy.fennessy@CascadePBS.org.

* Please ask your administrator to include your name with the check or ACH transfer.

How to Make a Gift From Your IRA Using Check-Writing Privileges

If your IRA administrator provides check-writing privileges, you can support Cascade PBS directly from your IRA simply by writing a check—no forms, no custodian requests, and no extra steps.

What You Need

To make your gift, simply write a check using your IRA checkbook with the following information:

Payable to: Cascade PBS

Mailing address for contributions:

Cascade PBS
ATTN: Kathy Fennessy
316 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122

EIN (Tax ID): 91-1221895