ARCS Atlanta accepts Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) payments for charitable donations, including dues, direct from the account holder. The donor may not have any contact with the funds during the transfer and may not receive any goods or services in exchange for the funds.
All or part of an RMD can be gifted to qualified charities and avoid taxation on the personal income generated from taking an RMD. There are age and handling requirements that must be addressed by the donor.
For information on QCD and RMD, see: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/reminder-to-ira-owners-age-70-and-a-half-or-over-qualified-charitable-distributions-are-great-options-for-making-tax-free-gifts-to-charity#:~:text=Likewise%2C%20a%20check%20made%20payable,up%20to%20%24200%2C000%20per%20year.
Please consider exploring this gifting opportunity with your financial and tax advisor.
ARCS Foundation Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) corporation. Donors may deduct contributions to ARCS Foundation as provided in Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Address:
ARCS Foundation Atlanta
P.O. Box 52124
Atlanta, GA 30355
Please contact ARCS Atlanta VP Finance/Treasurer at atlanta.vpfinance@arcsfoundation.org if you need assistance.
Read about one of our outstanding ARCS Atlanta scholars below.
Anna Staskiewicz
Lundeen/Bazzel Award
Ph.D. Candidate, Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Emory University
Anna is a Ph.D. candidate in Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology currently supported by a T32 fellowship at Emory University. Driven by a lifelong interest in human health, she earned her B.S. in Biology from the University of Georgia and M.S. in Biomedical Sciences from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she received The Faculty Award in Biomedical Sciences Thesis Track and worked as a research assistant for two years. She has authored five peer-reviewed articles, including first-author research and review publications. Her thesis work in the Lerit lab focuses on the contributions of centrosome dysregulation to melanoma progression.
To learn more about all of our ARCS Atlanta scholars, please visit the CURRENT SCHOLARS page under the SCHOLARS tab above.