Make Your Year-End Gift Count

Strategic Giving Options Before December 31, 2025

IGFA supporters have helped achieve extraordinary milestones: nearly 700 billfish satellite-tagged since the IGFA Great Marlin Race began and more than 250,000 children taught to fish through our youth fishing education programs since 2019. This year alone, your gifts advanced roosterfish DNA research, revealing distinct local populations at risk and expanded IGFA's youth fishing camps internationally.

As the year draws to a close, we invite you to consider strategic giving opportunities that advance this work while offering potentially significant tax benefits when completed before the December 31, 2025, deadline.

Whether you're looking to reduce your taxable income, avoid capital gains taxes, or satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution while supporting conservation and education, the IGFA offers several sophisticated giving vehicles that can help you achieve your charitable and financial goals—including IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, gifts of appreciated securities, and Donor-Advised Fund grants.

U.S. Federal Identification Number

Our Federal Identification Number is 23-7231048.
Please share this information with your Donor Advised Fund, or tax professional.

Questions? We're here to help.
IGFA Chief Development Officer - Barbara E. Cini, JD, CFRE ([email protected] | 954-498-7153)

or

IGFA Director of Development,- Eric Combast ([email protected] | 954-924-4325)

IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions: Two Benefits in One

Key benefits of a QCD:

  • Transfer up to $108,000 annually from your eligible IRA (or up to $216,000 for married couples with separate eligible IRAs) directly to the IGFA
  • Potentially satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution if you're 73 or older as long as certain rules are met
  • Possibly reduce your taxable income since the distribution may not be counted as income
  • Support IGFA's mission without affecting your current cash flow

Your IRA administrator makes a direct transfer to the IGFA—the funds never pass through your hands. QCDs must be completed by December 31, 2025 to count for this tax year.

For anglers 70½ or older, an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an eligible IRA offers a unique opportunity to support the future of sport fishing while potentially reducing your taxable income. Think of it as two benefits in one—you may be able to satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) if you're 73 or older and if certain rules are met, while advancing IGFA's critical work.

A QCD, also known as an IRA Charitable Distribution or IRA Charitable Rollover, is a direct transfer of funds from your eligible IRA to the IGFA, allowing you to support our mission while potentially reducing your tax burden.

Appreciated Securities: Potentially Avoid Capital Gains While Making an Impact

Long-term appreciated securities—stocks, bonds, or mutual funds that you've owned for more than one year and that have grown in value—offer a powerful way to support the IGFA while potentially avoiding capital gains taxes.

When you transfer appreciated securities directly to the IGFA rather than selling them first, you may:

  • Receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the securities
  • Avoid paying long-term capital gains tax on the appreciation
  • Immediately support IGFA's critical work in conservation, education, and angler recognition

The process is straightforward:

  • Consult your tax advisor to ensure this strategy is right for you
  • Identify appreciated securities you've owned for more than one year
  • Contact us for transfer instructions and account information
  • Work with your broker to complete the transfer

To receive tax benefits for the current year, allow enough time for your transfer to be completed before December 31, 2025. We recommend initiating stock transfers by December 15 to account for broker processing times and year-end volume.

Donor-Advised Funds: Flexible Giving, Anytime

If you have a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), you can recommend a grant to the IGFA at any time using our Federal Tax ID: 23-7231048. While DAF contributions to your fund must be made by December 31 to receive a tax deduction for the current year, grants from your existing DAF balance to the IGFA can be recommended whenever it suits your charitable giving strategy.

DAF grants offer several advantages:

  • Flexibility to recommend grants of any size
  • Simplicity of recommending grants online through your fund administrator
  • Ability to establish recurring support
  • Option to name IGFA as a beneficiary of your fund for lasting impact
  • Choice to give anonymously if you prefer

Supporting the IGFA through your DAF is as straightforward as recommending a grant through your fund administrator—whether that's Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, National Philanthropic Trust, or your local community foundation.

If you're considering adding to your DAF balance before year-end, remember that contributions of cash or appreciated securities to your Donor-Advised Fund must be completed by December 31 to receive a tax deduction for the current year.

Ready to Make Your Year-End Gift?

Contact us for transfer instructions, account information, or to discuss which giving strategy best fits your goals:

Barbara E. Cini, JD, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
[email protected] | 954-498-7153

Eric Combast
Development Director
[email protected] | 954-924-4325

Please note: This information is for educational purposes only. As always, be sure to consult your tax professional or advisor for advice best tailored to your individual circumstances.