Key Dates & Deadlines for 2025 Giving
- November 15: Last day to contact your IRA custodian to initiate a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) for the year.
- December 2: Giving Tuesday, a global day of generosity, serves as a strong kick-off for year-end fundraising campaigns.
- December 15: Recommended deadline to initiate gifts of appreciated stock to ensure they are received by year-end.
- December 15: Deadline for recommending gifts from a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) to ensure they are received by IM on or before December 31.
- December 31: The final day for cash and credit card donations to be received and for checks to be postmarked for a 2025 tax deduction.
Methods for Year-End Giving
- Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs): A favorite method for those age 70½ and older with an IRA, QCDs help satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) and are not counted as income.
- Appreciated Securities: Donating appreciated stocks offers a tax deduction for itemizers and allows you to avoid capital gains taxes.
- Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs): You can make a tax-deductible contribution to a DAF and then recommend grants from the fund to public charities over time, allowing for “bunching” multiple years of gifts into one tax year.
- Cash & Online Giving: All online gifts received by 11:59 p.m. CST on December 31 are eligible for a 2025 tax deduction, as are all gifts postmarked by December 31 in the mail.
New Year’s Resolutions
- Legacy Giving: As you plan for the future, consider leaving a bequest to IM in your will.
- 2026 Tax Considerations: Non-itemizers may want to defer donations until January to take advantage of the larger deduction in 2026.
Gifts can be made online at imhouston.org or mailed to:
IM Houston
Office of Advancement
3303 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston is an IRS 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Interfaith Ministries provides a safe and secure transaction.
Interfaith Ministries upholds the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) Code of Ethics, Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Donor Bill of Rights. We also provide the Spanish versions of the Code of Ethics and Donor Bill of Rights.
We are proud to be have earned a 4-star charity rating from Charity Navigator, a Platinum Seal from Guide Star, and to meet all of the Better Business Bureau’s Standards for Charitable Accountability.
Thank you for your support! For more information, contact our Chief Advancement Officer at mmagee@imgh.org.
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