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Our brokerage information:
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 628291
Orlando, FL 32862-8291
Account Number: 8105-0844
DTC #0164
Phone: 800-435-4000
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are a smart way to manage your philanthropy, allowing you to make a charitable contribution using a variety of assets, receive an immediate tax deduction, and then recommend grants from the fund over time. As part of your estate planning, you can designate the Food Bank as a beneficiary of your DAF for either the remaining principal or to provide grants in perpetuity. Making provisions for any successor advisors such as children or grandchildren is a smart way to promote intergenerational philanthropy while ensuring our neighbors facing food insecurity have the resources they need to thrive. Use our online tool to tell us about your DAF gift and navigate to your fund provider.
Qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from your retirement funds provide a smart, tax-advantaged strategy for individuals 70½ years or older to support the Food Bank. You (and a spouse) may gift up to $100,000 a year from your Roth or Traditional IRA. While the gift doesn’t receive a charitable deduction, the QCD counts towards your required minimum distribution (for those 72 years and older), thereby reducing your taxable income. Use our online tool to learn more and complete your QCD within minutes.
By including Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in your estate plans, you are investing in the health and well-being of the Three Rivers Region well into the future. Smart estate planning can protect your and your family’s financial future while also supporting your philanthropic goals. Ready to start your will or trust? Use our online tool to write a legally valid will in 20 minutes or less.
Please contact Liz McFarlin-Marciak, Director of Major & Planned Giving at 412.745.0534 or lmm@pittsburghfoodbank.org.
The information on our website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor.
The Food Bank is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our tax identification number is 25-1420599, our legal name is, “Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.”