Qualified Charitable Distributions

IRA charitable rollover gifts

Give up to $111,000 per year directly from your IRA to Westwind.

If you're 70½ or older, you can give directly from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to Westwind Stewardship Group through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), also called an IRA charitable rollover. A QCD may be excluded from your taxable income and can count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD). The limit is $111,000 per person for 2026.

Download our QCD instructions letter (PDF). Fill it in, sign it, and send it to your IRA custodian.

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How a QCD works

  • You must be 70½ or older when the gift is made.
  • You can give up to the annual IRS limit ($111,000 in 2026) to one or more charities, as long as it's completed by December 31.
  • The money must go directly from your IRA custodian to Westwind. Funds you withdraw yourself and then donate don't qualify.

Why give from your IRA

QCDs count toward your RMD. If you have to take a distribution but don't need the money, a QCD sends it to camp instead and keeps it out of your taxable income.

A note about donor-advised funds

The IRS doesn't allow QCDs to go to a donor-advised fund. If you'd like to give from a DAF, see our [DAF giving page]. You can give a QCD directly to Westwind.

How to make a gift from your IRA

  1. Contact your IRA custodian and ask them to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution to Westwind Stewardship Group (EIN 20-1627314).
  2. Ask them to make the check payable to Westwind Stewardship Group and mail it to 5933 NE Win Sivers Dr, Ste 202, Portland, OR 97220.
  3. Ask them to include your full name and mailing address with the gift and note that it's a QCD, so we can thank you.
  4. Tell us where you'd like your gift used: Camperships, Camp Maintenance, or General Operations. You can also give in memory or in honor of someone.

If your custodian can't include your name and address with the check, please fill out the form below so we can identify your gift when it arrives.

Where your gift goes

  • Camperships
  • Camp Maintenance
  • General Operations

Other ways to give

  • Include Westwind in your will or estate plans: [legacy page]
  • Give through a donor-advised fund: [DAF page]
  • Give appreciated stock or securities: [stock page]