Give the Gift of Reading on #GivingTuesday

A small investment in our children today will pay a lifetime of dividends!

United Way of Central Illinois’ goal this holiday season is to help children across Sangamon County share the joy of reading at home! A small investment will have a tremendous impact on families and futures, and with your gift, you will be helping parents and children begin a lifelong journey of learning together.

A charitable gift of $10, $25 or more will help United Way of Central Illinois:

• Improve community literacy, creating stronger families, a stronger economy, and providing a lifetime of opportunity for our children
• Ensure our community’s children are prepared to learn and succeed

How you can help:

We are raising money for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which sends free books to kids in Sangamon County. One $25 gift provides a full year of books (12 total) for one child. The program is open to all children, under the age of 5, who live in Sangamon County, and it is completely free to families -- they just have to sign up!

Your #GivingTuesday gift at work:

• A $10 charitable gift will provide 5 monthly books to child in Sangamon County.
• A $25 charitable gift will provide a full year’s worth of books to child in Sangamon County.
• A $125 charitable gift will provide a child born today with a free monthly, age-appropriate book until their 5th birthday.

This Holiday Season and #GivingTuesday, give the gift of reading to a child in our community.

Click to learn more and give the Gift of Reading on #GivingTuesday

February 2013 Hopeful Futures eNewsletter

The January 2013 edition of Hopeful Futures eNewsletter is out!

This month we feature:

• Jacqari's Story of Hope
• 2nd Annual Chicago Dream House Raffle
• tickets now on sale for the 8th Annual Style of Hope
• Boys Scouts pave the path at Hope
• Traveling World of Reptiles photo gallery
• Special Olympics photo gallery

You can read the full edition and sign up for future newsletters here.

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As originally published via email. Posted by Jarid Brown. Jarid Brown is the Director of Online Interactions for The Hope Institute in Springfield, IL. and owner of HCM Brown. Connect with Jarid Brown on Linked In, Twitter, or on the blogJarid's Log.

IRA gifts to charity make a return

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The nonprofit industry and advocacy groups fought for two long years to protect the charitable tax deduction.  After a long, hard fight, not only did Congress and the President preserve the charitable tax deduction, but they also revived the Qualified Charitable Distributions IRA clause retroactive to 2012. 

What is a Qualified Charitable Distribution?

Under prior law, an IRA owner age 70½ or older could transfer up to $100,000 annually from an IRA to a qualified charitable organization without paying any tax on the distribution. (The annual exclusion limit was effectively doubled to $200,000 for a married couple.) The distribution wasn't deductible either – so it amounted to a "tax wash" – but this was a good way for older taxpayers to give to charity without exhausting other funds. Even better, the payout counted as a required minimum distribution (RMD).

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Although the original provision expired at the end of 2011, with the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the provision was retroactively extended.  As a result, individuals can still make a Qualified Charitable Distribution for 2012, as long as they get the transfer done before January 31, 2013. 

Now is the time to get the word out on this opportunity. 

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As originally posted at Jarid's Log. Jarid Brown is the Director of Online Interactions for The Hope Institute in Springfield, IL. and owner of HCM Brown. Connect with Jarid Brown on Linked In, Twitter, or Google +.