• You must be age 70½ or older at the time the gift is made.
• You must request from your IRA plan custodian a direct transfer of funds to BSF Global Impact Corp. for the gift to be tax-free.
• Gifts can be any amount up to $100,000 each year and can also be used to satisfy your IRA-required minimum distributions.

Funds held in other types of retirement plans do not qualify but may be rolled over into an IRA, then used to make tax-free gifts to BSF. (This IRA Charitable Rollover provision was extended permanently by Congress in December 2015.)

It is important to know:

• IRA gifts are not deducted on your federal tax return. Instead, you simply avoid paying federal income tax on the required distribution because it is not included in your income.
• You may be able to make rollover transfers from your 403(b), 401(k) or other retirement plans to your IRA, then make gifts through your IRA.
• Whether IRA gifts are a good plan of stewardship based on your circumstances.
• You will want to verify whether or not your state income tax is also avoided.

You also may designate BSF as a beneficiary of part or all of your IRA.The following information should be used to name BSF as a beneficiary of your IRA:

Name: BSF Global Impact Corp.
Offices: PO Box 675241, Dallas, TX 75267-5241
Federal Tax ID Number: 46-5517597

Our Legacy or Planned Giving partners can assist you in navigating these rules to increase your stewardship over the your gifts to BSF.