Giving from Your 401k or IRA Retirement Plan

Leave family the balance of savings and checking accounts, and donate double-taxed assets like IRAs to us.

You've worked hard and planned for retirement. Now, with a little creativity, you can leverage your retirement assets to benefit you and your family, reduce federal taxes, and support Rockhurst University far into the future.

How It Works

Name or designate Rockhurst University as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement plan.
Pass the balance of your retirement assets to Rockhurst University by contacting your plan administrator.
Important! Tell Rockhurst University about your gift. Your plan administrator is not obligated to notify us, so if you don't tell us, we may not know.

70 ½ or older? Make a “Tax-Free” Gift Through Your IRA

Qualified Charitable Distribution (IRA Rollover)

Note: The SECURE Act increased the MRD (Minimum Required Distribution) age from 70½ to 73. The age for a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), however, still remains at 70½.

Benefits

Continue to take regular lifetime withdrawals.
Maintain flexibility to change beneficiaries if your family's needs change during your lifetime.
Your heirs avoid the potential double taxation on the assets left in your retirement account.