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To donate by mail, please download and complete the donation form below. Your form, and check payable to “Tax Foundation”, can be mailed to:

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To donate by phone via credit card, or to help with any questions you may have about other ways to support our cause, please contact our Development staff at (202) 464-5109 or Development@taxfoundation.org.

Visit taxfoundation.org/donate to make your online gift. Here, you can also set up a monthly gift to the Tax Foundation.

We are proud to receive gifts from foundations of all sizes, from large endowments to small family trusts. All gifts, large or small, help us further our mission of leading the tax reform debate toward smarter, simpler policy, and educating the public about the benefits of pro-growth reform.

In order to invest in the Tax Foundation via check, please complete the form below and mail it to:

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We encourage you to support our research on the impact of tax policy on the business community and the economy at large. 

We’re always welcoming new companies to join our Federal Advisory Panel, State Tax Working Group, and Global Steering Committee for those interested in dialogue around our portfolio of projects in each area. We also offer the opportunity to support specific projects, like our cutting-edge Taxes and Growth Model and issue-specific working groups and initiatives.  

Additionally, we welcome sponsors for our Annual Dinner, affectionately known as Tax Prom. Tax Prom is the one night a year that brings together every major tax policy decision-maker in the country. 

If you’d like to learn more about our programs, initiatives, and other opportunities to support smart, pro-growth tax policy, contact Josh Jaye at 202-464-5106 or jjaye@taxfoundation.org. 

The Tax Foundation is eligible to receive gifts from your donor-advised fund, sometimes known as a giving fund. Common fund administrators include Vanguard Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Fidelity Charitable, National Christian Foundation, DonorsTrust, and the Bradley Impact Fund.

Use our convenient tool below to automatically advise a gift from your fund.

Don’t see your fund administrator listed in the tool? No problem! Simply contact your administrator and advise them you would like a gift made to the Tax Foundation using our EIN: 52-1703065.

Many corporations agree to match the personal charitable donations of their employees with an equal or greater corporate contribution. Businesses also often match the charitable donations made by spouses or those who retired from the company. At no additional cost to you, your contribution can work twice as hard to help the Tax Foundation continue to support sound tax policy.

How it Works

Please locate your employer using the search form below to see if they provide matching gifts, and to receive instructions on how to double your donation to the Tax Foundation.

Transferring securities to the Tax Foundation allows you to make a gift and receive a charitable deduction equal to the full, fair market value of the securities. You pay no capital gains on your gift and neither does the Tax Foundation.

The best method of transferring these assets to the Tax Foundation is to contact your broker and electronically transfer them from your account to the Tax Foundation’s account. Avoid selling the assets and then making a gift of the proceeds, because this will trigger a capital gains liability for you.

For the Tax Foundation to acknowledge your gift and provide you with an IRS receipt, please take the following steps:

1. Call or email our development staff at (202) 464-5109 or Development@taxfoundation.org and let us know that you would like to make a gift of stock.
2. Please be prepared to provide your name, phone number, and address for acknowledgment purposes, as well as the name of the stock you are giving and the number of shares (e.g., 20 shares of Microsoft).
3. Tax Foundation staff will provide you with the necessary account information to share with your broker to complete the transfer.

Planned gifts are a great opportunity to leave your legacy of ensuring the advancement of pro-growth tax policy for future generations. We launched the 1937 Society for our investors who have planned a bequest or other future gift for the Tax Foundation, to help them appreciate the impact of their generosity in the present. Named in recognition of our founding year, the society provides unique ways for Tax Foundation supporters to engage with our mission of improving lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity.

If you would like to include the Tax Foundation in your will, please visit 1937Society.org.

If you have any questions or would like help arranging a bequest, please contact Senior Officer Michael Vogler at (202) 464-5106 or vogler@taxfoundation.org.

By establishing a charitable gift annuity with the Tax Foundation, you’ll receive annual income for life at higher rates than available through most CDs and savings accounts.

The income you receive is based on the gift amount and your date of birth (designed for persons of retirement age). You receive dependable income for life and a tax deduction reducing your annual taxable income. On top of these benefits, your gift will help make the Tax Foundation even stronger in our fight to support sound tax policy.

For more information and to see a personal summary of benefits, or to receive an illustration of a charitable annuity at the Tax Foundation, please call or email our Development staff at (202) 464-5109 or Development@taxfoundation.org.

Take advantage of the opportunity to make a direct gift from a qualified IRA account to the Tax Foundation.

Here are the basics of how charitable rollovers work:

• You must be age 70½ or older at the time of the gift.
• Transfers must be made directly from a traditional IRA account by your IRA administrator to the Tax Foundation. Funds that are withdrawn by you and then contributed do NOT qualify. Gifts from 401k, 403b, SEP, and other plans do not qualify.
• Gifts must be outright. Distributions to donor-advised funds or life-income arrangements such as charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities do not qualify.
• Qualified charitable distributions can total up to $100,000 annually and count towards your minimum required distribution for the year from your IRA.

If you are interested in making this type of charitable donation, please contact your financial advisor to begin the rollover process. For more details, see our in-depth guide at the link below.

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