Dec 06, 2025

Year-End Giving: Hutch Community Foundation highlights strategies to maximize 2025 Impact

Posted Dec 06, 2025 8:00 PM
Hutchinson Community Foundation
Hutchinson Community Foundation

HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Still looking to make an impact in 2025 but thinking about tax season too? As you plan your year-end giving, we’ll work with you—and your advisors—to find the most tax-smart way to help you support the causes you care about most.

Donate appreciated stock — Give stock you’ve held for over a year to eliminate capital gains tax and maximize the impact of your contribution.

Bundle your donations in a donor advised fund at Hutchinson Community Foundation — If you typically give $10,000 annually, then contributing double to a Donor Advised Fund before the end of 2025 could help you exceed the standard tax deduction, and the flexibility of the DAF will allow you to give to your favorite charities over the next two to three years.

If you're 70½ or older, consider donating tax free from your IRA — Direct up to $108,000 annually from your IRA tax-free through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to Hutchinson Community Foundation. Contact your IRA administrator to initiate the donation. (Donor Advised Funds are not eligible to receive QCDs.)

Start your DAF now! ➡ If you’re among the first three people to open a new donor advised fund with a minimum contribution of $5,000 by Dec. 31, we will add $250 to your fund!

Contact Aubrey Abbott Patterson to discuss the giving option that's right for you: [email protected] or 620-5293.