If you have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and are 70½ or older, you are eligible to make a tax-free gift from your IRA to Turtle Island Restoration Network.

These easy-to-arrange gifts can be made to Turtle Island Restoration Network whether or not you itemize your tax return deductions.

To qualify for an IRA Charitable Rollover:

  • You must be 70½ or older when you make your gift.
  • Your gift can be used to satisfy some or all of your required minimum distribution.
  • Your IRA custodian must make the distribution directly to Turtle Island Restoration Network.
  • Your qualified charitable distribution can total up to $100,000 per year.

Make a gift from your traditional or Roth IRA

To make your qualified charitable distribution to Turtle Island Restoration Network, please download this letter of instruction, fill it out, and give it to your broker or IRA custodian.

*Don’t Forget! If you’re under the age of 70½, you can still use your IRA to make an important gift for ocean and watershed conservation by making Turtle Island Restoration Network a beneficiary of your retirement plan. For more information, please click here.

Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to TIRN are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

We regularly receive the highest “4-Star” rating from Charity Navigator and a “Gold” rating from GuideStar for transparency.

If you have any questions regarding giving a gift of stocks or bonds, please contact Jess Holland at 409- 247-6626 or jholland@tirn.net.