Donating an IRA to Charity: Beneficiary Gifts and Rollovers

A traditional IRA left to an heir carries income tax with it; left to a charity it arrives whole, on the beneficiary form rather than in your will.
Planned giving and funds: bequests, trusts, retirement accounts, life insurance, endowments, donor-advised funds and how a community foundation works.

A traditional IRA left to an heir carries income tax with it; left to a charity it arrives whole, on the beneficiary form rather than in your will.