Ways to Give to Copper Shores

If you have a donor-advised fund, you can recommend a grant to Copper Shores at any time. Simply log in to your fund's website or contact your fund administrator and search for Copper Shores Community Health Foundation using our Tax ID: 38-3022945.

Please consider making us a beneficiary. 

Did you know you can make a tax-free gift directly from your IRA if you're 70½ or older?

It's called a Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD. The amount you give isn't counted as taxable income, and once you reach the age for required minimum distributions, it can count toward your RMD for the year. You can give up to an annual limit set by the IRS, which is adjusted each year for inflation.

To make a QCD:

• Ask your IRA custodian to send a gift directly to Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, EIN 38-3022945. The gift must go straight from your IRA to us to qualify.
• Give from a traditional IRA. Gifts from a 401(k) or a donor-advised fund don't qualify as QCDs.
• Make sure your gift is complete by Dec. 31 to count for that year.
• Let us know it's coming. Checks from IRA custodians don't always include your name, and we want to thank you.
• We'll send an acknowledgment noting your gift was made through a QCD for your tax records. Because a QCD is already excluded from your income, it can't also be claimed as a charitable deduction.

Copper Shores gratefully accepts gifts of publicly traded stocks, bonds and other securities. Donating appreciated securities you've held for more than a year may help you avoid capital gains tax while supporting your community.

To start a gift of stock, contact our Donor Relations team by emailing communications@coppershores.org or calling 1 (906) 523-5920.

Including Copper Shores in your will or living trust is one of the simplest ways to make a lasting impact. You can leave a specific amount, a percentage of your estate or what remains after you've provided for your loved ones.

Sample language to share with your attorney:

"I give to Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, a Michigan nonprofit corporation located at 400 Quincy Street; 5th Floor; Hancock, MI 49930, Tax ID 38-3022945, [the sum of $___ / ___ percent of my estate / the residue of my estate] to be used for its general charitable purposes."

You can name Copper Shores as a beneficiary of your retirement account, life insurance policy, donor-advised fund or bank account. It's often as easy as filling out a form from your account provider, and you don't need to change your will.