Make a High-Impact Gift to Shining Stars Foundation!

 
 

Donating appreciated stock or making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA is a powerful way to support children with cancer—while also receiving meaningful tax benefits.

These types of gifts often allow you to make a larger impact at lower cost than a traditional cash donation.

Gifts of Appreciated Stock

A Smart, Tax-Efficient Way to Give

When you donate stock that has increased in value, you can:

  • Avoid capital gains taxes

  • Receive a charitable tax deduction for the fair market value

  • Support Shining Stars programs directly

This means more of your gift goes toward brightening the lives of children and families facing cancer.

How to Donate Stock

Making a stock gift is simple:

  1. Instruct your broker to transfer shares to Shining Stars Foundation.

  2. Provide your advisor with our tax and mailing information (below).

  3. Notify us of the gift so we can confirm and thank you.

IRA Charitable Gifts (Qualified Charitable Distributions)

For Donors Age 70½ and Older

A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows you to donate directly from your IRA to Shining Stars Foundation. This gives you powerful advantages:

  • Lower your taxable income

  • Count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) if you are 73+

  • Make a tax-free gift—even if you don’t itemize deductions

QCDs can be one of the most cost-efficient ways to give.

How to Make an IRA Gift

  1. Contact your IRA administrator and request a “Qualified Charitable Distribution.”

  2. Provide them with our legal name, EIN, and mailing address.

  3. The gift must be sent directly to Shining Stars to qualify.

Include Shining Stars as a Beneficiary of Your Retirement Account

Another option is naming Shining Stars Foundation as a beneficiary of your:

  • IRA

  • 401(k) or 403(b)

  • Other retirement plan

This can be done in five minutes online and may reduce taxes for your heirs while supporting families facing cancer in a meaningful way.

Shining Stars Foundation Information for Your Advisor

Legal Name: Shining Stars Foundation
EIN: 84-1526586
Mailing Address: PO Box 1308, Aspen, CO 81612
Phone: 970-726-8009

Please contact us for stock transfer details or for help facilitating your gift.

Your Gift Makes a Difference

Whether you give through stock, a QCD, or a retirement account beneficiary designation, your generosity brings hope, joy, and adventure to children with cancer and their families.

Every gift helps a child rediscover laughter, confidence, and community after cancer.