Your Guide to Year-End Giving

2025 is just around the corner but there’s still time to make a difference this year! To assist your year-end giving, here are a few helpful reminders: 

1. If you have an LCF donor advised fund: 

• • Any credit card contributions you make to your fund through your donor portal between now and December 31 at 11:59 PM central time will be credited to 2024.
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• • Online bank account contributions must be received into LCF bank accounts by December 31. Online bank account contributions take several days to process. We encourage you to submit bank account gifts by December 20 to allow for processing. 
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• • New grant requests must be submitted through the portal or via email by noon on December 30. We recommend submitting your grant recommendations as soon as possible so they can be processed by the end of the year. Please note that the timing of grants does not impact your eligibility for a charitable income tax deduction, and we will do our best to fulfill all grant recommendations prior to year-end. 

For support in donating to your fund or requesting a grant, please contact Rhonda Page at 402-474-2345 or rhondap@lcf.org. 

2. Online gifts, such as credit card gifts and bank account gifts, may be made now through 11:59 PM central time on New Year’s Eve to be credited as a 2024 contribution. Click here to make your year-end gifts to any LCF fund. We encourage you to submit bank account gifts by December 20 to allow for processing.  

3. Notify us now of any gifts you may send via stock or IRA distributions as these require extra time and coordination. Stock gifts must be received in one of our brokerage accounts by the close of the markets on December 31. Contact Chip DeBuse with questions at 402-474-2345 or chipd@lcf.org. We recommend initiating your stock gift at least 10 business days before year-end. Please discuss complex assets with Chip by December 11 to allow adequate time to review for approval and transfer by year-end. 

4. Gifts mailed through USPS must have a visible postmark of no later than Tuesday, December 31 to receive credit in 2024. Please make all gifts payable to “Lincoln Community Foundation,” with the fund name noted on the memo line. Gifts arriving via UPS or FedEx must be received at the Foundation by 5:00 PM on December 31 to be credited in 2024.  

Lincoln Community Foundation 
215 Centennial Mall South 
Suite 100 
Lincoln, NE 68508 
402-474-2345 
   
5. Need help deciding where you want your year-end gifts to go? Consider a gift to Lincoln’s future. LCF’s Lincoln Forever Fund supports the ever-changing needs and opportunities in our community. You can also open a donor advised fund before December 31 to make your 2024 year-end gift now and decide later how you want the funds to be distributed. 

6. Our office will be open December 30-31 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. LCF is proud to be your philanthropic partner in 2024 and beyond. Please let us know how we can assist you. 

Thank you again for your support throughout this past year. Together, we are building a better tomorrow. Cheers to a prosperous 2025!