Support KCC through your IRA

April 8, 2026

  • Are you at least 70.5 years of age? 
  • Do you have an IRA? 
  • You can support KCC and reduce your tax burden at the same time!

Tell your IRA Custodian you want to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to KCC from this year’s Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA.  You can contribute all or part of your RMD directly to KCC.

Since you never see these funds, the QCD reduces your taxable income whether you itemize deductions or not.

Here are a couple of 2026 articles about how QCDs work:

Talk to your tax or finanical professional to determine if a QCD is right for you.

Have the distribution check made out to Kagyu Changchub Chuling (Tax ID #93-0799664) and sent to 4936 NE Skidmore St, Portland OR 97218.  

(Send our bookkeeper – – an email as well as the checks often do not indicate who the gift is from).

It’s a great opportunity for reduce your tax bill in retirement and support KCC’s mission to provide access to the Dharma for today and tomorrow’s Dharma practitioners.

In challenging times, many people find themselves wondering how to cultivate wisdom and compassion.  KCC’s mission is to sustain the Dharma and practices that reveal wisdom and compassion.  A donation to KCC allows us to freely offer the Dharma to the practitioners of today and tomorrow.