As we reflect on 2025, this season of giving reminds us how much we can accomplish when we come together. Thanks to your generosity, those with LAM found life-changing answers, expert care , and a community that truly understands. And as new research and treatments move forward, your support matters more than ever.

Year-end is also an ideal moment to consider tax-smart giving options that can maximize your impact while offering meaningful financial benefits.

 

 

Make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)

If you’re 70½ or older, you can donate directly from your IRA. A QCD can count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) and may reduce your taxable income since the gift is made directly to The LAM Foundation.

How to give: Contact your IRA custodian and request a QCD to The LAM Foundation, 4520 Cooper Road, Suite 300, Cincinnati, OH 45242.

Donate Appreciated Stock

Gifting long-term appreciated stock allows you to avoid capital gains tax and receive a charitable deduction for the full market value. This means your gift may cost less than giving cash all while helping accelerate LAM research.

How to give: Ask your broker to transfer shares directly to The LAM Foundation. We can provide transfer instructions upon request.

Give Through Your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

If you have a DAF, recommending a grant is quick, simple, and often completed online in minutes.

How it helps: Your DAF gift provides immediate support for patient programs, education, and innovative science.

Name The LAM Foundation as a Beneficiary

You can designate The LAM Foundation on your IRA, 401(k), life insurance policy, or bank account with no attorney required.

How it helps: Retirement assets left to charities avoid income and estate taxes; meaning more of your gift directly supports the LAM community.

Tax-smart giving isn’t just beneficial to you, it’s deeply meaningful. Each gift, in every form, fuels hope.

If you’d like help planning your year-end gift, contact us at development@thelamfoundation.org.