Email from Arlington Community Foundation The latest news, updates, and events from Arlington Community Foundation Spirit Awards Photo Gallery and Program Videos Now Available! Last Friday nearly 600 neighbors, community champions, and friends gathered for the 32nd annual Spirit of Community Awards Luncheon. And what an inspiring and recharging event it was! The full event photo gallery, video recordings of the full program and Marty Rodgers' keynote address, and the Award Honoree videos are now available. Thank you again to our wonderful sponsors, attendees, and supporters for making this year's Spirit Awards unforgettable! View Photo Gallery Explore the Redesigned (and Largest Ever) Nonprofit Holiday Wish Catalog This year's Nonprofit Holiday Wish Catalog is full of ways to step up and help the organizations you love (or will love soon) by supporting their year-end needs. Featuring over 70 year-end nonprofit wishes, including 22 first-time nonprofits, in one easy-to-use and easy-to-donate place, the opportunity to make the season bright for our amazing local nonprofits has never been greater. Get started here or below, and even if you're unable to financially support the Wish Catalog at this time, you can still help by sharing and spreading the word. Thank you for helping our local nonprofits up in whatever ways you can! Browse the 2025 Wish Catalog 4 Hot Tips for Year-End Giving 1. Maximize your tax savings this year before the new tax law goes into effect. The urgency of community needs in late 2025 aligns with an important window for donors who itemize their deductions. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), limits on charitable deductions will tighten beginning in 2026. This means that donors who “front-load” their giving this year—by contributing more before the new rules take effect—may be able to maximize both their tax benefits and their philanthropic impact. Read more about the tax law changes and charitable giving here. 2. Turn your gains into good by giving appreciated stock. If you’ve had a strong year in the market, consider using those gains to make a difference. By donating appreciated stock instead of cash, you can give more to the causes you care about—while avoiding capital gains taxes and potentially claiming a charitable deduction for the full market value. It’s a simple way to turn your financial success into lasting community impact. 3. Give smarter with a gift directly from your IRA. Donors age 70½ or older who own an IRA are eligible to transfer up to $108,000 in 2025 ($115,000 in 2026) directly from the IRA to a qualified charity and, if the donor is at least 73 years old, that transfer counts toward the required minimum distribution (RMD). A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) lowers a donor’s adjusted gross income (AGI) rather than simply serving as an itemized deduction, it offers multiple benefits—especially for donors whose standard deduction is already large or who are subject to limits on charitable deductions. 4. Reach out to us at any time! Whether your personal giving plans/ideas include the strategies above, look entirely different, or you have no idea where to even begin, we're always happy to help and answer whatever questions or charitable giving conundrums you have. Call us at 703-243-4785 or just reply to this email to say hi! Are you following us on social media? Don't miss out on real time, in-the-moment updates from around the community as they happen. We promise there are no viral dances involved...yet. Click the icons below to give us a follow, a like, a comment, a share, and to connect with other community-centered folks and organizations around Arlington!   About Arlington Community Foundation Arlington Community Foundation provides the tools and expertise to personalize and maximize charitable giving, builds connections between community members, resources, and local nonprofits, and drives initiatives and advocacy to create economic opportunities and prevent displacement. Trouble seeing this e-mail? View it as a webpage. Arlington Community Foundation | 4601 N Fairfax Drive Suite 1050 | Arlington, VA 22203 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice