donate
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For donors aged 70 1⁄2 or older with traditional IRAs, making gifts of IRA funds via QCDs is often the most tax-efficient way to donate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Trina Traylor, a manager with the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, showed up at that rally looking to donate her time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the provincial capital Karak, dozens of people visited Prince Ali Military Hospital, where most of the wounded were taken, to donate blood or express solidarity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Unlike those donors, Musk, plans to donate stock.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
There is silence again and then I say, “I was thinking about donating. Maybe...Do you think...we could put our money together and donate something?”
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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If he donates shares, he avoids that bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The store donates a portion of proceeds to local cat rescues, such as Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, Northeast L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Betting is strictly regulated and the main, state-owned operator Norsk Tipping donates 64% , externalof its proceeds to sporting purposes, with the main distribution going towards facilities in the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
That means it is run as a business but is focused on a social purpose and donates more than half its profits to good causes.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
“I read them in the hospital sometimes, when there’s nothing else. It’s so dumb. They think all kids read comics, so they have them in the ward. Somebody donates them.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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She supported Stevens in the primary and donated to her campaign.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Her homeowners association donated property it owned at the back of the neighborhood to the local school system, hoping to scuttle the route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
He also hands out more than 500 sweets, donated by his local Tesco, during each event.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, donated some of his Nobel Peace Prize money to help set up the paper.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the evenings, Enrique watches the priest return to the church on his bicycle, loaded down with bags of donated bread.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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There’s also nothing to stop Mr. Kirby from bequeathing his fortune, or donating his $32.3 million in compensation last year, to the feds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Over a meal, Clyburn asked Kao how much he was donating to Graham and then asked for the same amount, $100,000, Kao told the FBI.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Fidelity notes that doing so can potentially increase an individuals’ gift and tax donation compared to donating cash.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Here is where the richest person in the world has been donating this time around, and what it might mean for his businesses.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
We started donating a portion of every harvest to Miriam’s Kitchen, a local nonprofit that served the homeless.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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