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
The public is asked to donate new, unwrapped toys and gifts to donation points in Shrewsbury's Darwin shopping centre.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
He imagines patients might be less likely to donate now: “They probably want to maximize their commercial possibilities just like everyone else.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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He donates the venison to food pantries because he has alpha-gal and his son “almost died from anaphylactic shock from two Advil gel caps,” he told me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
It provides a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 to anyone who donates to a nonprofit organization that grants scholarships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The Simon family, through a charitable foundation, donates to many causes, including a $5 million gift to Columbia University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
During the year, Bet365 donated £130m to the Denise Coates Foundation, which donates to charities covering education, arts and culture and health.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
“The owner of the Afghan restaurant near here donates meals to welcome new families. Let’s go there,” Salma Auntie agrees.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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The National Gallery of Art acquired some of his collection in 2023 and he has donated other images to the exhibition.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
He also hands out more than 500 sweets, donated by his local Tesco, during each event.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Nearly 94% of the donated brains had CTE.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
To investigate this possibility, Salta and her colleagues examined donated human brain tissue obtained through the Netherlands Brain Bank, a research resource that collects and preserves brain samples.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
According to the article, it was donated by Joe DiMaggio and was “expected to fetch a fortune.”
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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Kao and Hartman struck a similar bargain with Wilson, Kao told the FBI, at a private lunch he secured by donating to his campaign.
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
Fathom partnered with a mental health service, Beyond Blue, donating half of the revenue from ticket sales and merchandise.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Such agents help reactions proceed by accepting or donating electrons, but some can be hazardous to handle and generate unwanted waste.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“And she’s donating her favorite cord skirt and a pair of shoes.”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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