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
The council is encouraging families to donate unwanted costumes at collection points in its libraries after Halloween so they can be reused next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Individuals are welcome to donate funds to the Alzheimer’s Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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
Last time I had been there, I practically had to donate blood to get a candy heart.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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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
The 14-year-old is a junior astronomer for the charity UK Astronomy, to which he donates the proceeds from his book All About Space.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
Plus, BlackRock donates $100 million to train trade workers and a billion-dollar AI startup founded by teenagers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“He is a wealthy man. He donates his salary to the college, though he accepts, I think, one dollar a year for tax purposes.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Half of White’s personal sales proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where $2 million has been donated to date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
He says he has donated more than $15 million to the Mayo Clinic, largely for aging research, and has backed longevity studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
She bought the flat specifically for writers who are starting out and are struggling to afford accommodation in the capital, and has donated its use alongside what the scheme called a "generous financial contribution".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
She supported Stevens in the primary and donated to her campaign.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Lawrence donated the unfinished 184-inch to the bomb effort by converting it to a mass spectrograph for the separation of uranium isotopes.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Denmark on Tuesday hosted security talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Nordic leaders, as Copenhagen announced it was donating $720 million in military aid.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
"There's so many people, from the timber company, to the tyre company, to a friend who makes our banners, to everyone else who has chipped in, lending us instruments, donating costumes," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
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
Hiatt knew someone on the Lilly board of directors and hoped that the company would want to pick up favorable publicity by donating capreo to the project in Peru.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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