North Texas Community Foundation works to ensure that your donations make the greatest impact on the causes you care about while maximizing your tax-saving benefits. Our team is here and ready to create smart solutions for your year-end giving.
So that we can provide the best possible service and ensure charitable gifts qualify for a charitable income tax deduction in the 2026 tax year, please keep these important dates in mind:
Friday, December 18, 2026
Initiate gifts of appreciated stock to ensure they are received by December 31.
Initiate wire transfers. Please inform your fund steward when you initiate your gift to ensure prompt processing.
Required minimum distributions (RMD’s) and qualified charitable distributions (QCD’s) cannot be contributed to a DAF however you can direct them to NTCF to apply towards a grant cycle or field of interest. Another option is the NTCF Fund for Good. The Fund for Good responds to evolving needs in the community.
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Checks must bear an official USPS postmark dated 12/31/2026 or earlier to be accepted, and we must receive credit card donations by end of business day on 12/31/2026.
Please contact us if you need our wiring and stock delivery information.
Please note that new funds may be opened immediately upon receipt of both a fully executed fund agreement and a cash or non-cash donation.