Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) Designated Grant Form

Please fill out this online form to indicate your gift designations from your QCD. Please note, we must receive this information prior to your QCD check or stock transfer.

Please note, if this is a stock transfer, please indicate this here with the approximate value anticipated

Please indicate how you would like to be recognized in our publications for your gift. You may type in "anonymous" if you would not like to be recognized.

Gift Designations

Please indicate the Federal Nonprofit Charities or the Whatcom Community Foundation Fund(s) that you would like your QCD to be applied to. If you do not know the exact amount of your QCD, you may indicate a percentage. Please also type in the purpose, e.g. "unrestricted" or "program." If you have more than 3 designations you may upload a list, noting the above information. A nominal fee of $10 per grant will be charged.

We hope you consider recommending a gift to the WCF Community Fund which supports our projects, programs and initiatives that are focused on building a stronger and more resilient community through partnerships that connect people, ideas, resources, and opportunities for greater impact.

e.g. unrestricted

If you have more than 3 charitable designations, please upload your list here noting the organization name, amount or %, and purpose.

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Irrevocable Gift

I hereby irrevocably assign, convey, transfer and deliver the Property to the Whatcom Community Foundation, the net proceeds to be designated for support of the following federally recognized nonprofit organizations and/or Community Foundation Funds:

Variance Power

The Foundation’s Board of Directors has the authority to modify any restriction or condition on the distribution of funds for any specified charitable purposes if in the sole judgment of the board, such restrictions or conditions become, in effect, unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community or area being served. This provision is consistent the Foundation Board’s variance power as set forth in Treasury regulations, §1.170A-9(f)(11)(V)(B).

Donor Acknowledgement

By submitting this form, I agree to the following:


  1. Assure Whatcom Community Foundation (WCF), a qualified public charity, that these proceeds will not provide any direct or indirect benefit to the me or my immediate family.
  2. My QCD gift is not to a donor advised fund or a supporting organization.
  3. I understand that the WCF Board has the above referenced variance power.


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