Fall 2023

In 2015, Congress made IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions permanent, and now SECURE Act 2.0 makes them even better.  A little background:  The IRA qualified charitable distribution (“QCD”) allows an individual who has attained age 70 ½ to direct distributions of up to $100,000 from his or her IRA ($105,000 beginning in 2024) directly to one […]

In late 1996, Dan Viehmann was exploring ways to help his mother Alice reduce her taxable estate. Dan’s neighbor, an alumnus of the School of Law, suggested making a charitable gift to Washington University.  From that suggestion emerged a philanthropic legacy that promises to provide lasting impact on research in the School of Medicine. After […]