Looking to donate to end poverty and power potential? Discover our top 12 ways to give this season, and our tax-smart tips for making the biggest impact you can.
Note: Always consult your financial advisor or tax professional before making your tax-smart giving plans.
1. Make a secure online gift
The easiest and quickest way to make a gift is online on our website. Your secure online gift can be made through debit or credit card, Venmo, Google Pay, and more. And the best part? 100% of your gift supports BRAC programs, reaching families and communities around the world.
2. Set up a recurring monthly gift for sustained impact all year long
The most impactful way to support BRAC is by joining our community of monthly donors. Our monthly donors power possibilities 365 days a year! Spreading your giving throughout the year can simplify planning and record-keeping for you, and it’s a crucial, reliable source of income to power BRAC’s programs.
Even modest investments—when backed by smart, community-driven programs—can ripple outward in extraordinary ways. Your monthly gift to BRAC USA is the start of that ripple effect, and a sustainable, easy way to amplify your impact.
3. Donate appreciated stock or securities
By donating appreciated securities, your generosity can go further by reducing fees, unlocking tax benefits, and ensuring more of your gift reaches communities in need.
If you’ve seen strong gains in your portfolio, giving stock can help you avoid capital gains taxes, and may even provide a deduction for the full value of the gift. Donating appreciated securities—like stocks, bonds, or mutual funds—is one of the most tax-efficient ways to support BRAC USA’s work.
Benefits may include:
- Avoiding capital gains tax on appreciated investments
- Receiving a charitable deduction for the full market value
- Supporting BRAC USA without affecting your cash flow
Give appreciated stock today.
4. Make a gift through your IRA
Make your retirement savings go further by giving the gift of hope. Your gift through an IRA can power BRAC’s life-changing programs.
If you’re 70 ½ or older, giving from your IRA can count toward your Required Minimum Distribution and may lower your taxable income, and you can transfer up to $108,000 annually from your IRA directly to BRAC USA, completely tax-free.
The benefits of giving through your IRA include:
- Reducing your taxable income by satisfying your Required Minimum Distribution
- Lowering your adjusted gross income, which can reduce Medicare premiums and taxes on Social Security
- Supporting a cause you care about, without needing to itemize deductions
Make a Qualified Charitable Distribution through your IRA today.
5. Recommend a grant from your donor-advised fund
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a popular charitable giving vehicle that allows you to recommend grants to nonprofits from a dedicated giving account—while receiving an immediate tax deduction when you contribute to it.
As a DAF holder, you’re choosing a strategic way to give. By recommending a grant to BRAC USA, you turn that choice into real impact!
Plus, there are several ways to make your DAF giving even more impactful:
- Set up recurring grants: An easy, strategic way to provide steady support communities can rely on.
- Bundle your giving: Create deeper impact and maximize tax efficiency by making several gifts at once.
- Engage your family: Build a shared philanthropic legacy across generations.
- Name BRAC USA as a beneficiary to your DAF account.
If you want your grant to count for the 2025 calendar year, we advise that you aim to submit the recommendation by December 23 so there’s time for us to process it. Recommend your DAF grant today and help unlock potential for millions.
6. Include BRAC USA in your legacy
Plan for tomorrow by creating a legacy gift today. A legacy gift to BRAC USA is more than a financial contribution—it’s a beautiful statement of your values, and a lasting commitment to ending poverty. Planned gifts—whether through your will, trust, or estate plans—make a powerful impact that endures, and ensure that our proven, locally driven solutions to poverty will continue to grow for future generations.
When you make a planned gift, you become part of BRAC Futuremakers, a global community dedicated to unlocking human potential and building a more just, equitable world. Plus, as a Futuremaker, you’ll receive:
- Special updates from BRAC’s global programs
- Invitations to exclusive events with BRAC leadership
- Opportunities to connect in-person with the impact you’re helping create
- Recognition (with your permission) on our website and in select publications
Planning a legacy gift is personal, and we’re here to support you every step of the way.
7. Take advantage of a donation matching program through your employer
Many companies sponsor employer gift matching programs, allowing employees to double—or even triple—their charitable donations to nonprofits like BRAC USA. That means your impact can go further to fight poverty, empower women, advance education, and strengthen health care in Africa and Asia. Some companies even match gifts from spouses and retirees! Generous BRAC USA donors regularly multiply their donations through their employer's matching gift program.
Not sure if your employer offers donation matching? You can use our search tool to check if your has a program. If so, you can submit your match request in just a few clicks—and instantly multiply the power of your support for BRAC USA’s programs.
8. Give by wire transfer or ACH
Through a wire transfer or ACH payment, your generosity can go further by reducing fees and ensuring more of your gift reaches communities in need.
Wire and ACH transfers are a secure and efficient way to make a gift, especially for larger contributions. This method ensures more of your donation goes directly to BRAC USA’s programs, without any credit card processing fees.
9. Send a check
Sometimes the best way to give is the old-fashioned way. Many of our most loyal supporters choose to donate by check. This tried-and-true method ensures your contribution is received securely and put to work where it’s needed most—and 100% of your donation goes directly to BRAC programs.
10. Make an anonymous donation through Silent Donor
While our online giving platform allows you to mark your gifts as anonymous, you can also make your anonymous gift through Silent Donor. Silent Donor allows you to send fully anonymous, tax-deductible donations via card, bank transfer, or stock. Keep the impact of your donation and also keep your privacy.
11. Give to BRAC through Myriad Canada to receive tax advantages in Canada.
Our Canadian friends of BRAC can now make tax-friendly gifts to support our proven programs. By making a donation through Myriad Canada, Canadian donors can maximize their impact—while ensuring you still receive the tax benefits of your charitable giving.
12. Start a fundraiser
The best way to multiply your impact? Start a chain reaction. Rally your community and motivate your network to raise critical funds to support BRAC’s work.
It’s quick and easy to set up an online fundraiser for BRAC. Kick it off with your own gift, share it with your friends, family, and colleagues, and be the spark that transforms lives.
You and your community can help uplift people and families out of poverty and build a more equitable world where everyone has the chance to reach their potential.
Bonus: Take advantage of charitable tax benefits before they shift
Starting in 2026, charitable giving rules will shift. While there are some benefits, for many donors the new law may reduce tax advantages. This makes 2025 an important year to give strategically and take advantage of today’s tax treatment.
Beginning in 2026:
- Donors who itemize will only be able to deduct charitable gifts above 0.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI).
- High income earners will see the charitable tax benefit capped at 35 cents per dollar donated, down from 37 cents today.
What can you do before the year ends? As you consider your giving plans for the remainder of 2025, here are several tax-smart ways to support:
- Accelerate your giving: If you plan to give over several years, consider “frontloading” your donations in 2025 to secure today’s tax advantages.
- Take advantage of the higher SALT cap: The state and local tax deduction cap has temporarily increased from $10,000 to $40,000, which may make itemizing more beneficial for those in high-tax states. If you itemize next year, consider frontloading charitable gifts to maximize your savings.
- Use donor advised funds (DAFs): Contribute to a DAF in 2025 to receive the full tax benefit now and recommend grants over time.
- Explore IRA giving: If you are over 70½, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions allow up to $108,000 in direct charitable gifts, bypassing the new deduction floor and cap.
For more detail, visit this informational blog from Alliance Bernstein. Please always consult your financial advisor or tax professional.
You can Multiply Her Power as a BRAC USA donor
As a partner of BRAC USA, you are helping to break the cycles of poverty. We hope this guidance is helpful for you, and for any of the charities you chose to support. Every contribution helps communities reach their full potential. Thank you for your commitment and partnership.
