Ways to Give
and Support Joyful Journey
Ways to Give
and Support Joyful Journey
Why Should You Give
to Joyful Journey?
Adult day services are integral to a healthy community, keeping families intact, allowing caregivers to maintain their careers and income, and offering vital services and socialization to our Friends. Your support will enable Joyful Journey to touch more lives and create an enduring legacy of love, allowing future generations to experience the transformative power of this cherished adult day center.
For the Community and By the Community
Joyful Journey is a 501(c)3 not for profit, charitable organization.
As we build strong relationships with our Friends and caregivers, it is equally important that we form strong bonds of support with community partners. The families we serve need our support, and we need yours. Please consider walking alongside us as we help change the course of people's lives.
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a powerful way to support meaningful causes, like Joyful Journey, while benefiting from tax savings.
A QCD allows individuals aged 70½ and older to make direct, tax-free transfers from their IRA to a qualified charity. You can donate up to $108,000 (as of 2025, indexed for inflation) annually, providing both financial and philanthropic advantages.
- Counts Toward Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs):
If you’re aged 73 or older, your QCD can satisfy RMD requirements for the year, reducing your taxable income. - Only for Traditional IRAs:
QCDs are exclusively available from Traditional IRAs and cannot be distributed from other retirement accounts. - Account Must Be 5 Years Old:
Your IRA must have been funded for at least five years to qualify. - Direct Transfers Only:
Funds must be directly transferred from your IRA to the charity. - Must Be to a 501(c)(3) Charity:
The charity must be a qualified 501(c)(3), such as Joyful Journey.
Support the Joyful Journey Mission
Your QCD has a direct impact by supporting our mission to provide care, encouragement, and companionship to seniors and their caregivers. It also fosters community engagement, creating a sense of unity and shared purpose that benefits the entire local community.
Tax Benefits
If you’re aged 73 or up, a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) can lower your taxable income by counting toward your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). Plus, since the funds are transferred directly from your IRA to the charity, they aren’t considered taxable income, making QCDs an effective way to reduce tax liability.
Simplified Giving
A QCD offers a streamlined process for making charitable donations without adding to your tax burden. It also provides flexible choices, allowing you to designate multiple charities and create a giving strategy that aligns with your values.
Step 1: Confirm Your Eligibility
You must be 70½ or older at the time of the distribution and 73 or older to utilize toward your Required Minimum Distribution.
Funds must come from a Traditional IRA.
Step 2: Choose Joyful Journey
Joyful Journey is a qualified 501(c)(3) under IRS rules.
QCDs cannot be used for donor-advised funds, supporting organizations, or private foundations.
Step 3: Contact Your IRA Custodian
Request a direct transfer to Joyful Journey by providing the Joyful Journey's name, address, and your desired donation amount.
Ensure the transfer is completed by December 31st to count for the current tax year.
Step 4: Confirm Receipt
Obtain written acknowledgment from Joyful Journey.
Your IRA custodian should confirm the QCD on your tax file.
A QCD can support Joyful Journey while reducing your tax burden. For help getting started, contact Gerard Benner at [email protected] or (765) 414-0326.
Legacy Giving
What long lasting legacy would you like to provide to our community? Together we can empower caregivers, enrich lives, and strengthen our community.
Adult day services are integral to a healthy community, keeping families intact, allowing caregivers to maintain their careers and income, and offering vital services and socialization to our Friends. Your support will enable Joyful Journey to touch more lives and create an enduring legacy of love, allowing future generations to experience the transformative power of this cherished adult day center.
- It’s simple to do. It can be as easy as including language in your will stating, “I give X% (you choose the level) of the net value of my estate to Joyful Journey”. You may choose to do so directly to Joyful Journey, or through its endowment at Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette.
- You can change your mind. During your lifetime, you can amend anything you choose, e.g., beneficiaries, amounts, etc.
- Tax-wise, it can be beneficial. Gifts to qualified charitable organizations like Joyful Journey reduce the value of your estate for estate tax purposes.
- Make check payable to the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette
- In the memo section write “Joyful Journey Endowment”.
- Send your check to:
Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette
300 Main St., Suite 100
Lafayette, IN 47901
- Visit www.inspiringgreater.org
- In upper right corner click the Donate Now button.
- Choose your method of giving and the donation amount. Type in the memo section: “For Joyful Journey Endowment”.
- Click Donate Now.
To discuss a legacy gift for Joyful Journey please contact Gerard Benner at [email protected] or (765)414-0326.
If you would like to make an anonymous donation, we will honor your request.
Memorials
For those families who wish to designate Joyful Journey as a Memorial Recipient, a special plaque has been created: Gifts in Celebration of Their Life. Please contact Bess Witcosky, Executive Director at [email protected] for self-addressed envelopes and further information.
In-Kind Donations
Do you have a professional service to donate? We’d like to speak with you!
- Contractor Repair Services
- Printing Services: logo apparel, media printing
- Marketing Specialist
- Computer Repair and Maintenance Technician
- Lawn & Landscape Services
Gifts and Donated Items
Please see our Wishlist for items.
- Drop off items Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 5:30 pm.
- Please be sure to affix your name and address to your item.
- Please email us at [email protected] to inquire about items most needed currently.
Monetary Donations
All financial contributions to Joyful Journey are tax deductible. Each donation makes a difference in allowing affordable care for everyone.
| Donor Giving Levels | |
|---|---|
| Leadership Circle | $5,001 and above |
| Transformational Gift | $1,001 - $5,000 |
| Joyful Ambassador | $501 - $1,000 |
| Journey Maker | $101 - $500 |
| Friends Team | $10 - $100 |
Our Ongoing
Grant Providers
We appreciate the generous grant provided by the following organizations:
Lafayette Daybreak Rotary
