As we enter the holiday season and the close of 2025, CFWNC is here to help you with your year-end giving and grantmaking. Below please find our end-of-year giving and granting deadlines. Please note these important dates so that we can provide the best possible service to you.
Holiday Hours
- CFWNC’s offices will be closed on:
- Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28.
- Wednesday, December 24 (at 1pm), Thursday, December 25, and Thursday, January 1.
- Except as noted above, CFWNC is open Monday-Friday from 9:00am - 5:00pm.
For Gifts
- Gifts of appreciated securities should be made by Friday, December 12, 2025. Contact Melissa Crouse at 828-367-9918 for assistance. To properly account for your gift, CFWNC needs to know the type of security, number of shares and date of transfer.
- Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) must be received in advance of Wednesday, December 31, 2025, so that the proceeds can be deposited into CFWNC’s account before January 1. QCD checks must be received no later than Monday, December 29. QCDs sent by EFT should be received no later than Tuesday, December 30. Please remember that per IRS regulations, QCDs cannot be used to fund donor advised funds.
- Credit card gifts should be made by Monday, December 29, to ensure timely posting by the credit card company.
- Checks sent via FedEx must be physically received on or before December 29.
- Checks from personal checking, savings or money market accounts sent via the U.S. Postal Service to CFWNC must be dated and postmarked on or before December 31.
For Checks
- For CFWNC to accept a gift made by check, the check must be payable to "CFWNC" or to "The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina." The fund's name may appear on the check's memo line or in a separate transmittal letter.
For Grant Recommendations
- If you want a grant from your donor advised fund to reach the recommended charity by December 31, please recommend the grant by Wednesday, December 10.
- While we will make every effort to process grant recommendations received after this date, if it is imperative that an organization receive a grant by year-end, please make your recommendation as early as possible.
- The timing of donor advised grants has no effect on 2025 eligible charitable income tax deductions because your charitable contribution was complete when assets were contributed to your donor advised fund.
If you have any other questions, contact the development staff for assistance.