The L.D. Miles Value Foundation (MVF) relies primarily on your donations to support our projects and initiatives to achieve our mission “to promote and fund the development of educational programs, new applications, and a research library for the study of the Value Methodology (VM).” Your donation to the MVF comes with a membership and gives you an opportunity to help achieve our mission and goals.
Annual membership donation levels include:
- Patron member – $1,000 or more
- Sustaining member – $500
- Donor member – $100
- Contributing member – $50
- Individual member – $25
Your donation to MVF, a 501.c.3 charitable organization, has some tax advantages:
- Your donation may be deductible when you itemize expenses on your IRS tax return as a charitable deduction (Schedule A). But, if you claim the standard deduction, you may still claim a deduction, in addition to the standard deduction, of up to $300 per person or $600 filing jointly.
- You may make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly, through your IRA Trustee, from your IRA to the MVF. This direct donation does not count as ordinary income to you as a distribution from your retirement plan usually would, thus lowering your adjusted gross income (AGI). This QCD will count towards your required minimum distribution (RMD) for those of you older than 70.5 years. However, the limit of the contribution (QCD) is $100,000 per person.
- Another way to donate IRA assets is through an estate after the donor’s death by naming the MVF as the designated beneficiary – or one of them – of the IRA. The MVF will receive whatever percentage of the assets the account owner states on the beneficiary form.
Please consult with your attorney or tax advisor to be sure you understand the tax issues with these donations for your individual situation.
Your Donations to Value Foundation Programs
We have three funds, in addition to our general operating fund, where concentration of resources and work over the next five years would provide wide public benefit. We encourage you to direct your contribution to one of the following funds:
Miles Value Institute Fund
The intent of this fund is to develop a national center for public training and education in value techniques. Our first project under this fund was to support the Miles research library at the University of Wisconsin. A Virtual Value Institute is in development and could use your support.
Education Fund
The primary focus of this fund is to introduce value methodology into curriculum at the university level. Funds are needed to endow chairs to teach Value Methodology, provide scholarships to deserving students, develop textbooks and curriculum, and to provide films, videotapes and other tools to support classroom instruction. The MVF has provided awards to students via the University Challenge (team event) and a Scholarship to individual students. A revision to the “VE Theory” textbook is currently in process.
New Applications Fund
This fund will be used to develop and document applications of value methodology in new areas (i.e., health care, law, etc.) and create a body of literature and examples to cultivate the interest of management and employees in these fields. The Foundation accepts grants to this fund to support demonstration studies.
Please consider supporting the MVF with a donation in 2021 and beyond. You may donate through SAVE International when renewing your membership dues, or on the MVF website using PayPal at www.valuefoundation.org/advocate/donate. You can also mail a check directly to the MVF Treasurer at the address below:
James Vickers
MVF Treasurer
2009 S San Vincent Dr
Green Valley, AZ 85614
For more information about the MVF, visit www.valuefoundation.org.
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