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Contribute to ASPET’s Awards Funds ASPET and its divisions present several major awards to recognize accomplishments in the field of pharmacology. With the support of your generous donations, we will be able to sustain these awards and continue to honor individuals who have made great contributions to pharmacology. Donate to ASPET’s Awards Funds at www.aspet. org/donate.
Contribute to the ASPET Sustaining Members Fund ASPET member dues pay only a small fraction of the member services that we provide. The Sustaining Members Fund was created to allow our members, who recognize and appreciate the benefits of ASPET membership, to contribute to the many activities of the Society without specifying a single fund. Donate to the ASPET Sustaining Members Fund at www.aspet.org/donate.
Support ASPET When You Shop at AmazonSmile AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers. Shop on AmazonSmile and support ASPET at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/58-6032060.
Establish a Commemorative Travel Award Fund Commemorative Travel Award Funds are established to recognize the contributions of members to the field of pharmacology and their service to ASPET. Funds are provided by family, friends, and colleagues to help support young scientists travel to the ASPET Annual Meeting. Our two most recent commemorative travel awards, the Atul & Jayashree Laddu Travel Award was established in 2016 by Dr. and Mrs. Laddu and the Nancy Rutledge Zahniser Travel Award was established in 2017 by an anonymous donor. Find out more about these new commemorative travel awards in the March 2017 issue of The Pharmacologist. If you are interested in initiating a new ASPET commemorative travel award, please contact ASPET’s Executive Officer, Dr. Judy Siuciak at jsiuciak@aspet.org.
Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs Federal legislation has permanently extended the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allowing IRA owners over age 70½ to make direct Trustee transfers from a traditional or Roth IRA to a qualified charity, such as ASPET, of up to $100,000, and exclude it from gross income for federal tax purposes. Since the withdrawal is excluded from income, the payment to the charity is not deductible as a charitable contribution deduction, but may be counted toward an individual’s required minimum distribution. Please consult your tax advisor.
ASPET is committed to providing the best possible Society for our members who conduct research to save lives. The research of our members helps to develop new medicines and therapeutic agents to fight existing and emerging diseases. Your tax-deductible contribution, at any amount, will make a difference!
The Pharmacologist • December 2017