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An Invitation to Invest in the Ecumenical Ministry
of the National Council of Churches
Why your
individual gift is so important:
Your gift gives twice: First, it is a tangible way to strengthen the work
God has called us to do together, one that joins your witness with
thousands of others who share your beliefs and commitments.
 Just as important, your investment is a measurable vote of confidence in
ecumenism that helps the NCC by leveraging many times its monetary value!
When we go to a foundation or a corporation and are able to tell them that more
than 8,000 individuals and local congregations are supporting the National Council with
their gifts this year, it helps us to attract gifts that are many times the $1.5
million-plus
that we raise in individual donations.
In the past year we have received over $2 million in support from foundations including
Marguerite Casey, Ford, Rockefeller Brothers, Kellogg, Knight and others.
Your gifts
helped make this possible.
It's
easy to make a gift right now, by mail or online:
Send your check payable to the National Council of Churches, c/o NCC Development
Office, Suite 880, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115. Or, to make a secure
gift through your Visa, MasterCard or American Express card online,
click here now.
How to make your gifts
permanent:
By making a gift to endowment,
by purchasing an annuity or by designating a gift in your will, you can
make your gift permanent, designate it for a particular purpose and possibly obtain
substantial tax advantages.
A variety of ways you can
make a gift:
Cash:
Every dollar you give is tax deductible up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross
income. (Gifts in excess of this limit may be carried over and deducted for up to
five years.) Thus a $1,000 gift actually costs you only $690 if you are in a 31
percent tax bracket! You can even
make your gift
via the web if you wish...right now!
Appreciated
Assets:
Appreciated securities can be given at a remarkably low
after-tax cost. It is possible that a gift of $100,000 could cost as little as
$32,400.
Will or
Living Trust:
A bequest is the traditional way to make a major investment
in a cause you love, while retaining full use of your property during your life.
Your bequest can be a specified amount, a percent of your estate or the
"residue" after other bequests are satisfied.
Tax Benefits:
Bequests are fully deductible for federal
estate tax purposes and generally not subject to state taxes. In a large estate, the
savings can be more than half the value of the bequest.
How to Make a Bequest:
A bequest to the National Council
of Churches can be made by creating a new will, adding a codicil to your present will, or
including the NCC in your revocable trust.
Gift Annuities:
A charitable annuity
is part gift and part investment. When you establish an annuity, you
are entitled to an immediate federal income tax charitable deduction based
on the size of your contribution and the age(s) of the income
beneficiary(ies).
Deferred Payment Gift
Annuity:
Supplementing Your Retirement Income: A
deferred payment gift annuity resembles a charitable gift annuity except
that your income payments do not begin until a specified date in the
future. Thanks to the deferral of payment, you may receive
higher income payments and a higher immediate income tax deduction.
Named Funds: Many donors
seek to honor a loved one, a cause or a program by setting up an endowed
fund that will benefit the NCC in perpetuity. Such funds can be set
up for any amount above $500. Only a board-determined "income"
amount is used each year; additional growth is plowed back into the fund.
For more information, contact:
Kurt R. Kaboth, Director of
Development
National Council of Churches
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880, New York, NY 10115.
Phone 212-870-2333; Fax: 212-870-2817
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