If you wish to make a gift, but are not sure what type to make, listed below are some of the ways you can become involved in the parish, student center, or school activities.
Cash Gifts: Cash contributions provide necessary financial resources to help us on an annual basis. If you are working, you may be able to increase the impact of your gift through a matching gift from your employer. Ask your employer for details on the company's matching-gift policy. All donations should be made to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish with a memo specifying that the gift is for the parish, student center or school.
Planned Gifts: Donors often think that the only giving option is an outright cash gift. However, there are other ways you can give. Unlike cash gifts, planned gifts provide financial resources for the future and allow you to take advantage of the tax, financial, and estate planning benefits of giving. A planned gift can be made with almost anything: cash, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. Planned gifts can also include property, such as artwork and royalties.
Bequests: Your can ensure funding for future generations by naming the parish, school, or student center as a beneficiary under your will.
Trusts: You may also name the parish, student center or school as a beneficiary of your trust assets, or place assets in a trust fund that will generate income over a specified number of years.
Please discuss your planned giving wishes with your attorney or financial planner to ensure your overall estate planning wishes are met. If you are naming us as a beneficiary under your will or trust, please contact us for the appropriate language to use to accomplish your wishes.
We welcome the opportunity to talk with you about giving options. Please Contact Linda Pivarnik for more information at linda@elcatholics.org or 517-351-7215. ext. 325.