Since 1940 Catholics in East Lansing having been building a Catholic
presence steeped in the academic environment of MSU. Today we are privileged to
maintain a beautiful campus honoring St Thomas Aquinas, a modern student church
honoring St John the Evangelist serving MSU, as well as a school that serves children from pre-school through 8th grade! Our current participation in the long tradition of Catholics in education would not be possible without the many legacy gifts we have received over the years.
We welcome the opportunity to talk with you about giving options. Please Contact Sara Pettit for more information at [email protected].
Learn more about your options below.
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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.
Tax Planning: Ways to maximize your contributions to St. Thomas / St. John.
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: You 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.
Our Endowments:
If you feel a call to support a particular ministry, we have a number of endowments supporting our ministries. You can choose to support the ministries God has laid on your heart by making a donation to any of these funds. If there is another ministry within our community that is not listed and that you would like to leave a legacy gift to, please contact us.
St. Thomas Aquinas Faith Fund:
Formed in the planning of its 75th Anniversary, this fund was established by St. Thomas Aquinas Parish to provide for the long-term support of its many parish ministries.
St. Thomas Parish School Fund:
This fund provides need-based tuition assistance for children grades Kindergarten through the eighth grade at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School.
St. Thomas Aquinas Church Music Ministry Fund:
This fund provides support exclusively for the music program and music scholarships at St. Thomas Aquinas Church.
Legacy Endowment for Catholic Spartans:
The fund provides sustained funding for current and future Catholic campus ministry programs at St. John Church and Student Center, serving the Michigan State University Catholic Community.
The John (Jake) P. Foglio Endowment Fund
The fund is a sub fund of the Legacy Endowment for Catholic Spartans. It honors Fr. Jake’s years of leadership and vision in service to our community. In establishing this endowment, we thank Fr. Jake for his warm heart, his kind manner, and his unrelenting support of our mission to prepare Catholic students to become 21st century leaders.