Lower Your Income and Taxes with an IRA QCD Gift to the Parish: With an IRA QCD (qualified charitable distribution) gift to the parish endowment fund, you can support your parish without impacting cash flow – and benefit from lowering income and taxes. Contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation ([email protected] or 404.497.9440) for more information or go to cfngalegacy.org.

“How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me?” - Psalm 116:12 A simple way is naming the parish endowment fund as a partial or full beneficiary of your 401K or retirement account. This is easy and costs you nothing during your lifetime. For more information, contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation at [email protected] or 404.497.9440, or visit cfnga.org.

Gifts from a Retirement Account: Designating a percentage of a retirement account to the parish endowment fund in your will is simple and will help the parish forever. This is easy to do by requesting a change of beneficiary form from your plan provider. For details contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation at [email protected] or 404.497.9440.

Gifts to the Parish Using Your Retirement Plan: All 401k and retirement plans have beneficiaries. Consider naming the parish endowment fund as a beneficiary of your retirement plan – even a small percentage. For information on naming beneficiaries on retirement plans, contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia (404.497.9440 or [email protected]) or visit cfnga.org.

Gifts of insurance to help your parish: Insurance is a great way to give a larger gift to the parish endowment fund than you would be able to give through cash. You can do this by designating the parish endowment fund as a full or partial beneficiary of your insurance policy. For additional information regarding gifts of insurance, please contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia: [email protected] or 404.497.9440.

Do you have an insurance policy you no longer need? Donate it to the parish endowment fund. The process is simple and it will help the parish for many years to come. You will receive a nice tax deduction based on the cash value in the policy. For details, contact Juliet Greco at [email protected] or 404.497.9440.

Happy Father’s Day! Make a gift in honor of or in memory of your father. It is easy to honor your father with a gift to his parish endowment fund. Make a gift in his name that will benefit his parish now and forever. For more information, please contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation at [email protected] or 404.497.9440, or go to cfnga.org/give.

“Love never ends.” 1 Corinthians 13:8 – The love for your parish can live on forever when you include the parish endowment fund in your will. The parish endowment fund ensures the vitality of your parish long into the future. To request a free planning your will guide download, contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation at [email protected] or 404.497.9440, or go to cfngalegacy.org to learn more.

Leaving a Legacy to the Parish: Giving assets to the parish endowment fund through your will enables you to help your parish long into the future, without affecting your cash flow now. For more information, contact Juliet Greco at the Catholic Foundation at [email protected] or 404.497.9440.