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Welcome to the Episcopal Church Foundation's
Planned Giving Services

All around the country Episcopal churches and ministries are serving their communities in a myriad of ways, from running homeless shelters and soup kitchens, to providing educational and mentoring programs for youth-at-risk, to sponsoring arts and cultural events, to managing overseas relief efforts, and much, much more. All these good works in service of God's mission depend upon the availability of financial resources now and in the future. The Episcopal Church Foundation can help you be a good steward of God's bounty by helping you to make a planned gift to the church or ministry of your choice. Not only will this act of generosity help ensure the future of an organization whose work is important to you, it will also serve as a testament of your values for generations. The information provided here will help you learn more about how both you and your church can benefit from life-income gifts such as charitable gift annuities and other plans. Thank you for taking the time to explore gift planning.


Benefits For Your Family and Your Church

There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. The stories, names, and images below are representative of typical donors, but they are not actual donors to our organization. These stories are for illustrative purposes only.



Current Gifts
As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving. For years, they have created a gift list that includes family members, friends and loved ones. More on Current Gifts >>.


A Bequest to Further Good Work
Nancy and David Atkins were dedicated volunteers. Over the years, they had seen many individuals impacted by the good work of their favorite charitable organization. They wanted to create a legacy to provide future support to continue the charity's mission. More on A Bequest to Further Good Work >>.


Deferred Gift Annuity
Several years ago Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock. It turned out to be a very wise decision, because the value of the stock increased to $100,000 a few years later. More on Deferred Gift Annuity >>.


Major IRA Gift
Tom is a retired CPA. With good investments, his IRA had grown to become over 80% of his total estate. Tom was looking for a way to rebalance his estate. He wanted to make a major gift to charity, but needed to protect his home and personal savings. More on Major IRA Gift >>.

Steps to Wise Giving
There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.


Matt Freeman
Assistant Program Director
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