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Charitable Gift Annuities

Getting Started: Charitable Gift Annuities: The concept of the charitable gift annuity in America dates back to 1843, when a merchant in Boston first donated a gift of money to the American Bible Society in exchange for a flow of income. Today, the concept includes valuable tax benefits for donors. But perhaps more valuable than the financial advantages is the satisfaction donors gain by helping to continue our mission and good works.
Getting Started: The Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity: With a deferred gift annuity, the start of payments is delayed until a specific date, initially determined by the donor. In exchange for agreeing to defer your payments for a period of time, you will receive a higher interest rate, depending on your age and the length of the deferral period.
Invest in Our Future and Yours With a Charitable Gift Annuity: Establishing a charitable gift annuity is a safe way to produce secure, steady payments for yourself while providing significant benefits to us.
A Gift to Us That Returns the Favor to You: If you're looking for both a competitive rate of return and an income tax deduction, check into a charitable gift annuity.
Act Now, Benefit Now: Can your gift that we will use years from now still be deductible on your tax return this year? If you make a gift through a charitable gift annuity, it can!
Benefits Worth the Wait: Deferred charitable gift annuities allow you to defer payments until a time when you may need the payments more and when you may be in a lower income tax bracket.
Charitable Gift Annuity or Savings Account: Which Better Serves You?: It used to be that a savings account could be counted on for reasonable earnings, and you would not have to give your savings much attention. These days, however, you may be looking for other options that produce a higher rate of return.
Payments for Life From Our Charitable Gift Annuity: You can secure fixed annual payments for life by making a contribution to us.
How a Charitable Gift Annuity Pays You Back: Many of our friends who have been discouraged, or even hurt, by low earnings on their cash investments are discovering that they can help our organization and help themselves by the same means- a charitable gift annuity contract.
Deferred Annuity Can Boost Retirement Income: If you wish, with a gift annuity plan, your payments can start right away. But instead of receiving an immediate payment, you might want to defer it until a later date, such as when you retire.