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Planned Giving

Thank you for your interest in Trinity Lutheran Church. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends at Trinity Lutheran Church who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. Our goal is to help you mazimize the assets the Lord has given you to manage.  Truly, when you remember ministry in your estate plans your family has a greater benefit.  We try to show you how to leave more for your family, remember ministry and to potentially avoid paying any unnecessary taxes.  Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning.

IRA Gift Video

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Benefits for Family and Trinity Lutheran Church

There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting these friends. Just click on the picture and you can view each story.

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 >>.


Gift Annuity for Real Estate
Jonathan purchased a home many years ago for $80,000. The home has appreciated substantially over the years and is now worth $420,000. Jonathan's wife of 45 years recently passed away. More on Gift Annuity for Real Estate >>.


A Bequest to Save Taxes
Thomas Merrick was a widower who had a great love for our organization. As an individual who had directly benefited from our work, Thomas wanted to thank us with a gift from his estate. More on A Bequest to Save Taxes >>.


Bequests
Joe and Anna have been faithful supporters of Trinity Lutheran Church. They believe it is important to support and encourage their mission. More on Bequests >>.


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.


Jennifer Nohelty
Gift Planning Counselor		 Thanks very much for visiting us! I would be very pleased to help you. Simply click here to email me at your convenience.

Professional Advisors

We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact trinity@giftplanningservices.com.

If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site.


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