Stock Gift Policy
This sample policy gives some guidelines as to how gifts of stock should be handled, and what processes to follow to protect the donor and your church.
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This sample policy gives some guidelines as to how gifts of stock should be handled, and what processes to follow to protect the donor and your church.
Have you ever thought about how you could give more to your church? There is a way to give more with the financial assets you already have.
The goal of Planned Giving is to encourage and assist members and friends of your Church to make planned gifts. These gifts will advance the mission and purpose of your Church ministries.
A Pre-Authorized Remittance form is provided.
Understand the Pre-Authorized Remittance (PAR) program from an administrative viewpoint.
PAR stands for Pre-Authorized Remittance. PAR is a “direct debit” program that allows people to give through an automatic monthly withdrawal from their bank account.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
You can deduct your contributions only if you make them to a qualified organization. IRS Publication 526 discusses the organizations that qualify to receive deductible contributions.
The following example is what an IRS-compliant and member-friendly statement looks like.
This document explains how to claim a deduction for your charitable contributions. The types of organizations to which you can make deductible charitable contributions are explained in the following link,
Are you tired of writing checks? The Electronic Funds Transfer is the easiest and safest way of donating your gifts of any amount.
These offering vouchers are prepaid giving forms that can be dropped in the offering plate instead of currency.
New rules, which went into effect on January 1, 2007, specify that for any contribution of cash, check or other monetary gift, a donor must maintain the following information.