Parish families can provide for themselves and their heirs, protect their assets from taxes, and maximize their financial resources for charitable giving through planned giving solutions. For a list of Catholic estate and tax planning advisors, visit CatholicPlannedGiving.com or contact Terri Lynn, Associate Director, Office of Stewardship and Development for Planned and Legacy Giving at 913-647-0365 or tlynn@archkck.org.

Some options:

• Charitable Gift Annuities. If you are concerned about your financial security given the ups and downs of the stock market, you may want to consider funding a charitable gift annuity and at the same time make a gift to Good Shepherd. Provide for your family, protect your assets, and give at the same time. Contact Jane Schmitt, Director of Development, Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas at 913-647-3060 or jschmitt@archkck.org for more information.
• Gift from an IRA. Will you be 72 years of age sometime this year? U.S. tax law requires you to take a minimum distribution from your IRA. If you do not need your required distribution, we invite you to have your IRA account administrator write the check directly to Good Shepherd so you can avoid paying the tax on the distribution. Contact Mary Losik at mlosik@gsshawnee.org or 913-563-5311 for information.