Planned Giving Articles

A pastor recently commented on what he sees as a growing trend among his parishioners. More and...

Can you imagine cutting your children out of your will? While most of us have had the thought...

Planned giving is a relatively unknown concept in our church, so it is not surprising that some...

In another article we looked at some of the basics of how the Income Tax Act treats charitable...

Life insurance is a useful alternative to a will as a way of making a charitable gift. There are...

At some point before April 30th each year, most of us will have to complete an income tax return....

A “gift of residual interest” is a method of giving away an asset while continuing to enjoy its...

Not long ago a person (we’ll call him Ted) approached Lutheran Planned Giving with an unusual...

Since 2006 there has been no income tax on the capital gains of securities which are donated to...

Preparing your last will and testament is not easy. First comes the sometimes daunting task of...