Planned Giving Is Not Just for
the Wealthy or the Elderly
For those who are making estate plans, regardless of age, designating Good Shepherd Food-Bank as a beneficiary in one's estate is just as appropriate now as it would be later in life. Good Shepherd Food-Bank and the advisors of the Maine Community Foundation can help you make an informed decision about how your gift will make such a difference to Maine's hungry. Consider the following potential benefits:
- Pays you a stream of income for life
- Increases the yield you may receive compared to current investments
- Provides a charitable income tax deduction
- Reduces or eliminates capital gains taxes or estate taxes
Invest in the Future and Provide Hope
for Maine Families!
There are various financial methods that provide important benefits to you, your family, and Good Shepherd Food-Bank. Listed below are two of the most popular ways by which you can include charitable giving in your estate planning:
- Bequests are the easiest way to benefit GSFB. Bequests are a way to include a gift of cash, life insurance, securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds), or real estate in your will.
- Charitable Gift Annuities are the most popular way for you to benefit a nonprofit while receiving income for the rest of your life along with significant tax advantages. All annuities pay a fixed percentage return on your gift based on its size and your age.
Your array of choices is broad, but the concept is simple: if you have the ability to include Good Shepherd Food-Bank in your family's estate planning, there is no better time than now to do so. No gift is too small.
Your support makes it all possible!
The tremendous work we do together every day could not be accomplished without you, our essential partners!
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If you or your financial advisor would like more information, contact:
Michelle Gosselin, Director of Development
(207) 782-3554 ext. 24
mgosselin@gsfb.org
Planned Giving Partners
"We are painfully aware that far too many people suffer from numerous dangers and critical situations. We hear about war, illness, desertions, abuse, fear in many forms, physical limitations, crime, pollution, drugs, and hunger.
Many of the problems are global in dimension even when they are felt locally. But in this country of unlimited affluence, hunger should not be a problem. No one, regardless of age or income, should ever have to go to bed hungry.
We cannot feed all who are hungry, but we have dedicated some of our total resources, through our wills, to ensure Good Shepherd Food-Bank will have funds available now and into the future. Hopefully, the sound of hungry stomachs will diminish and our slogan, 'Maine: The Way Life Should Be', rings true."
Robert and Nancy Barnes July 2006
