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• Electronic Giving: A convenient way to manage your contributions anytime, anywhere. You can choose recurring contributions and make one-time donations for special collections using a credit card or to save on fees, your donation can be debited directly from your bank (ACH). Please visit the e-giving page here or if you'd like our database manager to create an account, increase your gift, or edit your online gift, please fill out this authorization form and send it in to the church.
• Stocks & Mutual Funds:  If you are considering a stock gift, please utilize our account information below and send us a quick email so we can look for the transfer:
  • Charles Schwab
                211 Main St.
                San Francisco, CA 94105
    
                DTC #0164, code 40
                For the benefit: St. Theresa Catholic Church
                Account # 2113-0302
                ph: 602-355-9003 to confirm
     
• Employer Gift Matching: You may be able to double the impact of your gift if your employer has a matching program that includes churches. St. Theresa has a silver-level designation by Guidestar, the world’s largest source of information about nonprofit organizations, denoting that we are “demonstrating a commitment to transparency.” Telling your employer about this designation or serving as a volunteer at St. Theresa could make a difference. Check with your HR department to see if your gift can be matched.
  
  Make a Tax-Free Gift with an IRA: There are different options depending on your age. For example, when you turn 72, the transferred funds may begin counting toward your required minimum distribution (RMD) and you pay no income taxes on the gift. This could also lower your taxable annual income level which could result in lower Medicare premiums and the amount of Social Security subject to taxes.
  
  Donor-Advised Funds: A DAF is a dedicated charitable investment account that donors use to manage their charitable giving. It can help donors maximize their tax benefits, contribute to a wide array of assets, and plan their charitable support, growing impact to new levels. Investment firms such as Fidelity Charitable and Charles Schwab Charitable offer DAF accounts through which charitable donations to St. Theresa Catholic Church may be directed, oftentimes directly through electronic funds transfer. Your investment firm can assist you with setting up a DAF. 
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• LEGACY AND PLANNED GIFTS 

  The St. Theresa Legacy Society is for members of the parish who indicate they have left St. Theresa in their will or estate plan.  Benefits of this membership include an annual special dinner with the Pastor and personal communications, including recognition in parish publications. 

• Leave a legacy that impacts generations by making a meaningful gift to the church

• Memorial Giving- remember a loved one with a memorial gift 

• Deferred Gift or Assets

• Will or Trust- add the church to your will by joining our Legacy Society