The purpose of your planned gift will bless others and extend the legacy of your baptism in the Holy Spirit for generations to come.

Planned giving is any major gift you make during your lifetime, or as part of your overall financial and estate planning, that is most beneficial to you and your family. Planned giving, sometimes referred to as “deferred giving,” allows you to make a larger contribution than through your annual giving because of the potential tax and income benefits. You may donate cash or stock and other securities with appreciated value, life insurance, a retirement plan, etc. At this time, the NSC is not in a position to accept real estate or other personal property.

You might think first of what your gift would like to accomplish and the timing of such gift. As you consider your various options, we suggest you discuss the options with your financial and/or legal advisors, and, of course, with your family.

Unrestricted gifts are the most helpful since they provide the NSC with the greatest flexibility to make the maximum impact. If you are thinking about making a restricted gift for a designated purpose, please contact the NSC office to ensure your gift will be most effective in assisting the NSC’s Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan.

You may wish to contact us to discuss your preliminary gift plans so that the benefits of your gift can be of most support to the NSC.

The simplest gift plan is the bequest through which you would make a provision in your will to pass certain assets in your estate on to the NSC.

There is also the charitable gift annuity, a gift through which, based on your age and life-expectancy, you receive a guaranteed portion of your gift back as long as you live, along with upfront and annual income tax benefits.

Planned gifts can also be created using life insurance or retirement assets. Charitable trusts can be designed to be part of your estate plan with many tax-advantaged benefits and with your personal legacy interests in mind.

These include –

1. Cash.
2. Gifts that use your appreciated assets as a substitute for cash, such as stock and other securities.
3. Gifts that provide income or other financial benefits to you in return for your contribution, including Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts, and Pooled Income Funds.
4. Legacy gifts that name the NSC as a beneficiary of your will, living trust, retirement plan, or life insurance policy.

All donors who make planned gifts become members of “Legacy of Fire Giving Society.” Members are formally recognized in the NSC’s “Pentecost Today,” and on the NSC’s website. As planned gifts are received, with the donor’s prior permission, the receipt will be acknowledged in the NSC’s Pentecost Today.

Yes, we invite all members to supplement their other involvement with the NSC by becoming intercessors for the NSC’s Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan, as well as for prayer requests submitted to the NSC by those in the Renewal.

Estate planning is an important component of planned giving. Donors who want to remember the NSC in their estate plans should have a will that ensures that their wishes will be carried out. (If you don’t have a will, the state will decide where your assets go!) A bequest to the NSC can easily be included in your will and may help your heirs avoid some estate tax. Please talk with your tax or legal advisor about appropriate bequest language. Although the NSC will make arrangements for your planned giving, the NSC does not provide estate or financial planning services.