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Welcome to your resource for charitable gift planning

Welcome to your resource for charitable gift planning!

We've created this Web site to help you dream, about our future and yours. If you're not sure where to begin, try our Build Your Gift planner.

If you already have gift options in mind, click on Compare Gifts to see how your choices match up or click on eBrochures to request specific information on a planning option. Happy dreaming!

Gifts in Action

Imagine losing two of your best friends in the same year. Unfortunately, Kurt Lein doesn't have to imagine it. In 2008, he suffered through the deaths of his two dogs, Jackson and Felix. Jackson's death was particularly painful. More

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Legislation Lets You Use Your IRA to Help Others
If you are 70½ or older, you have a unique opportunity to make a tax-free gift to the Animal Humane Society from your IRA before Dec. 31, 2009. More

3 Steps to End-of-the-Year Tax Savings
A preliminary look at your taxes this year may have you scrambling for additional deductions, often in the form of charitable gifts. Take these three steps to ensure savings yet this year. More

Prepare Your Estate for 2010 Tax Law Changes
As we prepare to ring in 2010, we also need to prepare for some major tax law changes—unless Congress intervenes soon. Take a look at these three changes that may affect your estate plans should something unexpected happen to you. More

Leave Your Legacy—Twice
If you are in a position to stop receiving payments from a charitable life income gift, you can benefit from an additional income tax charitable deduction. More

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