-
December 3, 2022I have exciting news to share! St. Boniface Parish and St. Meinrad Parish in Spencer County have been selected for the Catholic Community Foundation Inc. Matching Gift Program. Gifts to the parishes’ specified endowments (see below) will be matched at 50 cents per dollar raised, up to $20,000. If the $20,000 goal is met, an additional $10,000 will be received from CCF.
St. Boniface Parish – Endowment for Pastoral Ministries
St. Meinrad Parish – Endowment for Facilities and GroundsParishes were selected that actively demonstrate strategic and intentional investing for the promotion and growth of existing endowments. The following parishes also qualified for the CCF Matching Gift Program, and are all located below Highway 50: Bloomington, New Albany, Seymour and Tell City Deaneries including St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany; St. Michael’s, Charlestown; and St. Francis Xavier, Henryville.
Gifts received through December 31, 2023, are eligible for the matching gift program and can made in cash or through a will, trust or estate.
As you make plans to purchase a gift for a loved one this Christmas, remember to add your parish to the list. Check with your financial advisor or instruct your IRA custodian to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an IRA directly to your parish.
A QCD remains a great way to make a tax-free gift directly to your parish or other qualified 501(c)(3) organization, including established local funds (managed by the Catholic Community Foundation Inc. [CCF] and the Community Foundation Alliance of Perry and Spencer Counties). IRA owners must be 70½ years old. In recent years, some parishioners have adopted this practice to meet their annual stewardship obligations – a yearly tax-free gift to support parish ministries, programs and activities. Some, too, have taken their QCD designated as a perpetual gift to one or more parish endowments.
Please make your check made payable to the parish church, clearly marking the Endowment name on the memo line.St. Boniface Parish – Endowment for Pastoral Ministries (4852.300)
St. Meinrad Parish – Endowment for Facilities and Grounds (4852.200)If you use online giving, scan the QR code for the Quick Links to make a one-time or recurring gift using debit cards, credit cards, or e-checks (ACH). Details: St. Boniface Catholic Church, Inc. EIN# 35-0942660; and St. Meinrad Catholic Church, Inc. EIN# 35-6029952.
For more information or to have a confidential conversation about the CCF Matching Gift Program or QCD, contact Tina Boehm, Finance and Resource Coordinator, at 812-357-6050 or tinab@myparishfamily.church.
