St. Margaret Catholic Church - St. Margaret Scholarship Fund

Make checks made payable to:

St. Margaret School

Your tax-deductible contribution may be sent to:

St. Margaret Parish
374 Stevens Street
Lowell, MA 01851

CHARITABLE GIVING

Charitable Giving is an important tradition for many people. Making gifts for the benefit of others offers a wonderful way to affirm your values and priorities.

Honoring a loved one through charitable gifts is often an especially meaningful act of paying tribute to some special, while assuring that worthwhile values continue to influence the world around us.

Memorial and tribute gifts allow you to thoughtfully remember family members and friends who have been such a vital part of your life. Read on to learn about exceptional giving opportunities that can help you make your memorial gifts in the most effective and caring ways.

COMMUNITY

The school is a direct reflection of the vast cultural and ethnic diversity found in Lowell. The school provides out reach beyond the school walls such as food drives, service projects in the community and senior outreach.

COMMITMENT

The staff and parish of St. Margaret Church have a profound dedication to the importance of a Catholic education and the role of the school in the lives of its students.

In addition to an education not offered in public schools, the school lends a safe, supportive, stable and structured environment to these children's lives.

St. Margaret School is available to all who seek a better education for their children regardless of the ability to pay.

SOLUTION

Gifts for every "occasion"

Gifts made in honor of family, and friends at times such as Mother's Day or Father's Day; at the birth of a child or grandchild, or on a birthday, wedding, anniversary, or other notable occasion can be gifts of love that show how much you care.

Consider the possibilities

Take a few moments to think about the best ways to make your gifts in honor of others.

1. Adopt-a-student: You could give the gift of a Catholic Education to a child in need. This could be done on a yearly, monthly or even weekly basis. It currently costs $4,500.00 a year to educate one child. What a wonderful legacy this would be for you or your family!

2. Gifts of cash: Gifts of cash and by check are the most popular methods of memorial giving. Such gifts are convenient and can be tax deductible.

3. Other property: Memorial gifts may also be funded with assets such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds that have increased in value. You not only receive regular tax savings, but you entirely avoid the capital gains tax on qualified assets given for charitable use. This extra tax benefit is one reason why a growing number of people choose to make memorial gifts using property other than cash.

4. Leave a legacy: Many discover that their long-range estate and financial plans provide a thoughtful way to make memorial gifts in honor of others.

5. A Living legacy: Consider the following ways to leave legacy in memory of a special friend or loved one.

A gift included in your will or living trust can establish a lasting legacy.

a gift of excess retirement funds, such as pensions plans or individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), may allow you to give more, while eliminating taxes that may otherwise largely deplete these assets.

Gifts of life insurance that has fulfilled to its original purpose may offer excellent tax benefits. Policies that you purchased to protect a loved one who no longer needs that protection can be an excellent way to make a gift in honor of the person.

Gifts that provide an income can be a tax-effective way to provide you and/or someone else you designate with regular payments for life or other period of time. Check with us or your advisor for more information.

Gifts made in any of these ways will serve to honor special loved ones.