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Bequest in Your Will

A charitable bequest is one of the easiest ways you can leave a lasting impact on our missionary work around the world. With the help of an attorney, you can include language in your Will or trust specifying that a gift be made to Divine Word Missionaries as part of your estate plan. 

“I give and bequeath to Divine Word Missionaries, a not-for-profit corporation, with principal offices at 1835 Waukegan Road, Techny, Illinois 60082-6099, the sum of ___________ (insert either a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate) for the accomplishment of its general purpose [or for a specific purpose as indicated].” Tax Identification Number: 36-2379644

Retirement Assets

An alternative to a bequest is to designate Divine Word Missionaries as the beneficiary of your retirement assets. The gift is simple because you can control the transfer of these assets without changing your will or trust. All you have to do is request a new beneficiary designation from your plan administrator. 

Life Insurance

Life insurance provides the opportunity for a donor to make a sizeable charitable gift with modest out-of-pocket costs. Ask your insurance company for a form that will allow you to make Divine Word Missionaries a beneficiary of your insurance policy. Using the beneficiary form, you can designate that Divine Word Missionaries receives all or a portion of the death benefit associated with your life insurance policy. A simple change to the beneficiary of your life insurance policy can make a significant impact on our missions around the world.

Donor Advised Funds

A donor-advised fund, or DAF,  is a flexible and efficient way to organize your charitable giving. You can recommend grants to Divine Word Missionaries during your lifetime and/or name Divine Word Missionaries as a beneficiary of your DAF. Using a beneficiary form from your fund holder, you can designate that Divine Word Missionaries receives all or a portion of your DAF. A simple change to your DAF can help our missionaries share God’s love around the world.

Stocks and Bonds

Donating appreciated securities, such as stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-efficient way for you to make a gift to Divine Word Missionaries. Gifts of appreciated securities are tax deductible at full market value on the date of transfer to Divine Word Missionaries and you can potentially save income tax and capital gains tax on the appreciation. While you enjoy these benefits, we will be able to expand our impact. 

Real Estate

Whether you have had the asset for over a year or for generations, a gift of real estate can greatly benefit generations to come. Donating appreciated real estate—such as a home, vacation property, commercial property or farmland—can make a  meaningful gift to Divine Word Missionaries. Your property can be donated by signing a deed that transfers ownership.