Philanthropy
Overview
Giving is a very important part of the life of a person devoted to Jesus Christ. More and more Catholics are responding to the idea of giving a gift that perpetuates our Catholic faith. Your gift is a concrete way to express gratitude to God for a lifetime of blessings. There are many ways to make a gift to the institutions and programs of the Diocese of Raleigh. There are many different ways to structure your gift so that you can receive income during your lifetime, save on taxes, or both.
To learn more about ways to give to the Diocese of Raleigh, its parishes, schools, ministries and Catholic Charities please contact the Office of Stewardship and Institutional Advancement at (919) 821-9721, or by email to Mike.Pedley@raldioc.org. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Donate Online
If you have not yet made a pledge to the BAA through your parish, please do that before accessing this site to arrange payments. We are not able to set up BAA pledges on-line but are very happy to process your payments on your pledges!
You may contribute to the following funds:
Receive Pledge Reminders by Email
If you would like to receive your God's Work Our Challenge or Bishop's Annual Appeal pledge reminders by email, please complete this form. We appreciate your help in saving postage and printing costs!
Estate and Planned Giving
Please visit this interactive online resource for guidance in financial and charitable giving, annuities, living wills and trusts.
Other Ways to Give
- Outright/Current Gifts
- Cash - The simplest way to give. Your cash gifts are deductible up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income for the taxable year, but any excess is deductible over the next five years.
- Stock - The best stocks to donate are those that have increased greatly in value, particularly those producing a low yield. Download stock donation form (PDF).
- Real Estate - If you own property that is fully paid off and has appreciated in value, an outright gift may be the simplest solution. You can deduct the fair market value of your gift, avoid all capital gains taxes and remove that asset from your taxable estate.
- Deferred Gifts
- Bequests - Leave your legacy by making a gift in your will to the Diocese of Raleigh, your parish, school, campus ministry, or Catholic Charities. We hope you'll tell us when you have named the Church in your will. We would very much like the opportunity to thank you for your generosity.
"I give, devise and bequeath to Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, and his successors in office the sum of $_________ (or _____ percent of my estate, or a specific piece of property) for its general uses and purposes (or for name of parish or school)."
- Charitable Gift Annuities - A gift annuity is a simple, contractual agreement between a donor and the Diocese of Raleigh in which you transfer assets to us in exchange for our promise to pay one or two annuitants payments for life.
- Charitable Remainder Trust - When you create a charitable remainder trust, you irrevocably transfer money, securities or other assets to a trust that will then pay you an income for life or for a period of years. At the death of the surviving beneficiary, the remaining principal in the trust goes to the Catholic Church.
- Charitable Lead Trust - If your goal is to provide an inheritance for your children, but you would also like to make a significant charitable gift through your estate, find out how a charitable lead trust can help you satisfy both objectives.
- Gift of your home through a Life Estate Agreement - By deeding your home to us now, you can obtain a sizable income tax deduction this year. In addition, you retain the right to rent your home or make improvements to it. You continue to have responsibility for maintenance, insurance and property taxes.
- Life Insurance Policies - You can donate a life insurance policy to us or simply name us as the beneficiary. For the gift of a paid-up policy, you will receive an income tax deduction equal to the lesser of the cash value of the policy or the total premiums paid.
- IRAs and Retirement Plans - By donating retirement assets, those funds avoid both estate and IRD taxes, and you can be certain that 100 percent of the balance of your retirement funds will support your philanthropic objectives. The simplest way to leave the balance of a retirement account to us after your lifetime is to list us as the beneficiary on the beneficiary form provided by your plan administrator.