Many people enjoy using Christmas and year's end as a special time to give to their
favorite charity or non-profit organization. Year end gifts can provide many advantages
to you, the donor, and to the receiving organization. The IHM Sisters invite you to remember us in your gift giving this year.  

For more information, contact the IHM Development Office:
Sister Kathleen Lunsmann, IHM - Development Director
Phone: (570) 346-5431 / E-mail: lunsmk@sistersofihm.org

• All gifts made on or before December 31 are tax deductible for this tax year.

• Potential tax law changes may make a gift this year even better than next year.

• Gifts of securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds) are some of the best gifts to make whether they have appreciated or depreciated in value.

• A charitable contribution may just be the right decision to enable you to itemize your taxes (lowering your tax bill) if you don't already.

• Depending on your age, income, and the size of your gift, you may be able to carry over your charitable gift tax deduction to subsequent years.

• Check with a broker about avoiding a last minute rush for your year-end gifts of securities.

The First Christmas Gift...

Christmas and Year End Giving is not only a Catholic tradition, but Christmas marks the beginning of the Ultimate Gift - God's gift of His only son, Jesus Christ.

Tradition holds that the three kings, or wise men, followed the star to bring gifts to the newborn king, beginning a tradition of gift giving to the Christmas season we enjoy each and every year.

But what about the gifts that God has bestowed upon us during the year and throughout our lifetime? We are merely stewards of these gifts. Christmas and year end giving is a spiritual opportunity to make a return to God of His many blessings at Christmas and year's end.