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Welcome to the Diocese of Allentown
Gift Planning Website
Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning.
We encourage you to visit our website often as it will provide you with relevant and helpful information. Using this website, you will discover advanced planning strategies that can save your estate thousands of dollars, while providing generously for your family and for the work of the apostolates and ministries of the Diocese of Allentown.
Each time you visit, you will notice changing content and periodic new information. We invite you to review the weekly article, donor stories, and experiment with the gift calculator. Our free donor eNewsletter goes out quarterly and features topics of interest including life-income plans, stocks, bonds, retirement, taxes and much more.
 Barbara Ann Shotwell Program Manager  James S. Friend, Jr. Director of Development
Please contact us with any of your estate planning questions. We hope you enjoy the site and come back to visit us often!
Benefits for Your Family and the Diocese of Allentown
There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting these friends. Just click on the picture and you can view each story.
 | Current Gifts
As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving. For years, they have created a gift list that includes family members, friends and loved ones.
More on Current Gifts >>. |
 | Deferred Gift Annuity
Several years ago Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock. It turned out to be a very wise decision, because the value of the stock increased to $100,000 a few years later.
More on Deferred Gift Annuity >>. |
 | Major IRA Gift
Tom is a retired CPA. With good investments, his IRA had grown to become over 80% of his total estate. Tom was looking for a way to rebalance his estate. He wanted to make a major gift to charity, but needed to protect his home and personal savings. More on Major IRA Gift >>. |
Steps to Wise Giving
There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.
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Professional Advisors
We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact jfriend@allentowndiocese.org or bshotwell@allentowndiocese.org.
If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site.
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