How you can give?
- Online, Check, Pledge or Phone
- Matching Gifts
- Stocks or Securities
- Real Estate
- Life Insurance
- Gifts In Kind
- Planned Gifts
Giving Today
Outright gifts can be made online, by check, pledge or phone. Methods of outright giving include matching gifts, stocks or securities, real estate, life insurance and gifts in kind.
Your gifts can go to work at MUST as soon as they are received. And you can immediately enjoy full income tax benefits. Every gift is unique so you will want to consider your individual goals and tax implications when you select the asset for your gift.
Ways to Make a Gift
Online, Check, Pledge or Phone
- Give online
You may make a gift right now using our secure online form and your credit card.
- Send a check
MUST MINISTRIES, P.O. Box 1717, Marietta, GA 30061
- Make a pledge
Not ready to give today? You can also make a pledge by filling out the pledge form. This form will allow you to distribute your payments any way you like. You may also make pledge payments in a variety of ways including credit card, check or automatic bank draft.
- Call or email us
If you would prefer to make your gift over the phone, you can reach us at 678-218-4513. If you have any questions, please email Seth Tuttle at stuttle@mustministries.org
Your company may have a matching gifts program. If you are affiliated with a company that matches contributions to a charity or non-profit organization, your gift to MUST may be matched, doubled or — in some instances — more than doubled. Some companies also match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.
If your employer offers such a program, you can multiply the power of your gift by sending your firm's completed matching gift form along with your contribution.
If your company is eligible, please:
- request and complete the matching gift form provided by your employer
- sign the form
- include the form with your contribution to MUST Ministries
- mail your contribution to:
MUST Ministries
P.O. Box 1717
Marietta, GA 30061
A gift of stocks or securities (stocks, bonds and mutual funds) typically involves publicly traded shares, such as those traded on the major exchanges and over the counter, as well as most mutual funds. Gifts of privately held stock, though more complex, are also possible. Supporting MUST with a gift of securities can provide significant tax benefits for the donor -- bypassing capital gains taxes and providing a valuable income tax deduction -- both of which effectively reduce the cost of making a gift. To coordinate any gift of securities, please contact Karen Mize Davis at 678-218-4485.
Many types of real estate can be used to make a gift to MUST, including personal residences, farms, undeveloped land or commercial properties. Making a gift of real estate requires, at a minimum, an appraisal, environmental review and deed. As a donor of real estate, you receive an income tax deduction and avoid capital gains tax. In addition, donors of outright gifts typically avoid maintenance costs, property taxes, insurance and other on-going expenses.
You can support MUST with an outright gift of life insurance in various ways:
- A paid-up policy that you no longer need can be cashed in to benefit MUST, establish an endowed fund or assist the capital campaign project or other need. Your income tax deduction would be roughly equal to the surrender value of the policy.
- A current policy (on which premiums are being paid) can be used to make an outright gift. Your income tax deduction would be roughly equal to the policy's surrender value. Continued premium payments you make would also be tax deductible.
There are other ways to make a gift of life insurance that do not involve transferring ownership of the policy:
- You can name MUST Ministries, Inc. as beneficiary of any life insurance policy you own. Simply complete a form supplied by your insurer.
- If your employer provides group term life insurance and pays the premiums, you can name MUST the beneficiary of that policy and avoid paying taxes you would otherwise incur on the premiums.
MUST benefits from a surprising range of tangible personal property and gifts-in-kind such as artwork, equipment, collectibles, supplies and many other items. Both the value to MUST and to your potential tax benefits depend upon the use of the gift. If your gift qualifies as "related use" that is, if it will be used by MUST to accomplish its mission, you can deduct the property's full fair market value.
Examples of such gifts have included building fixtures used by MUST, medical equipment used by the KSU clinic and landscape services. For tangible personal property gifts with "unrelated use," the donor can typically deduct the cost basis, usually the purchase price paid by the donor for the property. To learn more about donating tangible personal property and gifts-in-kind, call Carol Wisdom, MUST's Development Director, at 678-218-4480.
Committing to Give in the Future
With its combination of flexibility and financial advantages, a deferred gift may be your largest and most powerful charitable contribution. You can make deferred gifts as bequests, retirement account gifts, beneficiary designations, retained life estate gifts and life income gifts such as charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts.
Your deferred gift benefits you now and provides support to MUST at some time in the future. With its combination of flexibility and financial advantages, a deferred gift may be your largest and most powerful charitable contribution.
Need income, either now or later? Perhaps for retirement? Charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, and pooled income fund gifts pay you lifetime income, generate current tax benefits, and provide future support for MUST Ministries.
Planning your estate? Bequests and retirement account designations are among the options that will reduce estate taxes and establish your legacy at MUST without affecting your current assets.
Contact Seth Tuttle, MUST's Director of Major Gifts, at 678-218-4513, today to discuss your options and how you can leave a legacy at MUST.
We're getting close to our goal!
John Moeller
MUST's Executive Director
Kim Gresh
MUST's Capital Campaign Chair