LIFE Planning Services

LIFE Planning Services can help make the most of the gifts you make now and the gifts you defer until after your lifetime. Our nation has long encouraged charitable giving with favorable tax laws. We will demonstrate how to take advantage of them. Best of all, these principles can be applied to all the charitable organizations you support, including your church. As always, we recommend that you to speak with a professional advisor in these matters, but we hope that the information will be useful as you consider the many possibilities of creative stewardship. Click on a heading to learn more.

General Donations
While we encourage you to “think beyond your checkbook” when you are planning a gift to LIFE Outreach International, writing a check or making a gift through your debit/credit card could be the most appropriate gift option for you.

Corporate Gift Matching
Extend the impact of your gift to LIFE Outreach, by taking advantage of your employer’s Gift Matching Program. Nearly 20,000 companies in North America will match, sometimes double, your gift to charitable organizations such as LIFE Outreach. If you have more questions about Corporate Gift Matching, please read our Corporate Gift Matching FAQ. To find out if your company offers corporate gift matching you can inquire via our online form

Gifts of Other Assets
When considering your giving to LIFE Outreach, think about all the assets that make up your net worth, not just the cash assets in your checkbook (e.g., stocks, real estate, life insurance, collectible art, etc.). Any of this property could be transferred to LIFE Outreach and used to further our ministry.

Bequests
Many of us want to do more for LIFE Outreach, but we need all income-producing assets to live on during our lifetime. In these circumstances, one of the best ways to make a gift to LIFE is through a bequest in your will. You can request more information about Seeds of LIFE our bequest specific giving program or view example bequest language you can use in your will.

Charitable Gift Annuities
The concept of a gift annuity is simple. You donate assets to LIFE Outreach; and in return, we agree to pay you a fixed income for life (and if desired, for another beneficiary’s lifetime). After your lifetime and that of any other beneficiary, the funds are then available for LIFE’s ministry. You can view some charitable gift annuity examples or request a quote online.

Charitable Remainder Trusts
Charitable Remainder Trusts allow you to transfer assets with a considerable tax deduction and establish a steady income for a period of years or a lifetime for you and/or other beneficiaries. At the death of the surviving beneficiary, the remaining principal is transferred to LIFE Outreach.

Charitable Lead Trusts
Are you concerned about the possibility of the government taking a huge part of the assets you were planning to leave your heirs? A Charitable Lead Trust allows you to pass assets to your family with significant estate tax savings while at the same time making a gift to LIFE Outreach.

For more information: 817.267.4211 ext 3700 PlannedGiving@loi.org

LIFE Outreach International is not engaged in rendering legal, tax, or investment advisory services. The information contained on this website is of a general character only. Please consult a professional for personal financial counseling. LIFE Outreach is a member of the ECFA and is audited annually by an independent public accounting firm. A full and fair description of our organization’s program and a financial statement are available upon request.