Barnabas Foundation: Smart & Powerful Giving
By Barnabas Foundation Clients
Together, we can help you develop a plan that honors God, takes care of the needs of your family and supports the causes that matter most to you.
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Barnabas Foundation: Smart & Powerful GivingMay 26, 2022
#17 From Hassle to Opportunity: Giving Real Estate to Ministry
Sometimes real estate investments that once brought income or happiness become more of a burden than a blessing.
If you’re looking to free yourself from a vacation home, rental property, farmland or other property that you no longer need or care to manage, you have a unique opportunity to turn your hassles into help for God’s Kingdom. By giving real estate to ministry, you will receive an immediate tax deduction, avoid capital gains and possibly even receive income payments for life. In this 20-30 minute presentation with a Q&A, Barnabas Foundation’s Steve Baker will show you how.
#16 Giving Now and Later from Your IRA
Learn how you can increase the impact and tax-efficiency of your generosity by giving now or later from your IRA!
Listen as Barnabas Foundation's Cindi Riemersma, director of gift administration, discusses how you can protect your family and provide meaningful support by giving all or part of your retirement funds to ministry
#15 Gifts That Reduce Taxes
Discover popular ways to support Kingdom-building ministry and reduce your taxes!
Listen in as Barnabas Foundation’s Lindsay Canan, J.D., provides practical tips for giving in ways that increase your impact while reducing costs and headaches.
#14 The People In Your Plan
Your completed estate plan includes a variety of people who will carry out your wishes and become the next stewards of your God-given resources.
Listen as Barnabas Foundation’s Adam Lopez, J.D., discusses how to define the recipients and stewards of your estate to make the greatest impact.
#13 Gifts That Pay Income
Wish you could give more to your favorite charities but worried about having enough retirement income?
Listen in as Barnabas Foundation’s Jim Bakke, J.D., discusses how lifetime giving options can benefit your favorite Kingdom causes while caring for the needs of your family.
#12 Family Matters
Blended households. A grandchild with special needs. The farm or family business an heir doesn’t care to manage. When it comes to estate planning, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
Listen in as Barnabas Foundation’s Steve Baker, J.D., discusses how you can develop a values-based plan that honors God, supports your family and furthers the causes that are close to your heart.
#11 Giving Stock and Marketable Securities
Do you have appreciated stock or other securities that you’ve owned for at least a year? Adam Lopez, director of planning and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations discuss why marketable securities are a much more cost-effective giving option than cash.
#10 Giving From An IRA
Amy Bakker Baty, director of planning and Kurt Knoll, director of member relations discuss how if you are 70 ½ and older, you can make a sizeable gift from your individual retirement account (IRA) to ministry and reduce your taxable income.
#9 Giving Real Estate and Business Gifts
Nathan Osborn, managing director of planning services discusses how you can give more to ministry than you ever thought possible! You can redirect a business or property you no longer need or want to manage toward Kingdom purposes, and experience significant tax benefits in return.
#8 Giving Cryptocurrency
Travis Morrow, director of planning shares how you can convert virtual investments into real, tax-wise Kingdom impact by giving cryptocurrency to ministry!
#7 Giving Through a Donor-Advised Fund
Looking for a streamlined way to support your church and other favorite ministries? A donor-advised fund allows you to give to a single charitable account to support one or multiple causes close to your heart. (With Cindi Riemersma, director of gift administration).
Learn More: Stewards Fund
#6 7 Reasons to Review Your Will
Is it time to review your estate plans? Barnabas Foundation's Nathan Osborn, J.D., managing director of planning services, discusses some of the most common reasons that warrant an update to your will or trust.
#5 Giving Real Estate
Do you have real estate you no longer need or care to manage? You can reduce your costs and headaches by giving all or part of it to ministry. Barnabas Foundation’s Steve Baker, J.D. (director of planning) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) share helpful tips on reducing your costs and headaches, while repurposing valuable property for Kingdom causes.
#4 Giving Marketable Securities
Do you have appreciated stock or other securities that you’ve owned for at least a year? In this video, Cindi Riemersma, client services administrator, explains why marketable securities are a much more cost-effective giving option than cash.
#2 Giving Real Estate and Business Gifts
Give more to ministry than you ever thought possible by gifting real estate or business interest! In this conversation, Kurt Knoll, (director of member relations and investments) and Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) share how you can redirect a business or property you no longer need or want to manage toward Kingdom purposes, and experience significant tax benefits in return.
#1 Giving Commodities and Other Property
In this conversation, Cindi Riemersma (client services administrator) and Kurt Knoll (director of member relations and investments) share how by gifting commodities – such as grains, soybeans, corn, fruits, nuts and even livestock – or equipment to ministry, you can achieve greater Kingdom impact and experience personal tax savings.