Becoming a Partner in the Mission
Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center serves thousands of people each year. We help people in their search for God by providing retreats and programs. People of all ages come to find God. Your support and help will greatly enhance our ability to serve God's people. Since we are a sponsored institution of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph your gift is a share in our Ursuline Mission to "proclaim Jesus through education and Christian formation in the spirit of Saint Angela Merici."
A gift to the Center is tax deductible and can take many different forms. In all cases when considering a charitable gift, a confidential discussion with the Director of the Center is recommended as a first step. Working with your personal financial advisor, banker, insurance person or broker is also recommended. There are a number of ways you can support the wonderful work of the Center. The following suggestions may be helpful. For other ways to support the Center beyond this list please contact the Director of the Center.
For more information, please contact us by email at astenger@maplemount.org or call us at 270-229-0200 ext. 401.
Forms of Gift Giving:
- Cash
- Credit Card Donation
- Life Insurance
- Stocks
- Bequests
Cash
Cash, usually in the form of a check, is the most common form for charitable cash gifts. This gift enables you, the donor, to claim income tax deductions of up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income in the year the gift is made with a five-year carry forward period.
Credit Card Donation
A credit card donation enables you to claim income tax deductions of up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income in the year the gift is made, with a five-year carry forward period.
You can make a credit card donation over the phone by calling Sister Amelia at 270-229-0200 or click here
Life Insurance
Giving life insurance is a way to make a wonderful gift of self. The life insurance policy is given with the Center as the owner and beneficiary. This allows a current income tax deduction.
Stocks
Donors who contribute long term appreciated securities to the Center will get a federal tax benefit. Gifts of appreciated stock are deductible at their full value if held longer than 12 months. Fair market value is the mean between high and low trades on the date of the gift. The capital gains tax on the stock's appreciation (the difference between the cost basis and its present fair market value) is completely avoided.
The fair market value of the donated securities can be deducted up to 30 percent of the donors adjusted gross income, with a five-year carry forward if required.
Donors who have stock that has not appreciated or which they no longer care to hold may find a charitable donation of the stock to be a better option.
Bequests
We hope you will get in touch with us when you decide to leave Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center in your will. We would like to thank you for your wonderful generosity.
If you wish to remain anonymous, your gift will be kept completely confidential. Please remember, however, that recognition of your gift can encourage others to do the same. We will honor your wishes, however, and want you to know we are so grateful for your support of our mission.
If you plan to remember us in your will, please meet with your attorney to update your will. The official legal language for Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center is: "I, (name), of (city, state, zip code) give, devise and bequeath to Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center at Maple Mount, Kentucky, (written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property) for its unrestricted use and purpose."
If you have any other specific requests for the bequest, please contact Sr. Amelia at (270)229-0200.