Pledging

In the spirit of stewardship of the gifts that God has entrusted to us, we encourage you to thoughtfully consider the advantages of making a gift of appreciated securities such as stock, mutual funds, ETFs, or others to Christ & Saint Stephen’s Church.  For many individuals, this may be more economical than gifts of cash.  In general, when you give appreciated securities to a charitable organization, you may deduct the fair market value of the securities at the time of the gift, up to certain limits, and you avoid tax on any capital gain.  Please consult your financial advisor to see if this is a good option for you.

If you would like to give securities to Christ & Saint Stephen’s Church, please request a Donation of Securities form and return to the Church at cssnycparishoffice@gmail.com. Once we have reviewed your completed form, we will provide transfer instructions.  Please do not instruct your financial advisor to proceed until we have reviewed your form.  Please note, gifts of mutual funds require additional time for review, and certain mutual funds may not be accepted.

Our policy is to immediately sell all gifts of securities. We will use the proceeds as indicated on the completed Donation of Securities form.

Thank you for your continuing support and may God continue to bless you and Christ & Saint Stephen’s Church with all the riches of creation and the bounty of life lived in faith. For more information, contact Hedwig O’Hara, at hedy.ohara@gmail.com.