Endowment &
Capital Campaign

CONTRIBUTIONS

How to Make a Contribution to Campaign

"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce; then will your barns be filled with grain, with new wine your vats will overflow." - Proverbs 3:9-10

At this important moment of our history, let us keep in mind the many blessings the Lord has given us. Recognizing that all of our material goods are gifts from the Lord, we are asked in the Gospel to give back a portion of these gifts in thanksgiving for God's generosity and goodness to us. Your gift to this campaign is an opportunity to leave a legacy for generations to come. Scripture tells us that Christian stewardship goes beyond our giving from our surplus. Stewardship requires a gift made from substance.

Rooted in Faith - Embracing Our Future seeks significant three to five year pledges from donors in all of our parishes. Gifts can be accepted in a variety of forms, with an emphasis on those that can be used immediately. All gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Pledges

Pledges payable over three to five years allow donors to consider more substantial commitments than are possible with one-time cash gifts. Donors who pledge may determine payment schedules to meet their own charitable or tax needs. Payments can be made by check, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), electronic funds transfer (EFT) or gifts of securities.

Securities

Gifts of stock to the Rooted in Faith - Embracing Our Future campaign can be a source of significant tax benefit to the donor by eliminating capital gains taxes. The Catholic Foundation of Santa Clara County will sell a gift of stock and the value of the gift will be determined at the time of transfer. To make a donation with securities see Stock Transfer Instructions for transferring securities.  Please send an email to info@catholicfoundationscc.org notifying us of your transfer.

Matching Gifts

If your company has a matching gift program, you may be able to enhance the impact of your gift by requesting a matching gift form from your company and including it with your pledge card.

Sample Gift Plan (over 5-year period)

Five year pledges are recommended, and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. In addition, donors are asked to consider the tax benefits that may be gained from gifts of appreciated securities.