"We have drawn much strength from The Lutheran Hour. Gift annuities through Lutheran Hour Ministries will help provide support for its continuation. If our gift helps bring salvation to just one soul, it is well worth it."

-W.K., Fremont, Nebraska

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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

A gift annuity is an irrevocable agreement between you and Lutheran Hour Ministries offered through The Lutheran Hour Ministries Foundation. Funded with as little as $5,000 in cash or securities, a gift annuity provides you with fixed payments each year for the rest of your life. Your gift annuity has distinct advantages:

• Payments for life - At attractive pay-out rates for one or two lives, you can be assured of receiving the same annual payments on a quarterly basis.
  
  
• Tax deduction - A large part of what you transfer is a deductible charitable gift.
  
  
• Tax free payments - A portion of the payment is tax-free return of principal.
  
  
• Capital gains tax savings - When funded with appreciated stock, gains will be incurred on only a portion of the appreciation.
  
  
• Personal satisfaction - Feel good about making a gift of lasting significance to spread the Good News of our Savior through Lutheran Hour Ministries.
  
  
• Deferred Payment Option - A popular option, especially for younger donors, is a deferred payment gift annuity. Established with a minimum of $5,000 in cash or securities, this gift provides many of the benefits listed above, but delays payments for a period of time.
  
  People choose this option because they receive:
  • Higher payments as the investment grows during the time payments are deferred;
  • Supplemental retirement income; and
  • An immediate charitable deduction larger than if selecting to receive payments immediately.

Contact Us today for current rates.