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"Everything we have is a gift from God . We want to be good managers of those gifts. .Through Lutheran Hour Ministries, we have the opportunity to bring God's Word to so many more people and so many more countries. It's very exciting!"

-E.H., Sun City, Arizona

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New Tax-Free IRA Gift Opportunity

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 allows owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to make tax-free rollovers up to $100,000 per year from their plans to qualified nonprofits, including Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM). This gift giving opportunity is unprecedented in U.S. tax law, and it provides you with an excellent opportunity to make a special gift to LHM and, at the same time, lower your taxable income for 2006.
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IRA/RETIREMENT PLAN BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

Retirement assets make excellent charitable gifts when included in your estate plan. Since gifts of retirement assets to heirs are subject to both estate and income tax, a charitable gift of these assets avoids excessive taxation. You can name Lutheran Hour Ministries as a beneficiary or create a charitable trust with retirement assets after your death. Consider the following benefits.

  • Significant tax savings - Avoid estate and income taxes.

  • New rules make gifts easy - The IRS has made it fast, easy, and advantageous for you to name a charity, such as Lutheran Hour Ministries, as a beneficiary.

  • Flexible - Gifts can be changed in the future, if desired.

  • Joy of giving - Charitable gifts of IRAs help Lutheran Hour Ministries to spread the Gospel around the world.

For more information on IRA beneficiary designations, click here or call 1-877-333-1963.