Search Our Site » Planned Giving Home Donor Stories Create Your Plan Meet the Staff Finance News Reading Room Donor eNewsletter Professional Advisors Tax News Calculator Tax References Advisor eNewsletter Home » Planned Giving Rev. LaRue Owen Director of Development Welcome to The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation, Inc. Planned Giving Thank you for your interest in The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends at the Foundation who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning. Personal Planner Trusts To Protect Children Trusts are an excellent way to provide for the support and care of children while protecting them. Two important reasons to create a trust are to care for minor children or for a special needs child. More ... Benefits for Family and The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting these friends. Just click on the picture and you can view each story. Easy IRA Gift Barbara retired after forty years as a teacher. She had volunteered for many years with The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation. More on Easy IRA Gift >>. Bequests Joe and Anna have been faithful supporters of The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation. They believe it is important to support and encourage their mission. More on Bequests >>. Tax-Free Sale Gene and Carol White were age 55 when they purchased some development land outside of town. They thought it would be a good investment that they could later sell for a higher price. They have owned the property for 10 years and now would like to sell. More on Tax-Free Sale >>. Major IRA Gift Tom is a retired CPA. With good investments, his IRA had grown to become over 80% of his total estate. Tom was looking for a way to rebalance his estate. He wanted to make a major gift to charity, but needed to protect his home and personal savings. More on Major IRA Gift >>. © Copyright 1999-2010 Crescendo Interactive, Inc.