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 Income for Surviving Spouse Harold and Helen were concerned about planning for the future. They had built a substantial estate of $1,200,000. When Harold was 70, he rolled over his $400,000 qualified retirement plan into an IRA. 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. Sale and Unitrust Gene and Carol White purchased stock in a small medical service company several years ago. The company has done well. A larger company is now discussing the possibility of buying the smaller company. Gene and Carol are looking for a way to save taxes. More on Sale and Unitrust >>. The Retirement Unitrust Mary Friendly grew up on a farm. When her parents passed away, she inherited the farm. When Mary was growing up, the farm was out in the country. The city now has grown until the farm is now within the city limits. Several developers would like to build homes on the farmland. More on The Retirement Unitrust >>. Part Gift and Part Sale Sue and Jim Wilson bought their first home many years ago. As they were landscaping in the yard, painting and fixing up that home, Jim was impressed with the home improvement store. More on Part Gift and Part Sale >>. Current Gifts As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving. For years, they have created a gift list that includes family members, friends and loved ones. More on Current Gifts >>. © Copyright 1999-2010 Crescendo Interactive, Inc.