Your spiritual and financial participation at SVPC allows our programs to thrive! As recipients of God’s grace, we know all that we have and all that we are comes from God. Every gift, large and small, makes a difference not only in the church’s ministry but also in your own experience of God’s presence in your life.
WAYS TO GIVE
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Recurring Payment Option: Automatic Monthly Withdrawal (ACH)
Tired of Writing Checks? Sign up for Electronic Contributions!
What is electronic contribution? Electronic contribution is an automatic transfer program that allows you to make contributions without writing checks.
What is the advantage of electronic contributions? It saves you time, costs SVPC significantly less fees than PayPal and helps SVPC stabilize its budget.
How is my electronic contribution automatically deducted from my account? Once you authorize the transfer, your specified contribution is electronically transferred from your checking or savings account to our church’s account.
When will my contribution be deducted from my account? On the 1st of each month. You never have to worry about forgetting a contribution, even if you miss church or go away for vacation.
Is electronic contribution risky? Electronic contribution is less risky than check contribution. It cannot be lost, stolen or destroyed in the mail. It has an extremely high rate of accuracy.
How much does electronic contribution cost you? It costs you nothing.
What if I try electronic contribution and don’t like it? You can cancel your authorization by notifying the church office in writing at any time.
How do I sign up for electronic contribution? Complete and sign the authorization form and return it to the church office, along with a voided checking or savings account check. You can also mail this to the church or drop it in the offering plate in a sealed envelope
Recurring Payment Option: BILLPAY
Contact your bank to setup recurring checks to be mailed to SVPC. If asked for your account number with SVPC, provide them your envelope number.
MORE WAYS TO GIVE
Endowment—Benefit future generations
Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church maintains an Endowment Fund supported by gifts from members of the church community. The principal of this fund remains intact, while income from this fund (generated through interest, dividends, and capital gains) is used to support our church's ministry.
Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church encourages its members to consider providing for the long-term ministry of the church through their wills and trusts. To aid in this matter, the Endowment Committee has prepared two pamphlets:
Stock Donation—Receive tax advantages
Donating stock is one of the ways that you can give to the ongoing work of Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. Indeed, donating stock that has appreciated in value can be a way of fulfilling your financial commitment or supporting the Endowment Program while realizing a double tax advantage. The following contain information on how to give stock to the church:
• Transferring Stock to the Church
SVPC's FEIN number is 94-1457902.
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Benevity & Your Cause—Check with your employer
Check with your employer to determine if they participate in these workplace matching programs.
Want to pay less taxes?—Three popular ways
Here are three popular ways people are giving to charities and reducing their tax
burden.
1) Give from your IRA/401K/403B distribution directly to Sunnyvale Presbyterian
Church. If a donor is over age 70 ½, a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
may count towards satisfying your annual Required Minimum Deduction (RMD).
If the distribution is sent directly to Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church as a
contribution, it is not recognized as taxable income.
2) Give appreciated stock. If you give stock shares directly to Sunnyvale
Presbyterian Church, you may claim the current market value of the shares as a
charitable gift. And you do not pay taxes on your gains.
3) Give through your Charitable Trust Accounts such as a Donor Advised Fund. A
tax deduction can be taken when the fund is established and the donor
determines how the funds are to be invested and to whom (and when) the funds
may be given.
This is meant to be an overview. In all cases, please consult your tax advisor.
Qualified Charitable Distribution
A distribution from an IRA and a contribution to the charitable organization. Click to read more.