FAQ

Gift Annuities

What is a Deferred Gift Annuity?

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A Deferred Gift Annuity is created when a gift of cash or an appreciated asset is given to charity in exchange for fixed payments to the donor for life, with payments commencing at a determined future date.

Will the payments from a Gift Annuity change or stop during my life?

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No. Gift Annuity payments are fixed and will continue until the date of death of the last beneficiary.

Can my family receive benefit from a Gift Annuity after my life?

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Only if the Annuity is originated as a two-life annuity, then it will continue to the surviving beneficiary. After the life of the surviving beneficiary the gift is then made to ministry.