Welcome to Answers in Genesis Planned Giving Services
Thank you for your interest in Answers in Genesis. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends of AiG who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. We appreciate you taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning.
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Experience the Benefits of a Unitrust Bob and Carol were nearing retirement. Their children were grown and they had worked many years and built successful carreers. One of the greatest joys in their lives was gathering the family for vacations and holidays at their mountaintop cabin. More ...
There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Several of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting these people below. (Just click on the picture and you can view each story.)
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 >>.
Deferred Gift Annuity Several years ago Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock. It turned out to be a very wise decision, because the value of the stock increased to $100,000 a few years later. More on Deferred Gift Annuity >>.
Easy IRA Gift Barbara retired after forty years as a teacher. She had volunteered for many years with Answers in Genesis. She had an IRA and was nearing the time to take her required payout for this year in the amount of $2,000. More on Easy IRA Gift >>.
Generous IRA Gift Jerry is a fireman who volunteers for a number of charities in his community. Recently, Answers in Genesis shared an opportunity to join in a new program with a positive impact. Jerry was excited to help, but a lead gift of $10,000 was needed to start the program. More on Generous IRA Gift >>.
Steps to Wise Giving
There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.
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John Pence
Planned Giving Services
Professional Advisors
We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact jpence@answersingenesis.org.
If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site.
If you have achieved a measure of financial affluence, you may be able to benefit from some extremely creative stewardship master planning counsel that would enable you to reduce or altogether eliminate your income, capital gains and estate taxes, increase your overall cash flow and substantially increase your giving to ministries like Answers in Genesis. Our ministry partners at Kardia, Inc. have proven to be an invaluable resource to our more affluent donors. Take a few minutes and visit their extensive and informative website. You will be blessed and impressed! Their website link is www.kardiaplanning.com.
Ken Ham and Jay Link talk about family wealth counseling and how they can help you.
Bob and Carol were nearing retirement. Their children were grown and they had worked many years and built successful carreers. One of the greatest joys in their lives was gathering the family for vacations and holidays at their mountaintop cabin. 
Steps to Wise Giving
