2027 Generosity Campaign: There Our Hearts Will Be
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also...” - Matthew 6:21
THANK YOU for all the ways you support MCC’s mission to be a place of Love and Belonging for our neighbors
as we build a more just and generous world for All God’s People.
An annual pledge lets MCC know how much you anticipate giving in 2027. That pledge can be fulfilled in several ways. Please click below to submit a 2027 pledge and then keep reading to choose a fulfillment option that works best for you.
Once you’ve submitted your pledge, you can fulfill it in many ways:
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Click here to set up a recurring credit/debit or ACH transaction through Realm.
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Please note, MCC is in the process of evaluating our banking needs. We need new authorization forms for all manually submitted ACH transactions. Please note you can also set this up through Realm using the link above. Otherwise, please print and submit this form to the church office.
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Giving appreciated stock is an easy way to make a gift to the church that can have significant tax benefits if you itemize. To get the most benefit you will need to have owned the securities for at least one year. A gift of appreciated stock allows you to avoid paying capital gains taxes on realized gains, and provides an income tax deduction for the full market value of the donated stock, with some limitations. For specific information see Internal Revenue Code section 170(d), or speak with your financial advisor.
The enhanced tax benefit of stock gifts is obtained by transferring ownership of the shares rather than selling the stock and donating proceeds of the sale. But this means that when the shares are transferred between your broker and our broker, Vanguard, the shares enter our account without a donor name. For this reason we ask that you notify us in advance of a stock gift so we can immediately credit your gift, and sell the stock as soon as it arrives in the church account. Contact the church office at mccucc@middletonucc.org or (608) 831-4694 for the MCC Vanguard account number and DTC number your broker will need to initiate a stock gift transfer.
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If you are 70½ or older and have a traditional IRA, you may give up to $100,000 per year tax-free to charitable organization(s). This is known as the IRA Charitable Rollover – or as the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) on your tax return. A married couple can each give up to $100,000 from their respective IRAs each year. The gift can satisfy all or part of your annual Required Minimum Distribution (or RMD). The transfer to charity does not qualify for an income tax deduction but instead it escapes the income tax that you would have otherwise owed on your RMD. This avoidance of income tax is as helpful as a deduction, especially if you do not itemize your deductions.
The transfer must be made to charity by check or wire transfer directly from the IRA. If you accept your RMD before making the gift, you will owe the income tax. It is wise to consult your IRA custodian or financial planner to assist you.
We encourage you to consider an IRA Charitable Rollover (Qualified Charitable Distribution or QCD) to Middleton Community UCC. You may make a direct charitable gift to fund our church’s operating budget, fulfill a pledge, or fund a special project.
To make an IRA Charitable Rollover (or QCD), please contact your IRA administrator to request the appropriate form, which can often be filled out online.
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Grants from Donor-Advised Funds cannot be used to satisfy personal "pledges". Instead we will track the "Estimate of Giving" you provide on the form below the same way we do pledges in Realm. Gifts to Donor Advised Funds are only deductible at the time of the original gift, so they will not be listed as tax-deductible on your church giving statements.
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Of course, you can always give by cash or check on Sunday mornings or by mailing a donation to:
Middleton Community UCC645 Schewe Road
Middleton, WI 53562