Donating securities (stock, bonds, mutual funds) can not only benefit the work of Saint Mary Parish, but provide tax advantages for you.

     •    You can deduct the full present value of your securities, providing you have 
           held the assets for more than one year.
     •    You completely avoid any capital gains tax.  You get a charitable deduction for
           an amount  that was never taxed to you.

How can you make a gift of securities to Saint Mary?  It is quite easy.  Contact our pastor, Father Reszel, at 541-1450.  Tell him that you would like to contribute securities and in what form you hold the securities.  For example, are they in certificate form? Are they held by your broker?  Or are they shares in a mutual fund?  With this information, he can provide you with instructions on how best to make the gift.

Gifts in Wills
When you make or revise your will, after providing for your loved ones, please consider making a gift in your will to our parish.  Simply provide your lawyer with our name, Saint Mary Parish (Buffalo Grove).  This gift will show thanks for personal benefits received from the parish and will provide for the long term needs of Saint Mary.  You can also name our parish in your living trust or as the beneficiary of your IRA.  If you have any questions, contact our pastor, Father Reszel, at 541-1450.