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Dear John,
Remember and fight. That’s what Nehemiah called the remnant of Judah to do as they faced staunch opposition in their effort to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. More specifically…
“Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.” - Nehemiah 4:14b
My team and I are determined to do both of these things – remember and fight – as we engage in the vital work of rebuilding our culture.
And like Nehemiah, we cannot do it alone. Nehemiah asked God to bless his endeavor and called on the people of Jerusalem to participate in the actual labor. And the people responded with great enthusiasm because they believed in the work.
A few of our most loyal supporters have come together to create a matching gift opportunity through the end of the year. Because of their generosity, all gifts received by January 8th will be matched, up to $60,000!
Would you prayerfully consider a special year-end gift to Minnesota Family Council so we can continue to fight for our shared values? Through January 8th, your gift of $15 becomes $30, a gift of $25 will be worth $50 to our ministry and your generous contribution of $100 actually means $200 toward our work. You can make a donation to Minnesota Family Council by clicking the button below, or a tax-deductible donation to Minnesota Family Institute by clicking here.
Though Nehemiah relied on the Lord, he didn’t just sit back and wait for things to happen – and neither will we. Sometimes God calls His people to fight. When Nehemiah’s work crew faced threats and violent attacks, they stood up to defend themselves. And so will we.
Here’s a preview of what’s in store for 2021. I hope you are as energized by these plans as I am, and will take advantage of our year-end Matching Gift Challenge to maximize your support of MFC and MFI.
- To bring needed accountability to the governor’s office we will seek reforms to Minnesota’s emergency powers act
- Despite pandemic-related restrictions, we aim to grow our Church Ambassador Network building off the important work this initiative has done over the last two legislative sessions and expanding into the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
- We will use our one-seat majority in the Minnesota Senate to stop the flood of awful legislation put forward by radicals in the House.
- We’ll also take proactive, bipartisan steps to protect female athletes from the threat of boys competing as girls and to stop the use of telehealth appointments to prescribe chemical abortions.
- We’ll be ready to spring into action for special elections that may occur as a result of appointments by the governor or the new administration.
- Our legal arm, True North Legal, will be on guard to protect churches and individuals against further COVID-related government overreach and threats to religious freedom.
- To maximize our impact, we’ll leverage social media, video and other tools to multiply our army of supporters throughout the state and mobilize and equip them in the fight for life, family and religious freedom.
Join me in prayer for the success of these endeavors as we say goodbye (and good riddance) to 2020 and look ahead to the future.
And please prayerfully consider a generous year-end contribution. Through December 31st your gift of $15, $25, $50 or even more, as God leads, will be doubled, up to $60,000, as will the entire first year of any new monthly gift pledge!
Click the “Donate” button below to make your gift today! Thank you and God bless!
2020 has been a unique year, and there are unique giving options to match!
You can take a deduction even if you do not itemize. For 2020, you can deduct cash contributions up to $300 if you claim the standard deduction instead of itemizing. The dollar limit is “per taxpayer unit” so that the same $300 cap applies to singles and joint filers. This deduction will not apply after 2020 unless Congress extends it.
You can take a bigger itemized deduction for 2020. Usually, cash donations are deductible up to 60% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). However, for 2020, you can elect to deduct such contributions up to 100% of AGI. Of course, giving at this level would require substantial evidence when reporting to the IRS.
You can make a credit card donation in 2020 and pay it off in 2021. If you wait to the last minute but want your donations to count for 2020 tax purposes, you have options to act by midnight of December 31, 2020: charge the donation to a credit card or mail a check. The charged donation is deductible for 2020 even though you do not pay the credit card bill until 2021. And the check by mail is deductible in 2020 even though we may not receive it or cash in until 2021.
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