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Dear John,
In my last message before Christmas, I told you about our $60,000 matching challenge - that means that every dollar you give before the deadline (extended to January 8th!) will be matched by other generous donors. I urge you to remember the crucial work of fighting for life, family, and religious freedom in your year-end giving.
But I also want to hear from you. Please reply to this email and let me know what you plan to do in 2021 to support LIFE in Minnesota. Will you pray outside an abortion clinic? Will you participate in 40 Days for Life? Will you donate to the crucial work done by our friends at crisis pregnancy centers around the state? Will you partner with us through prayer and financial gifts to fight for life in the Minnesota legislature and in the courts?
These are all wonderful ways to support the cause of LIFE! If you intend to support us, I urge you to do so now - when your dollars will be doubled and as we assess our capabilities in the new year.
Please prayerfully consider a special year-end gift to Minnesota Family Council so we can continue to fight for life! 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.
Click the “Donate” button above 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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P.S. Are you returning a Christmas gift or picking something else? There's a way to support Minnesota Family Council & Institute while shopping, at no cost to you! Do your shopping on Amazon using our Amazon Smile link (smile.amazon.com/ch/41-1439560) and support life, family, and religious freedom!
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