Online Giving
Click on the button below to give to Trinity Lutheran. You can give make a one-time donation or set up reoccurring donations.
Instructions:
- Click on the button above
- Enter the amount you’d like to give to the appropriate fund (General Offering)
- Select Recurring.
- Select a frequency from the drop-down menu (Every week, every two weeks, monthly)
- Select a start date for your first payment.
- Enter in your payment information below. (Credit/Debit Card or Bank Account)
- Make sure the “Save this payment method for future use” box is checked!
- Complete the Contact Information fields.
- Click “Save”.
Automatic Monthly Withdrawal (ACH authorization)
You can set up automatic Bank Account withdrawals from the online portal, however if you prefer to have the Trinity Treasurer set up online scheduled giving for you, download the authorization form. Complete the form and return it, (with a voided check or savings deposit slip)
Trinity Lutheran Church
Treasurer
108 S Robeson St
Robesonia, PA 19551
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) is a direct transfer of assets from your IRA, payable to a qualifying charity.
When you donate via a QCD, the distribution from your IRA qualifies as a direct transfer and won’t be included in your adjusted gross income, but it counts toward your required minimum distribution. By reducing your taxable income, QCDs could help bring you into a lower tax bracket, resulting in a lower overall tax bill. Making a QCD also reduces your modified adjusted gross income for Medicare and Social Security purposes, potentially allowing you to avoid higher Medicare premiums or taxes.
QCDs count toward your annual required minimum distribution (RMD), so they’re an excellent way to satisfy RMD requirements in a tax-efficient way while making a charitable impact.
The age at which you must start taking RMDs depends on when you were born:
- If you were born in 1950 or earlier: You must make RMDs at age 72.
- If you were born between 1951-1959: You can delay your RMD age to 73.
- If you were born in 1960 or later: Your RMD start age is 75.
You can transfer up to $105,000 annually from IRA assets to qualifying public charities. This amount will be indexed for inflation going forward.
Contact your tax advisor and/or IRA asset custodian to find out more about this way to contribute to Trinity that can provide significant tax savings and maximize the impact of your contributions!
Cash or Check
If you’d prefer to give to Trinity via Cash or Check, you may drop cash off at the office during the week or at Church on Sunday mornings.
Checks can be mailed to:
Trinity Lutheran Church
Treasurer
108 S Robeson St.
Robesonia, PA 19551
Appreciated Securities
Tax Benefits of Donating Appreciated Securities/Stocks and Bonds
A gift of appreciated securities held for more than one year may provide significant benefits to you as a contributor, such as:
Entitling you to a charitable income tax deduction for the fair market value of the gifted securities as of the date of gift.
Eliminating capital gains tax that would ordinarily become due if you had sold the appreciated securities on the open market and donated the proceeds from the sale to charity
Claiming your charitable deduction against up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. Any unused deductions can be carried forward over the next five years.
Providing a way to help you to achieve your long-term financial objective of reducing your income and estate taxes.
If you have securities that have declined in value over the years and are interested in donating them to charity, you may find it more advantageous to sell the securities first and contribute the proceeds to charity as opposed to donating the securities outright. This strategy should allow you to claim a deduction for both the loss from the sale of the securities as well as the charitable gift.
If you are considering donating stock that is subject to a cash merger or tender offer, it’s important for you to note that you will be subject to tax on the capital gain even though the shares were transferred to us before the tender offer became effective.
Please consult with your financial advisor if you have questions about donating Appreciated Securities.
Thrivent Choice
Use Your Thrivent Choice Dollars to Make a Difference!
Thrivent Financial distributes charitable grant funds. Their benefit members can recommend how those grant funds are distributed. Benefit members are 16 years or older who meet membership eligibility, have been admitted for membership, and have a qualified connection to any of the following:
- Thrivent Financial insurance
- Thrivent Annuity product
- Thrivent Settlement option
- Thrivent Health Insurance product.
If you are a benefit member, go to Thrivent Choice- Browse Catalog, click on Advanced Search, and fill in the following information
Organization: Trinity
City: Robesonia
Estimated Giving Card
Take time to think and pray about what you are giving and what you feel called to give in 2025. In the upper narthex, we will have a display showing all the folks and families who have taken a step up in their giving. If you are increasing
your giving this year, you can represent it (with your name or anonymously) on the wall.
Stewardship
Watch some of our stories about why we give to Trinity.