Since its inception in October of 1986, total assets have increased over each 10 year period as follows:

• 12-31-1986 $7,200.00
• 12-31-1996 $52,593.00
• 12-31-2006 $267,919.00
• 12-31-2007 $303,065.57

Growth has come from generous gifts and prudent management of those gifts. As a results, during this 20 year period, the Foundation has been able to provide over $35,200.00 for the ministry of the Methodist Church.

Requests for funding are reviewed and disbursed from a portion of the revenue earned during the previous year; the principal amount of the assets is never disbursed.

Your Foundation has:

Enhanced our ministry and outreach by providing mission and seminary scholarships and funds for guest lecturers.

Provided over and above resources for our facilities, including a new playground, furnishings, pew Bibles and equipment.

Encourged all of our members to be better stewards of our resources through sponsorship of the Godd Sense Workshops.

Help our church avoid conflicts over money.

Provided a permanent vehicle to meet the long-term needs of our church.

How to Give

• Write a check or give cash
• Make the Foundation the beneficiary of your life insurance policy
• Memorial gifts or tribute gifts
• real estate
• personal property
• stocks or bonds
• planned gifts
• qualified charitable gift annual annuity

Gifts to the Fredericksburg United Methodist Foundation are tax deductible. Bequests, life income gifts and other donations of value are generally exempt from Federal Estate and Gift taxes.

For more information about how you can give to the FUMC Foundation, contact any of the Board Members, the church office or consult your attorney or financial advisor.