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[quote=Anonymous]My spouse attends religious services at a DC area church. Being the financial manager in the house, I would like my spouse to donate appreciated securities (stock) for the additional tax benefit (it also seems like less work for the church to process once a week vs weekly cash management). My spouse has a concern of perception that they are not putting cash in the collection late (or collection envelope to track). From brief on-line searching, I found this from 6 years ago (among other similar articles):

"You just kind of get over it … because you know you’ve donated,” said Hall, a communications manager for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. At the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, about half of the 1,600 congregants who give regular donations do so electronically, up from 20 percent four years ago."

My spouse does not attend that specific institution but it's an example (which I'm sure is more common now). Any thoughts on making my spouse more comfortable with donating stock to the church and not putting anything in the collection plate?[/quote]

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