From The LCMS Foundation President
 Welcome to our Web pages! We hope you find
them helpful. The Foundation is the only Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod organization that offers you comprehensive charitable expertise
and services to help you plan and direct your passion for giving
to family and all ministries today, tomorrow and forever.
August 2008
Quick action during the Anheuser-Busch transition provides opportunities for significant tax advantages for A-B shareholders.
The Anheuser-Busch Board of Directors recently approved the cash buyout offer from the Belgium-based company InBev. If you wait too long, you will receive cash for your shares and be responsible for the taxable gain. Quick action may allow you to avoid this taxable gain by using the shares to make your charitable gifts this year.
Gift your shares to your favorite LCMS ministry, avoid the gain, and receive a charitable deduction for the fair market value of the shares. You may also use it to fund an endowment or donor advised fund, or help support your family and ministry with a split-interest gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.
Contact The LCMS Foundation today by calling 1-800-325-7912 to learn how your A-B stock can be used to support your family and your favorite LCMS ministry.
Thomas Ries
PS: Cash buyouts, such as InBev’s takeover of A-B, occur frequently. Shareholders must act quickly and deliberately to take advantage of the ministry opportunity. The LCMS Foundation liquidates all stock gifts immediately for family and ministry use.
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