“Everything that can be done together should be done together.”
-Lund Principle, World Council of Churches, 1952.
About $300,000 a year keeps the doors of the Anglican Centre in Rome open, an amount that includes administrative and staff salaries, rent, library costs, and scholarship help. The Centre’s entire budget comes from generous donors from around the entire Anglican Communion.
MEMBERSHIP
Tiered support model for parishes and dioceses:
- $1,000+ Friend
- $5,000+ Companion
- $10,000+ Ambassador
Each tier includes exclusive content from Bishop Ball, and invitations to Rome or U.S. events.
How Else Can You Help?
- Invite Bishop Ball (virtually or in person) to your diocese or seminary
- Make a diocesan gift or invite your parishes to contribute
- Share this appeal through newsletters and convention communications
- Include prayers for the Centre in Sunday worship Prayers of the People
Let’s ensure that this Anglican outpost in the Eternal City is strengthened for a new generation.
BEQUESTS
How to remember the Centre in your will
There are many ways to design a gift that honors your philanthropic intentions and achieves your financial and tax planning goals. A popular and simple way is a residual bequest. This refers to a specific amount, a percentage of your total estate, or a share of the residue after gifts to your heirs.
Gifts of Retirement Plans – Name the ACR as a beneficiary of your pension, 401K, IRA, or other plan. This could be the most cost-effective donation you can make, avoiding possible double taxation on your retirement plan assets.
Gifts of Securities – If you wish to contribute appreciated securities that you have held for one year or more, there are potential capital gains benefits.
Gifts of Life Insurance – You can name the ACR as owner and beneficiary, or partial beneficiary of your policy.
Usually something as simple as the following sentence is adequate for the American Friends of The Anglican Centre in Rome to receive your bequest:
“I give (dollar amount, percentage of estate, or description of security) to the American Friends of The Anglican Centre in Rome to be used exclusively in support of the Anglican Centre in Rome”
Some planned giving bequests are from high net-worth individuals, but most are from people who want to support the Anglican Centre in Rome in whatever way they are able. We are under the auspices of The Episcopal Church and our tax ID is # 02-0472215. Slowly but surely, the Centre’s work is bearing fruit and its future needs to be ensured.