What We
Offer - Reasons To Use the UM
Foundation of WV, Inc.
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35 years experience
- Serving United Methodists and United Methodist Churches and agencies.
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501 (C) 3 Nonprofit Corporation
(Separate from but connected in mission to the WV Annual Conference)
no dividends to pay to shareholders,
no commissions to pay
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Investment Assets over $42
Million
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Advisory services provided by MonroeVos, of Houston, TX and Birmingham, AL
* Utilizing "American's best" investment managers
* Bank of New York serves as the custodian institution
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Socially Responsible
investing practices - in accordance with the Social Principles of the United
Methodist Church
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Cost Effective
- same percentage fees, diversity, reduced risk, and total yield to all
accounts regardless of size of account
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Professional Staff
Full time - dedicated to United Methodist causes - trained in planned
giving Stewardship
(estates, wills & trusts, annuities, life estates, endowments, gifting of
appreciated assets, i.e. real estate, securities, etc.)
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Deposit Accounts
are "on demand" - no maturity dates, no penalties for withdrawals, all deposits/withdrawals are
"any amount at any time"
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Accountability
* Governed by a 32 member Board of Trustees made up of United Methodists from
throughout the WV Conference
(3/4 are laity and 1/4 are clergy)
* Annual financial audits by an independent CPA firm
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Received over $25 million in
the last 10 year
* dedicated to UM causes selected by the individual, Church
and/or agency
* two-thirds of all assets are permanent endowment trusts -
perpetual funds providing income for ministry, indicating the
UM Foundation's expertise in developing
charitable gifts, and reputation to serve as a perpetual trustee of charitable
gifts
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No Cost
for document preparation, consultations, visits, appointments, services
calls, presentations to committees and groups, preaching, etc.
What we
offer Individuals and Families
What we offer Churches and
Conference-related Ministries
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