By Pastor Rick Bowes
Today, during this season of the year when everyone is talking about giving thanks, I am so very thankful. I’m thankful for my parents who showered me with an incredible amount of love. I’m thankful for my wife, who loves me with an equally incredible amount of love. And I’m also thankful for my now-adult amazing children.
For a moment, I want to tell you about what they themselves did when they were young children. They took their weekly allowances and used them to sponsor orphan children. And now, as they have children of their own, their children are doing the same.
There’s one thing in particular I want to say about my daughter. At every evening bedtime worship she asks her girls, “Today, what was the rose of your day? What was the thorn of your day? And what is the bud that you have seen blooming today? In essence, she asks, “What was positive about your day today, what was negative about the day, and what good do you see coming in the future?
The questions of those worship times can be perfectly applied to our ICC life. Yes, we do have the “thorns” of the difficulties of feeding, clothing, and educating the children. But far more important, we have the “roses”, and “buds of the roses”, that our children are being fed, clothed, and educated. Bottom line, our children are thriving, and we want to thank you for making all of that possible.
So, in this season when everyone is talking about giving thanks, we want to say, “Thank you for what you are doing for “HIS KIDS!”
Year-End Giving
5 Tax-Smart Ways to Give that Help You and “His Kids” Even More!
Your gift restores a home, a family, and security to an orphaned child.
1. Give appreciated stock
Gift stock you’ve held over a year and you may avoid capital gains tax while deducting its full value. We gladly accept stock gifts!*
2. Give from your IRA
Age 70½ or older? A Qualified Charitable Distribution goes straight to ICC, can count toward your required minimum distribution, and isn’t added to your taxable income.*
3. Use a donor-advised fund
Most donor-advised funds can send gifts to ICC. Your deduction is already in hand. Now you choose the children it helps.*
4. Bunch your giving
Combine two or three years of gifts into one tax year so you can itemize and go beyond the standard deduction.
5. Double it with a match
Many employers match charitable gifts. Ask your HR department. It costs you nothing extra and doubles the care.*
Let’s talk! We’d love to help you maximize your gift.
* Tax ID # (EIN): 93-0717332
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ICC is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We are not tax advisors; please consult your own advisor about your situation.
End-of-Year Dates & Deadlines
♥ Mail in donations: Postmarked by 12/31/2025
♥ Call in donations: Call before 3:00 pm PST on 12/31/2025
♥ Online donations: received prior to midnight PST on 12/31/2025
