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Bequest
To make the National Religious Retirement Office or Retirement Fund for Religious collection a beneficiary in your will, in estate planning or to make a restricted gift, please use the following language set forth:
"To the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Incorporated, for the exclusive purpose of assisting Roman Catholic religious orders in the United States to provide for the retirement needs of their elderly members."
(The term "religious orders" includes religious orders, congregations, institutes, etc. of both women and men.)
Donations by Cash or Check
Contributions may be made at your parish on the Sunday of the annual appeal or sent by mail to the Retirement Fund for Religious, P.O. Box 73140 Department D, Baltimore, MD 21273.
Matching Gift
Investigate whether your company has a Matching Gift Program. If so, send your donation along with the matching gift form to the National Office. In the past, the following companies have matched donations to the Retirement Fund for Religious.
Abell Foundation, Inc., Allendale Insurance Foundation, Allstate Giving Campaign, Altria, Aon Foundation, Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation, Bank of America, Bell & Howell Foundation, Bestfoods, BP America, BP Amoco Corporation, Brandywine Management Services, Chubb Corporation, Computer Resources Group, Connelly Foundation, Constellation Energy, Dannon, Dell, DST Systems, Inc., Equitable Real Estate Investment Mgt., Exxon Mobil Foundation, Fairfax State Savings Bank, Follett, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Fuji Bank, Limited, Gannett Foundation, Inc., Gartner, Grossberg, Home Depot USA, Hub International, Kemper Securities, Inc., Kirkland & Ellis Foundation, Kraft Foods, Lubrizol Foundation, Millipore Foundation, Mobil Foundation, Inc., Mueller Co., Mutual of America, NIKE, Nordson Corporation, Nuveen Investments, PEPSICO Foundation, Pfizer, Philip Morris Companies Inc., Quad/Graphics, Remmele Engineering, Inc., Ryan Companies US, Inc., Safeco Insurance Co of America, Saint-Gobain Corporation, Sankyo Pharma, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment Inc., St. Paul Companies, Inc., St. Paul Federal Bank, Tellabs, Tenet Healthcare Foundation, Texas Petrochemicals Corporation., The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Pepsi Bottling Group Foundation, Inc, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Trans Union, LLC, Tricon Foundation, Inc., Tudor Investment Corporation, Tyco Flow Control, Union Bank of California, Universial Studios, Vastar Resources, Inc., Velcro USA, Inc., Verizon Foundation, VICORP Restaurants, INC., W.W. Grainger, Inc., Washington Post Company, Waste Management, Inc., Williams Companies, Winthrop, Inc. Yum! Brands Foundation, Inc. and Zurich Kemper Life.
Please check with your organization for details.
Stock Donation
Thank you for your interest in making a stock donation to the Retirement Fund for Religious. The most efficient method for donors and their stockbrokers to transfer gifts to the fund is by direct transfer of the stock to the Retirement Fund for Religious' Trust Account held at State Street Bank and Trust. State Street is a member of a national clearinghouse (DTC), which allows for direct transfer of stock between brokers.
You must advise State Street Bank, in advance, that a transfer is being made so that authorizations will be in place for its acceptance. Please contact Steven Pinto at State Street Bank by phone at 617-985-7720 or by fax at 617-786-2272 or by email at spinto@statestreet.com.
DTC Account Name: State Street Bank and Trust
DTC Participant Number: 997
DTC Agent Number: 26022
Reference: Retirement Fund for ReligiousReference: For the benefit of USCCB/Retirement Fund for Religious Account #02DB
United Way
If you work for a company that participates in the United Way, check with your coordinator about designating the Retirement Fund for Religious to receive your donation.