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Welcome to The Elks National Foundation's Planned Giving Website Thank you for your interest in contributing to The Elks National Foundation. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information. We have an increasing number of friends of the ENF who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. Thank you for taking the time to explore the benefits of gift planning. Personal Planner Chronic Illness – Care of Your Person If you have a chronic illness, your personal planning will need to involve careful consideration of your condition. Many Americans experience ALS disease, Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) or other types of chronic diseases. More ... Benefits for Family and The Elks National Foundation There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. Many of these families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting these friends. Just click on the picture and you can view each story. Ziebel Story One of the last words you expect to hear from a guy who made his living in the dry-cleaning business is greaser, but there it is: "Every Lodge needs a couple of skid greasers." More on Ziebel Story >>. Hamilton Story After joining the Elks nearly 10 years ago, Carroll Hamilton of Elkton, Md. views Elkdom as more of a calling than a club. "I believe strongly that the Lord called me to be active," he says. More on Hamilton Story >>. Garland Story As a member of the Elks Hoop Shoot Grand Lodge Sub-Advisory Committee, Past Grand Exalted Ruler Frank Garland rarely misses the National Finals in Springfield, Mass. More on Garland Story >>. A "True" Story of ENF Pride PGER Roger True knows precisely where he was and what he was doing during his proudest moment as an Elk. It was July 8, 2002, a Monday, at approximately 10:45 am. He was on a stage in Reno, Nev. And he had just been elected Grand Exalted Ruler. More on A "True" Story of ENF Pride >>. Steps to Wise Giving There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process. View the donor stories. View a personal color story for yourself. Read the Personal Planner. View the Personal Finance Note for this week. Learn about personal finance news. Meet our planned giving staff. We are here to help you. Sign up for our free monthly personal finance newsletter. Kate Keating Edsey Development Manager Thanks very much for visiting us! I would be very pleased to help you. Simply click here to email me at your convenience. Professional Advisors We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact KateE@elks.org . If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site. View the latest charitable tax news. Research charitable tax questions. Calculate a charitable deduction. © Copyright 1999-2010 Crescendo Interactive, Inc.

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