Retirement Income You Can Depend On . . .
(Consider a Charitable Alternative)

With the ups and downs in today's financial markets, many of our senior friends are turning to the Masonic Homes' gift annuity program. Many of them find that through a gift annuity, they can help to further the Masonic Homes' Mission of Love, while creating a dependable stream of lifetime income.

They like the other benefits that gift annuities provide, too. Things like a good payment rate and annuity payments that are partially tax-free for a period of time. They like the Federal income tax charitable deduction they receive, and, of course, the fact that they are supporting the charitable works of the Masonic Homes.

Masonic Homes' gift annuities may be funded for as little as $5,000 in cash or appreciated stock, and may be established for the lives of one or two persons. Annuities may be funded to assist with the college education of a child or grandchild or to provide a reliable income stream for a beloved family member such as an older parent who is living on a fixed income, perhaps without the benefit of a pension plan. The payout rate an annuitant receives depends on the nearest age of the annuitant on the date the annuity is funded. Masonic Homes adheres to the suggested gift annuity rates approved by the American Council on Gift Annuities.

Consider the following sampling of gift annuity rates currently in effect:

To learn more about how a gift annuity might benefit you, in complete confidence and at no cost or obligation, simply return the attached coupon to the Office of Gift Planning or telephone Bro. Alvin Blitz, Chief Director of Gift Planning or Bro. John McFadden, Director of Gift Planning ­ East Region at 1 (800) 599-6454 or (717) 367-1121, extension 33311. Brethren and friends in Western Pennsylvania may contact Jane W. Binley, Director of Gift Planning ­ West Region by phoning 1 (866) 872-0664 or (412) 741-1400, extension 3011.