An Everlasting Love

Dick is a parishioner and volunteer at Holy Spirit in Annandale. Dick and his wife, Pat were happily married for nearly 60 years. Sadly, his wife passed away in 2019. Pat was a woman of many gifts. She was a devout Catholic who loved singing at Mass, an avid golfer, winning the Women's Triple Crown in 2008, and had an enduring soft spot for softball and Brindle boxers.

For some time, Dick wondered how to honor Pat's memory. He called the Development Office at the Diocese of Arlington with questions about Donor Advised Funds (DAF's) which are held within the Foundation for the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.

After learning Donor Advised Funds are irrevocable gifts that can be funded with cash or stock and donors receive an immediate charitable deduction for the value of their gift and capital gains avoidance if funded with stock, Dick decided to create a DAF in Pat's memory.

Funding his DAF with stock to further support his charitable giving, Dick can now simply contact the Foundation for the Catholic Diocese of Arlington and make grant distributions to organizations aligned with the principles of the Roman Catholic Church at his instruction and convenience.