WAYS TO GIVE

Gifts to your parish or school can be made in the following ways:

Cash
Make checks payable to your parish or school and be sure to include your contact information. Give your gift to your parish office or school office or mail your gift to:

The Diocese of Venice
1000 Pinebrook Road,
Venice, FL 34285-1958

Gifts of Stock
Please call our office for the DTC # and for assistance with stock donations:
Deborah Shafer at (941) 486-4719.

Planned Gifts
Our Planned Giving Director will be happy to assist with any planned gift including bequests, annuities, trusts, etc. Please call Deborah Shafer at (941) 486-4719.

If you would like to simply include your parish or the diocese in your will, this is the legal wording that should be used:

"I bequeath the sum of $_____ or _____% of the residue of my estate to Bishop Frank J. Dewane, D.D., Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, a corporation sole, whose principal office is located at 1000 Pinebrook Road, Venice FL 34285, for the benefit of (your parish, school, diocese, Catholic Charities or other agency or ministry of the diocese)."