Advancing Our Church

Published: December 21, 2020 Changing Our World’s Jim Friend, Anna Vallez, and Fred Roberts host a discussion with Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and the Diocese of Allentown for a conversation on their strategies for #GivingTuesday. Our guests today include: Rebecca Arcarese, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School, Seattle, WA Paige Banks, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma, WA Patricia Decker, St. Hubert’s Catholic High School for Girls, Philadelphia, PA Mark Napierkowski, Mercy School for Special Learning, Allentown, PA Erin Oest-Larsen, St. Joseph School, Seattle, WA Allie Thomas, O’Dea High School, Seattle, WA CARES Act As referenced on today’s podcast, here is an important update regarding the CARES Act…Did you know that the CARES Act has changed charitable deduction allowances? Individuals are allowed increased deductions for 2020 charitable contributions. Individual taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions are allowed