Choose How You Give

Giving online is a simple, secure, and convenient way to support Lutheran Family Services and help meet the needs of children, families, veterans, refugees, and individuals across the communities we serve. Your online gift can make an immediate impact, providing resources and support that help people overcome challenges and build stronger futures.

Recurring gifts provide reliable, ongoing support that helps Lutheran Family Services plan ahead, respond to emerging needs, and sustain life-changing programs throughout the year. By making a monthly or regular donation, you create lasting impact for in your community while enjoying a simple and convenient way to give.

Planned Giving offers a meaningful way to support Lutheran Family Services while creating a legacy that reflects your values and generosity. Through options such as donor-advised funds (DAFs), gifts of real estate, qualified charitable distributions (RMDs) from retirement accounts, bequests through a will or trust, beneficiary designations, charitable gift annuities, and charitable trusts, you can make a lasting impact on the lives of children and families and your community for generations to come.

Gifts of stock provide a tax-efficient way to support Lutheran Family Services while helping maximize the impact of your charitable giving. By donating appreciated securities directly to LFS, you may avoid capital gains taxes and help fund vital programs.

A gift of real estate allows you to donate property, such as a home, land, or commercial building to LFS. This type of gift can provide potential tax benefits while helping support LFS programs and services that strengthen individuals, families, and communities.

Gifts of Grain allow farmers to support Lutheran Family Services by donating a portion of their harvested crop directly to the organization, often providing potential tax advantages while making a meaningful charitable impact.

Employer matching gifts allow donors to increase the impact of their support to Lutheran Family Services by having their employer match all or a portion of their charitable contribution. To see if your company participates, check with your human resources department or use your employer’s matching gift portal.

Corporate Impact Partners are businesses that support Lutheran Family Services through financial contributions, sponsorships, volunteer engagement, and community partnerships. Their investment helps expand LFS programs and services while creating meaningful opportunities for companies and employees to make a lasting impact in the communities they serve.

Thrivent Action Teams empower Thrivent members to turn their ideas into action by providing resources, funding, and volunteer support for projects that benefit Lutheran Family Services and the people we serve. Whether organizing donation drives, assembling care kits, supporting community events, or leading service projects, Action Teams help expand LFS’s impact while strengthening connections within local communities.

Memorial and honorary gifts provide a meaningful way to celebrate a loved one, recognize a special person, or honor an important milestone while supporting the mission of Lutheran Family Services. These thoughtful gifts create a lasting tribute that reflects the values and legacy of those being honored and helps support, hope, and healing to those in your community.

Including Lutheran Family Services in your will or trust is a simple and meaningful way to create a lasting legacy that supports future generations of children, families, veterans, refugees, and individuals in need. Through FreeWill, you can create or update your estate plans at no cost and explore charitable giving options that align with your values and philanthropic goals.

A donor-advised fund (DAF) provides a simple and flexible way to support Lutheran Family Services by recommending grants from your charitable giving account. DAF gifts help fund vital programs and services while allowing you to maximize the impact of your philanthropy in a tax-efficient manner.

A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), often called an RMD gift, allows individuals age 70½ or older to donate directly from their IRA to LFS. This tax-efficient giving option can help satisfy required minimum distributions while supporting programs that bring hope, healing, and opportunity to those we serve.

Endowment gifts offer a meaningful way to create a lasting legacy of compassion and service. Because the principal of your gift is invested, it can generate ongoing support for our mission year after year. Your generosity today helps ensure that future generations will continue to receive the care, resources and opportunities they need. For more information on endowment giving contact: [email protected]