Your Gift Matters

Make a Big Impact With a Future Gift

When you include your congregation, synod or other ELCA organization or ministry in your estate plan, your generosity ensures the continuation of God's work in the world — for years to come. Thank you for helping us impact those we serve well into the future.

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Uncover the giving option that works best for your goals.

Personal Estate Planning Kit

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This comprehensive estate planning kit will help you protect loved ones, organize everything in one place, and save on taxes.

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Donor-Directed Distribution Agreements

Decide how your generosity will benefit the ELCA, your congregation, and the ministries you choose.

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Free Estate Planning Tool

Join fellow the ELCA Foundation supporters on Giving Docs, a safe, secure, and free-for-life suite of estate plan essentials.

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Charitable Gift Annuities

Support the ELCA and feel confident that you have dependable income in your retirement years.

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Charitable Remainder Trusts

Get reliable payments now and ensure the future of the ELCA.

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Named Endowment Funds

Support the ELCA and the ministries you specify for years and years to come.

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Ministry Growth Fund

This fund provides a stable, socially responsible investment option for ELCA-related ministries and is the investment vehicle for endowments and donor advised funds.

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Join Our Legacy Society

Make a gift for the future of the ELCA and become a valued member of the Legacy Society.

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  • I am most interested in making a gift to the ELCA Foundation that:

    Allows me to see my gifts in action during my lifetime.
    Leaves a legacy at the ELCA Foundation and will benefit our mission after my lifetime.