Regional Gift Planners

Find your Regional Gift Planner

A gift to the church.

The ELCA Foundation offers many free resources to members regarding planned giving.  One such resource is expertise.  Our nationwide network of professional gift planning staff can help you explore a variety of possibilities for making a significant gift to ministry and fulfilling your legacy goals at the same time.  There is no cost or obligation to you and all conversations are kept confidential. 

Alabama
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Alaska

ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Arizona

Lance Jacobson, J.D.
Keith I. Johnston, J.D.
Phoenix, AZ
602/957-3223

Arkansas
Joyce C. Palmer
Kansas City, MO
816/204-5181

California
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Colorado
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Connecticut

Knute R. Ogren
Hartford, CT
860/524-1379

Delaware
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Florida
Pr. Paul H. Summer
Port Orange, FL
386/852-0511

Georgia
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Hawaii

ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Idaho
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Illinois
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Indiana

ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Iowa
Pr. Robert C. Buschkemper
Bellevue, NE
402/502-0735

Kansas
Joyce C. Palmer
Kansas City, MO
816/204-5181

Kentucky
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Louisiana
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Maine

Knute R. Ogren
Hartford, CT
860/524-1379

Maryland

Alice L. Benson
[Metropolitan Washington, DC]
Gaithersburg, MD
301/963-6570

Barbara B. Carl, J.D.
[Western Maryland]
Uniontown, PA
724/438-7741

Massachusetts
Knute R. Ogren
Hartford, CT
860/524-1379

Michigan
Roger A. Knuth
[Upper Penninsula]
Harshaw, WI
715/277-3142

Pr. Thomas E. Pederson
[Northwestern Michigan]
Portage, MI
269/321-0893

Minnesota
William R. Elmstrom
[Southwestern Minnesota]
Ortonville, MN
320/839-3326

Mississippi
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Missouri
Joyce C. Palmer
Kansas City, MO
816/204-5181

Montana
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Nebraska
Craig Stirtz
Omaha, NE
402-342-5728

Nevada
Lance Jacobson, J.D.
Keith I. Johnston, J.D.
[Southeastern Nevada]
Phoenix, AZ
602/957-3223

 

New Hampshire
Knute R. Ogren
Hartford, CT
860/524-1379

New Jersey
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

New Mexico
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

New York
Pr. Robert G. Wollenburg
[Metropolitan New York City]
New York, NY 10115
212/665-0732, ext. 233

North Carolina
Christine A. Post-Duncan
Morganton, NC
828/439-8977

North Dakota
Pr. Keith M. Garness
[Western North Dakota]
Bismarck, ND
701/223-5312

Julie R. Johnson
[Eastern North Dakota]
Fargo, ND
701/232-1480

Ohio
Pr. Thomas H. Zulick
[Northwestern Ohio]
Findlay, OH
419/424-5930
877/424-5930

Oklahoma
Joyce C. Palmer
Kansas City, MO
816/204-5181

Oregon
Patricia Johnson Larsen
Portland, OR
503/244-4102

Pennsylvania
Barbara B. Carl, J.D.
[Western Pennsylvania]
Uniontown, PA
724/438-7741

Pr. Gregory A. Kramer
[Central and Eastern Pennsylvania]Selinsgrove, PA
570/374-2044

Rhode Island
Knute R. Ogren
Hartford, CT
860/524-1379

South Carolina
Pr. Mark A. Scott
Newberry, SC
803/944-2751

South Dakota
Kurt Osborne
Sioux Falls, SD
605/274-6012

Jim L. Schade
Sioux Falls, SD
605-274-4011

Tennessee
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Texas
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Utah
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Vermont
Knute R. Ogren
Hartford, CT
860/524-1379

Virginia

Alice L. Benson
[Metropolitan Washington, DC]
Gaithersburg, MD
301/963-6570

Pr. George L. Sims
Winchester, VA
540-667-8609

Washington

ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970

Washington, D.C.
Alice L. Benson
Gaithersburg, MD
301/963-6570

West Virginia
Barbara B. Carl, J.D.
Uniontown, PA
724/438-7741

Wisconsin
Roger A. Knuth
[Northeastern Wisconsin]
Harshaw, WI 
715/277-3142

Lynn Tully
La Crosse, WI
608/780-3340

Pr. Larry G. Westfield
[Central and Southern Wisconsin]
Rubicon, WI
262/224-9574

Wyoming
ELCA Foundation
800/638-3522, ext. 2970