- FIELD NEWS
- TOOLS AND RESOURCES
- CHARITABLE SOLUTIONS
- LCF at a Glance
- Charitable Fact Finder
- Donor Advised Dynamic Funds
- Charitable Gift Annuities
- Charitable Remainder Unitrust
- Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
- Gift of Real Estate into Charitable Remainder Trust
- Gift of Real Estate using Life Estate Reserved
- Charitable Life Insurance
- Organizational Endowments
- Bequests
- Beneficiary Proceeds
- Leveraging Annuities with Life Insurance
- Wealth Replacement Insurance
- Scholarship Funds
- Testamentary Charitable Remainder Trust
Want to network with local congregations? The LCF and Thrivent Financial have created two new Congregational Endowment Fund tools that are perfect for addressing church leaders and promoting your financial services. Download the Congregational Endowment Guide or accompanying PowerPoint presentation. (View them online, or click File>Save As to save to your computer.)
Download a Flyer to introduce the Congregational Endowment Guide to churches
Why talk about endowments?
- From 1999 to 2052, an enormous transfer of wealth ($41 trillion) is expected to take place in the United States. Many will designate a portion to charity.
- Approximately 5,000 new endowments and foundations are created each year
- 45% of U.S. cash donations go to church or religious institutions.
- 61% of nonprofits voluntary income comes through planned giving