The Lutheran Community Foundation

At the Lutheran Community Foundation, our mission is to serve you and carry out your giving goals -- goals that reflect your life experiences, values and passions. The following questions are designed to provide insight to the giving decisions reflected in your fund agreement. Your responses will also help guide the LCF and successor advisors should a recommended charity cease to exist or change its mission so that we can carry out your giving intentions far into the future.

WHY I GIVE

Reflecting on why you give is an important first step and can serve as the framework for making more specific giving decisions.

1. People give for all sorts of reasons -- what are your specific reasons for giving? Imagine that you're telling friends or family members about why you give -- what would you tell them?:

WHERE I GIVE

The following questions are designed to help you focus your charitable interests while providing the LCF with more information about your giving intentions.

2. What organizations/institutions have had the most influence in your life?:

3. What issues or needs -- local, national or global -- concern you the most? What are you passionate about?:

4. Think of a charity that you admire and ask, "What do I like about its mission, vision and/or the services it provides? Whose lives are being changed?" Whose lives do you want to change?:

5. What charities have you given your time and/or financial gifts to in the past? Which would you give to again? Which would you not give to again?:

6. What would you like to accomplish through your giving?:

7. How do you want the benefiting charity(ies) to use your gift? Do you want to support general operating expenses, a certain program, address a specific need or target a specific geographical area? :

Your Name: *

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When you submit this form to the LCF a copy will be sent to your email address. We will keep your information on file also. Be assured that your privacy will be protected. For more information contact us or refer to our privacy policy.