A Lasting Gift
Some gifts make an impact today. An endowment gift makes an impact forever.
When you give to the Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota (LOSD) Endowment Fund, your gift is permanently invested. Each year, the earnings from that gift are used to support the ministries you care about most—always honoring your original intent.
This means your generosity will provide both immediate benefits and long-term stability for our camps. Whether your heart is for maintaining beautiful facilities, supporting our dedicated staff, or ensuring that no camper is turned away because of cost, your gift to the Endowment Fund helps make it possible—year after year.
For over 50 years, LOSD has been a place where people of all ages come to grow in faith, build lasting friendships, and experience God’s presence in creation. By giving to the Endowment Fund, you’re helping ensure that these life-changing experiences will continue for generations to come.
Your gift is more than a donation—it’s a promise. A promise that the joy, community, and spiritual growth found at Outlaw Ranch, Klein Ranch, and NeSoDak will always be here, ready to welcome the next camper.
Join us in planting seeds that will bear fruit for decades to come.
How the Endowment Works
1. Your Gift is Invested
When you give to the Endowment Fund, your gift is placed in a permanent investment account.
2. Earnings Support Ministry
Each year, a portion of the earnings is used to support the areas of ministry you choose—always honoring your original intent.
3. Your Impact Lasts Forever
The principal remains untouched, meaning your gift keeps giving year after year.
Ways You Can Designate Your Gift
You can direct your endowment gift to:
- Camperships – Helping ensure that cost is never a barrier to camp.
- Facilities & Grounds – Caring for and improving the sacred spaces at Outlaw Ranch, Klein Ranch, and NeSoDak.
- General Support – Providing flexibility to meet the most pressing ministry needs.
Your gift will create a lasting legacy of faith, community, and care for creation.
Ways to Give
In Person
Visit us at our Administrative Office on Augustana University’s campus. We are located in the same building as the South Dakota Synod Office and the Augustana chapel.
2001 S. Summit Ave | Sioux Falls, SD 57197
By Phone
Give us a call at (605) 274-5326.
Our staff are willing to make this process over the phone as easy as possible!
By Mail
Lutherans Outdoors in SD
2001 S. Summit Ave
Sioux Fall, SD 57197
Please include your return address so we can send you a thank you for your generous gift!
Online
You can make an online donation using the link below.
Consider leaving us a short note with your gift so we can share your stories of generosity with others!
Questions
We’re here to help!
If you have any questions about donating, supporting our ministry, or learning more about how your gift makes a difference, we’d love to talk with you.
Whether you’re considering a one-time gift, ongoing support, or a special contribution, we can guide you through the process and share how your generosity impacts campers across South Dakota.
Tracy Pardy
LOSD Development Director
605-270-0603
foundation@losd.org