Planned Giving
Ensure the future of Lutherans Outdoors.
For more than five decades, Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota has welcomed all to explore and experience Christ’s love in community and creation. Thousands of campers and guests visit the four wonderful sites of LO annually and experience faith-formative experiences in beautiful settings.
Planned Giving is a crucial way to ensure the future of Lutherans Outdoors’s ministry and an impactful way to leave a legacy. Individuals and families who have made planned gifts, or are planning a gift, are part of our Heritage Society. This group ensures the future of LO for many decades to come.
There are many ways to make a planned gift to Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota, including:
Will or Living Trust
Beneficiary Designation
IRA Charitable Rollover
Appreciated Stock
Land or Real Estate
Endowment Gift
Donor-Advised Funds
Our staff wants to make it as smooth as possible for you to make a planned gift that matches where you might be in life’s journeys—age, assets, tax benefits, location, and more.
Here’s a quick step by step process to make a planned gift happen.
Contact the Lutherans Outdoors Administrative Office at 605-274-5326 for more information regarding any of the above planned giving routes or alternative ways of giving. We can put together a tailored plan and go over the tax-benefits that may occur within your planned gift.
Contact and consult your financial or legal advisor.
To include LO in your estate or a planned gift, please include our information:
Legal Name: Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota, Inc
Address: 2001 S Summit Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57197
Federal Tax ID Number/EIN: 46-0320561
The Heritage Society
Make a long lasting impact.
Lutheran Bible camping in South Dakota is a heritage passed along with decades of history and generations of camping experiences. Think back to your own camp memories…
What stories do you remember?
What experiences bring you joy?
These stories bring us a sense of longing for the transformative experiences we had at our beloved Bible camps. In order to ensure these ministries and their heritage are passed along for generations to come, The Heritage Society exists.
The Heritage Society was established as a way to encourage and recognize individuals and families who choose to make a long-lasting financial impact on the organization through naming Lutherans Outdoor in their estate plan or in a planned gift.
These gifts, in turn, are permanently invested into the Lutherans Outdoors endowment fund.
Endowment
Invest in the future of Lutherans Outdoors.
Designated Endowment Gifts that are made to Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota make both an immediate and long-term impact on the organization.
These gifts are permanently invested. Each year, the earnings from the investment are used to assist with specific needs of the organization. These funds are always used as they were originally designated.
Contact Us
If you would like more information about Planned Giving or Endowment Gifts, please contact the staff in the Administrative Office at 605-274-5326 or info@losd.org.
Let’s work together to plan the best gift for you that makes the greatest impact on LO.