planned giving

​Your gifts now make a huge impact on the thousands of campers, retreat guests and Serve Boldly participants who visit Green Lake Lutheran Ministries each year. We are thankful for your investment and commitment to this work. We are excited to continue this and count your support as an important piece of it's success. Thank you for considering a planned legacy gift to ensure that we can continue on for years and years to come! 

As you work on your estate plan with a lawyer or financial advisor, you will need the following information about our organization: 
  • Organization Name: Green Lake Lutheran Ministries
  • ​EIN Number: 41-0726172

There are a variety of options available - contact Travis Aufderheide, Executive Director, to discuss your options at [email protected] or 320-796-2181!

bequests & wills

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The simplest way to make a Legacy Gift is by naming Green Lake Lutheran Ministries in your will. A bequest is a meaningful way to support our work without affecting your cash flow during your lifetime. Your attorney can include it when you prepare or revise your will.
There are several types of bequests:
  • A specific bequest indicates the amount of cash, securities, or other assets you wish to leave to GLLM. Or it can indicate a specific percentage of the total value of your estate. You can also make a bequest for specific assets, such as securities, real estate, or personal property. Please be as specific as possible in identifying the property.
  • A residuary bequest leaves the remaining portion of your estate (or a percentage of the total) after all other bequests have been satisfied including the payment of expenses and any amounts designated to other beneficiaries.

IRA charitable rollover

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If you are 70½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit Green Lake Lutheran Ministries and receive tax benefits in return. You can give any amount up to $100,000 per year from your IRA directly to Green Lake Lutheran Ministries without having to pay income taxes on the money. This popular gift option is known as a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) and is commonly called the IRA charitable rollover. Consult with your tax and financial advisors for most current standards and practices.
"Since we have reached our retired phase of our life journey, the time was right to make a faith statement to our children that there is a tremendous joy in being able to give to our favorite charities. Since Green Lake Lutheran Ministries has had an impact on our family with opportunities for hearing the good news of Jesus Christ, making many loving friendships across Minnesota, and times of laughter and fun, it was a giving privilege to support the camp's ministry with a gift to the Endowment Fund. Giving is a privilege, and it is our way of saying thank you to God for the gift of outdoor ministries."
- Tom & Phyllis Jacobson