Legacy Giving

Perhaps you feel the call to leave the world a better place than you found it. You want to make an impact and help people you have never met, in places the rest of the world has forgotten. If so, please consider a legacy gift and remember Lutheran World Relief in your will. LWR will use your gift carefully and efficiently on projects that reduce poverty and promote peace and justice.

When you support LWR’s work, you make a real difference in the lives of thousands. Legacy gifts help us make an even bigger impact because they allow us to plan for and commit to projects in the long term while minimizing the overhead costs of fundraising.

Legacy giving can allow you to protect your assets, decrease your taxes and even increase your current income while supporting the mission and ministry of Lutheran World Relief. You can explore the options here online, or call us at the number below.

Contact:
Fran Troxler
410.230.2815
ftroxler@lwr.org

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Impact & Efficiency

Your support of Lutheran World Relief’s mission and ministry changes lives. Food, water, income, opportunity — those are just a few of the things you extend to your brothers and sisters in need with your gifts.

We strive to be good stewards of those gifts, working to ensure every dollar you give does the most good possible.

Check out the impact of your dollar with Lutheran World Relief:

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Other Giving Options

Monthly Giving

By committing to give monthly, you help us make long-term commitments to help raise up people in desperate need. You also help us cut administrative and overhead costs so that more funds go directly to the projects. Learn more »

Matching Gift Program

Many companies encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations by offering matching gift programs. Learn more »

Foods Resource Bank

The Foods Resource Bank is a non-governmental organization that channels funds from projects of farmers and communities in the U.S. to small-holder farmers overseas. Learn more »

Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund

Every year, Lutheran groups and individuals put their hearts and hands into sewing Quilts and assembling Kits of baby, health, school and sewing items, which LWR is able to distribute efficiently and economically. For every $1 you give to the Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund, someone in need receives $8 worth of essential personal items. Learn more »

Good Samaritan Quilt Plaza

The Good Samaritan Quilt Plaza in front of LWR’s Baltimore headquarters stands as a testament to many acts of generosity and kindness. What better way to honor someone than to sponsor a brick in his or her name? Learn more »

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