Donor stories
Donors creating the change that matters most to them
Thrivent Charitable donors are changing lives where they find their strongest connections. By living their values, our donors are creating positive impact and inspiring lasting change in the communities they cherish.
Celebrating Your Generosity: The Dorothy Sparks Story
Celebrating Your Generosity: The Dorothy Sparks Story
Dorothy, a ministry leader at Bread of Life Lutheran church, is a perfect example of giving from the heart and from personal experience. As a deaf person and advocate, she uses her donor-advised fund to support deaf churches and schools nationwide.
Watch the video and be inspired by her story.
Celebrating Your Generosity: The Eric & Mary Beene Story
Celebrating Your Generosity: The Eric & Mary Beene Story
Eric and Mary share the joy of generosity with their community and inspire their son to carry on a legacy of giving.
Celebrating Your Generosity: The Paul D. Wachholz Story
Celebrating Your Generosity: The Paul D. Wachholz Story
Working alongside his children and grandchildren, Paul D. Wachholz is making a difference for today and tomorrow in his community.
A meaningful way to manage a giving budget
A casual conversation with her financial advisors helped Amy von Walter get a step closer to achieving a goal she had set as a child.
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Overcoming life’s challenges, with generosity
When Sylvia’s* husband, Rick,* died suddenly, she had to notify the 65 charities he’d been supporting regularly that his gifts would stop. One person who stepped in to help Sylvia cope was her Thrivent financial advisor, Paul. “I am so fortunate to have a financial advisor who is also my friend,” Sylvia says.
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Inspiring the next generation of educators
Grateful for their college education and serving 34 years in public education, Eugene and Joye Schutte wanted to help future generations of educators enter the profession.
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Thrivent's donor services department is here to help make the most of your giving plans.
Contact us to schedule a personal visit or phone review of your charitable fund for any of the following:
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Contact us to schedule a personal visit or phone review of your charitable fund for any of the following:
- Recommend new grants from your fund, check the status of a grant request, or request that a grant be expedited.
- Create or refine your giving goals.
- Update your fund with new beneficiaries, advisors, or contingencies.
- Research charities match with your charitable goals and values.
- Verify charities eligible to receive support from your fund.
- Follow-up with charities on how grant support was used.
- Discuss unique grantmaking scenarios (i.e., international grants).
- Connect you to a Gift Planner to make additional gifts to your fund.