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Inspiration to make the change that matters most to you

Thrivent Charitable donors are changing lives where they find their strongest connections. By living their values, our donors create positive impact and inspire 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.
Life insurance extends generosity goals
When recalling their original strategy, Chuck says, “We had established a donor-advised fund for our annual giving. Then our financial advisor recommended adding a life insurance policy to continue making gifts after we’re gone. I had not been a proponent of life insurance, but this made a lot of sense for us.”

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Farmers retain control with life estate reserve gift
For Jerry and Sandy, a simple conversation with their financial advisor about managing upcoming required minimum distributions (RMDs) became a significant gift of farmland to benefit charities for decades to come.

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Passion to share leads to charitable remainder trust
Knowing their passion for sharing with others, Ron and Diane's financial advisor, Chris, suggested they meet with gift planners at Thrivent Charitable to collaborate on a plan that would also provide for the couple’s children. “We had our eyes opened,” Ron said. “Money means nothing until you use it to help people. That’s where the reward is.”

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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:

  • 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.

We’re here to serve you. To speak with a donor service advisor, contact us at 800-365-4172 or email.