Our school community’s donations of time, talent, and treasure are critical in helping us fulfill our mission of nurturing students’ spiritual, academic, and personal growth. Your gifts help to enhance learning and extracurricular activities and provide a safe, Christ-centered environment for our students! In addition, using your time, talent, and treasures affords our community the opportunity to develop relationships with one another and forge collaborative efforts to support our school.
We take our responsibility of this partnership with our donors to be excellent stewards of the resources of time, talent, and treasure that you entrust to us as a school community. Through such partnerships, LHS forms an educational ministry that is mutually supportive and a community committed to excellence; one in which our “story” can be told!
As a result, LHS has identified three primary goals of our development efforts:
- Develop meaningful relationships with all stakeholders to share the LHS “story.”
- Foster an understanding and culture of philanthropy for all stakeholders.
- Encourage all stakeholders to know and promote their “story” of LHS within our community.
Any gift of time, talent, and treasure, no matter the size, makes an impact. Gifts add up, and every gift—including yours—inspires others to give, too! Your generosity helps LHS fulfill the mission of “equipping students for lives of Christian service.” You may contribute in a variety of ways:
- Annual Fund: Funds are used to offset the difference between tuition income and the actual cost of education. Although the Appeal is made at the end of the calendar year, you may give to this fund at any time.
- Scholarship Endowment: Established in 1999, this fund has grown to over $350,000. Each year, 80% of the interest from the endowment is used to provide tuition assistance to qualified families, and the other 20% is reinvested to continue growing the endowment. Donations to the Endowment will help grow the fund’s principal, which results in higher amounts of financial aid available to families.
- Angel Fund: Throughout the year, LHS families may experience hardship or emergency situations that make it difficult to meet their monthly tuition obligations. Job loss, health problems, family issues, etc. may lead to stress and complications for both students and their parents. The Angel Fund was created to provide emergency monetary assistance to families when these special circumstances arise so that students can continue their education at LHS. The Angel Fund offers an opportunity for donors to contribute to helping families in this special way.
- Special Projects: For information on specific donating opportunities, please contact Head of School Dr. Craig Ernstmeyer or Assistant Head of School Dr. Doug Kuhlmann.
Since Lutheran High School is a recognized 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax-deductible and may also be eligible for matching funds from your employer.
