Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans
There are two ways that a Community Service Team can apply for funds from a local chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. They are categorized as Fundraising or Hands on Work.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provides opportunities for Lutheran communities to raise funds for specific needs. Thrivent provides a maximum of matching funds to address funding priorities as defined by Community Service Teams. The Community Service Team is comprised of a minimum of six (6) Thrivent-member households (one household is a single street address), who have come together for the purpose of helping a neighborhood family, improving local programs, or raising monies to support a greater community or Not-For-Profit Organization initiative.
Community Service Teams may be formed to request Fundraising support for:
The Fundraising category will provide a maximum of $5,000, not to exceed the annual funds available for the chapter, for a Community Service Team to support an identified need of a named individual/family. These funds are considered as supplemental support for the local project. The Community Service Team must submit a formal request for Fundraising support to the Thrivent Local Chapter Leadership. The format for submitting a request for Fundraising Support is attached.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will provide Fundraising support for primarily emergency or catastrophic events. Support is often provided to communities to help individuals, or families that have exhausted their resources, and now require outside assistance to maintain a healthy quality of life. The Community Service Team must apply for funds to benefit a specific situation, including: a) Household fire; b) Auto accident; c) Personal healthcare needs; d) A major fundraising event to raise monies to support the medical costs of burn victim; e) Or other event or situation that the Chapter evaluates to be an emergency or catastrophic occurrence.
For Not-For-Profit Organizations, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will support a fundraising initiative by such an organization whose mission is to help individuals or families improve a healthy quality of life. Maximum project funding to benefit a non-profit organization is $800 per service team and per event, not to exceed the annual funds available for the chapter.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will provide up to $800 per project for a volunteer-driven community improvement service project. The Hands-On Work Initiative is designed to encourage Thrivent members to perform volunteer service to their community. The volunteer service can be in the form of: a) Constructing a wheelchair ramp on to a private residence; b) Performing neighborhood clean-up activity; c) Participating in a “community-built” playground facility; d) Assisting in local park and sports facility improvements, including landscaping / lining of soccer fields, baseball fields, basketball courts, etc.; e) Assisting a Not-for-profit such as Meals on Wheels with constructing shelving for storage of supplies e) And any other significant community improvement activity that meets Chapter criteria. Similar to the Fundraising programs, Thrivent requires a minimum group of six Thrivent-member households in order to apply to the chapter for funding consideration.
Community Service Teams
Please fill out and mail to: Records
Director for Chapter #30712
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Kathleen Myers |
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1911 Hampstead Dr. |
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Pittsburgh, PA 15235 |
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kathmyers@aol.com |
Upon approval or denial, the form will be sent back to you. If approved, fill out section on back to
record the necessary information for our records. Thank you.
Date of activity:
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Select One Category: ____ Fundraising ____ Hands-On
Work [Service Project]
Select One Recipient: ____ Individual/Family ____
Not-for-Profit
Contact Person:
________________________________ Thrivent Member ID #: ________________________
Address:
_________________________________________________________________________________
City / State / Zip:
___________________________________________________________________________
Home Phone:
________________ Work Phone:
________________E-Mail: ___________________________
Community Service Team: (six names required)
(Optional)
Name Thrivent Member ID #
_______________________________________________ ______________________
_______________________________________________ ______________________
_______________________________________________ ______________________
_______________________________________________ ______________________
_______________________________________________ ______________________
_______________________________________________ ______________________
Fund Requested: $_____________ (see
guidelines above) Estimated Volunteer Hours:_____________
Note: In order to receive
supplemental funds from Thrivent, all fundraising dollars must be made out to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Chapter
#_________ and mailed to the address listed above.
Note: For Hands-On Service Projects, your request for support
must be limited to service project materials, supplies, or equipment needed to
satisfactorily complete the proposed project.
The Community Service Team may request up to 50% of the cost of
materials in advance of the start of the project.
Name of recipient and briefly describe the situation
or need:
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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How will funds be raised or used to address this
situation or need?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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When will funds be needed?
_____________________ If a work
project, do you want to receive the 50% of cost to start project? Yes_____ No
______ Note: The 50% start-up
money will be sent to contact person.
When project is completed,
to whom should the check(s) be issued?
Please provide address(es).
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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For Chapter Use Only:
Request Approved: _____
Request Denied: _____
More Information Needed: ____
Please provide
the following information after your fund raiser/hands-on work project is
completed. Send all receipts for expenses plus the net
funds raised by check or money order made out to Chapter #______.
Activity Date _______________ Total Volunteer Hours __________
Total Thrivent members present __________ Total Number of Volunteers _________
Total Thrivent member households attending
___________ Total households
attending _______________
Total funds raised ___________ Total expenses _____________ Net funds raised ____________________
***Note: Net funds raised should equal amount sent to chapter.
Date remaining funds should be disbursed
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Has the group involved worked together before or
used the Care in Congregations program this year? ______
How did the group form?
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