SGO

It's time again for our annual Learn and Lead, a conference for area schools, churches, RSOs, and other faith-based nonprofits. Staff, boards, committees, etc. can all benefit. And you can send staff to one day, both days, or either day. We have discount codes available, so contact us at 260-203-4510 or jond@tlspartnership.org… Read more »

To help our Partner schools promote their endowment match challenge from The Lutheran Foundation, we created this video and infographic below. Let us know what you think! … Read more »

During the fiscal year, The Lutheran SGO of Indiana will receive notice of matching gifts… gifts from employers that match (or double-match) donations received from their employees and retirees.This week we received notice of another batch of matching gifts, this time from Thrivent Financial employees. A review of the matching information site… Read more »

We have had donors label the SGO program as “magical”; why is that?When you donate to the Lutheran SGO, you get a 50% State tax credit that carries forward for 9 years should you be eligible for more SGO credits than you need. This is true whether you itemize or not. This… Read more »

Now that the “donation deluge” of December is over and accounted for, here’s a summary of how SGO fundraising is going among the 53 schools in our family of schools.What does this mean for you and for our schools? … Read more »

It’s January when our partner schools’ attention turns from SGOs to… endowments!Thanks to an ongoing yearly matching challenge from The Lutheran Foundation, our schools can raise pre-determined levels every year from July 1 to June 1 of each year.However, based on research from Phil Meizen from The LCMS Foundation, only ⅓ of… Read more »

Back in January, we outlined the changes coming to the 529 plans, including the change that withdraws up to $10,000 per year are also eligible for K-12 educational expenses at private and religious schools, including our area Lutheran schools and Concordia Lutheran High School.Since that article, Indiana has modified things just a… Read more »

As summer turns to fall, and since we surpassed 25% of the SGO tax year and over $5 million credits of the $14 million available statewide, it seemed appropriate to post an SGO status update. As of September 30, our schools have raised over $1.2 million in SGO credits. We forget sometimes… Read more »

On June 4 & 5, 40 attendees basked in the light of the stained glass windows of Concordia Lutheran High School’s Worship Conference Center (see picture) as The Lutheran Schools Partnership hosted its annual Learn & Lead conference. As usual, we invited our schools and associated churches, but then also opened spots… Read more »

As part of our ongoing efforts to support our Lutheran schools in Northeast Indiana, The Lutheran Schools Partnership recently worked with local production company Blue Pony to create a new video to explain Future Giving. You can view the video hereWhat is “Future Giving”? Some have called it “planned giving”, or “estate… Read more »