Help Support Augustana District

The Augustana District welcomes financial contributions both from congregations and individuals. The Augustana District is a 501(c)3 corporation. This means financial contributions to the Augustana District are fully tax-deductible. Checks should be made out to “Augustana District” and mailed to:

Augustana District
Attention: Treasurer
335 Main Street South
Hutchinson, MN 55350

Please do not send LCMC donations to Augustana District. Thank you!

The Thrivent Choice® program encourages benefit members to recommend where Thrivent Financial distributes an amount of its charitable grant funds. Members make this recommendation by directing Choice Dollars to enrolled nonprofit organizations, including churches and yes, Augustana District!

Member eligibility requirements
To be eligible to participate in Thrivent Choice, you must be a benefit member.¹

Individual eligibility is also based on at least one of the following:

• Holding a qualifying Thrivent Financial volunteer leadership position.
• Having $750 or more in annual premiums of qualifying insurance products.
• Having $20,000 or more in contract value of qualifying products.

Member eligibility is determined monthly and reevaluated on an annual basis.

Qualifying volunteer positions

Congregational leadership positions:

• Congregational Advocate
• Lead Congregational Advocate
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Thrivent Builds leadership position:

• Thrivent Builds Congregational Champion

Minimum and maximum Choice Dollars designations

• Eligible benefit members will be designated a minimum of 25 Choice Dollars and a maximum of 5,000 Choice Dollars per eligibility period (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31).

Choice Dollars expiration date

• Choice Dollars designated during the calendar year can be directed until March 31 of the following year.

_{1 A benefit member is someone 16 years or older who meets membership eligibility, has been admitted for membership, and has a qualified connection to a Thrivent Financial insurance or annuity product or received a settlement agreement from such insurance.}

_{The Thrivent Choice® charitable grant program engages Thrivent members and Thrivent Member Networks in providing grants that support charitable activities, furthering Thrivent’s mission and its purposes under state law. All grant decisions, including grant recipients and amounts, are made at the sole discretion of Thrivent. Directing Choice Dollars® is subject to the program’s Terms and Conditions available at Thrivent.com/thriventchoice.}

Did you know that you can put a traditional IRA to work for you and the district or other charities? And that both you and the charity will benefit from it?
Starting at age 70 ½ people must take what is called a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from EACH traditional IRA they own. RMD’s are taxable, but only if they increase your income. They are not taxed if they are donated directly to a qualified charity, like the Augustana District. (All this assumes that the donor is not depending on the income from the RMD right now.)

It is important to work with a financial planner to be fully informed about this process. For example, the RMD must go directly to the qualified charity for it to not be taxable. This is a great option for some people to support the district. Congress has made this a permanent program, so these gifts can be made in any year.