Planned Giving
Leaving a Legacy for Sioux Falls Lutheran School
A planned gift helps ensure that Sioux Falls Lutheran School remains strong and financially secure for generations to come. It can also offer financial benefits to you and your family. Planned gifts play a vital role in sustaining and strengthening the mission of SFLS. Such gifts ultimately help us to nurture faith, learning, and character in every student—today and for years to come.
By including Sioux Falls Lutheran School in your estate plans, you extend your impact beyond the present and help ensure the school’s ability to serve future generations of students. Planned gifts may be made through a will or trust, by naming Sioux Falls Lutheran School as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy, or through other legacy-giving arrangements.
As you consider a planned gift to Sioux Falls Lutheran School, you may discover that:
- You can support SFLS in a way that extends far beyond the present moment.
- You can provide for those you love while also strengthening the future of Christian education.
- You can create a legacy that reflects your faith and your belief in the mission of Sioux Falls Lutheran School to form students who are “World Ready, Faith Secure.”
- You can express gratitude for the Christ-centered education that shapes the SFLS community.
- You can help ensure that the Holy Spirit-given light of faith nurtured at SFLS continues to shine for generations of students.
“I love how SFLS reflects the confidence of St. Paul, in emphasizing, daily, the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ: “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,” (Romans 1:16). The Gospel! God’s Good News of Christ crucified and risen for you, our students, and their families. Your legacy gift will help our school impact lives with this Good News for years and years to come.”
–Rev. Scott Sailer, Development Ambassador
How to Leave Your Legacy
Planned giving allows you to decide what you give, how you give, and when your gift takes effect. Some arrangements cost nothing today, others may generate income, and many provide the flexibility to determine how your support will be carried forward.
If Sioux Falls Lutheran School is already included in your estate plans, we would be grateful to know so we may thank you and ensure your intentions are understood and honored.
To learn more or to begin a conversation about making a planned gift to support Sioux Falls Lutheran School, please contact:
Bree Makepeace, Development Coordinator
bmakepeace@sflutheranschool.com or 605-335-1923 ext. 3
Rev. Scott Sailer, Development Ambassador
devamb@sflutheranschool.com
Create Your Will and Get Peace of Mind
Sioux Falls Lutheran School partners with FreeWill to guide you through the process of creating a will or trust at no cost. Many supporters use it to document their wishes or prepare before finalizing plans with an attorney. You may wish to consult your legal and tax advisers to determine the most appropriate approach based on your circumstance.
Beneficiary Designations for IRAs, Pensions, and More
Do you have an IRA, 401(k), life-insurance policy, or any other assets not included in your will? Some such assets require a separate beneficiary designation. Through our trusted partner, FreeWill, you can review these assets and, if you choose, name Sioux Falls Lutheran School as a beneficiary of one or more accounts as part of your overall estate plans.
Is Sioux Falls Lutheran School Already in Your Planned Giving?
If you have already included Sioux Falls Lutheran School in your will, trust, or other estate plans, we would be grateful to know. Through a short, secure form provided by our partner FreeWill, you can share this information so we may thank you.