Giving

Sustain daily operations, enhance programs, and ensure students receive the resources they need to thrive spiritually, intellectually, and physically.

With great enthusiasm, we present the opportunity to participate in The SCLA Fund for this school year. Your gift ensures that the next generation will know the Lord through the vibrant ministry of St. Croix Lutheran Academy.

SCLA Fund (General Fund) gifts impact SCLA exceptional academics, arts, athletic, service and many other vital programs.

To make a difference in the lives of SCLA students by giving now, or join the Crusader Corps to make a continuous impact on SCLA students with a three-year commitment of at least $10 per month.

Help us reach our goal of $500,000 to the SCLA Fund this year.

Scholarships provide a crucial bridge since tuition does not cover the full cost of excellence at SCLA, allowing us to reach many students we could not otherwise serve. Nearly 200 students receive these scholarships, thanks to the generosity of our donors.

Read about scholarships.

Every gift, big or small, lays the foundation for St. Croix Lutheran students to receive an excellent, Christ-centered education with a global perspective. Partner with us in this life-changing ministry to train SCLA students to know their Savior Jesus and to use their talents to lead lives of exemplary Christian service, benefitting generation after generation.

Crusader Corps members sustain the SCLA mission by making a three-year or continuous commitment of at least $10 per month. The Crusader Corps program is designed for supporters to make on-going gifts that fit their charitable giving plan and impact the important work being done at St. Croix Lutheran.

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Contact the Mission Advancement office for more information.

Donor Advised Funds

A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is like a charitable investment account, for the sole purpose of supporting charitable organizations and ministries you care about. When you contribute cash, securities or other assets to a donor-advised fund at a public charity, you are generally eligible to take an immediate tax deduction. Those funds can then be invested for tax-free growth and you can recommend grants to virtually any IRS-qualified public charity from your account.  Popular sponsoring organizations that manage DAFs include:  Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, and the WELS Foundation. 

IRA gifts

A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a tax-efficient way for individuals who are age 70 ½ or older to make gifts directly from their Individual Retirement Account (IRA). QCDs can count towards satisfying an individual’s Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for the year, which is the minimum amount that an individual must withdraw from their IRA each year once they reach age 73.

Stocks, Securities, and Mutual Funds

Many people choose to give stocks, securities, or mutual funds instead of gifts of cash. Giving appreciated assets like these help you avoid paying capital gains taxes, and can give you an income tax deduction for the full value of the gift, if you’ve had the assets for more than one year.

Wills and Living Trusts

You can support ministry with a bequest from your estate at your death.  Your will or living trust can direct the gift and you can choose a specific amount or a percentage of your estate.  

Beneficiary Designations

Gifts to ministry or donor advised funds can be made from your qualified retirement account, i.e., IRA, 401k, 403b, or life insurance policy through a beneficiary designation. 

Thrivent Choice Action Teams

If you are a Thrivent member, you can choose to designate your portion of Thrivent Choice Dollars to SCLA. Visit Thrivent to learn more.

Contact the Mission Advancement office for more information.

Endowed Gifts

An endowment is a donation of money or property which produces investment income to be used for a specific purpose determined by the donor. An endowment can also refer to the total of a ministry's investable assets, also known as principal or corpus, which is meant to be used for operations or programs that are consistent with the wishes of the donor. Most endowments are designed to keep the principal amount intact while using the investment income for ministry. Contact the Mission Advancement office for more information.

Memorials

A memorial gift is one which is given in memory of an individual and may be in the form of a monetary donation or a physical asset. 

Real Estate

SCLA accepts gifts of real estate that meet its gift acceptance policy.

Charitable Lead Trust

A charitable lead trust is an irrevocable trust designed to provide financial support to one or more charities for a period of time, with the remaining assets eventually going to family members or other beneficiaries. Charitable lead trusts are often considered to be the inverse of a charitable remainder trust.  

Legacy/Wildung

The Wildung Society exists both to honor the memory of Lea and Elsie  Wildung whose estate gift initiated St. Croix’s endowment fund in 1986 and recognize those that have remembered St. Croix with an estate gift.  

Contact the Mission Advancement office for more information.

Charitable Gift Annuities

A gift annuity is a contract between you and a qualified charity in which you make a gift of cash or securities in exchange for fixed annuity payments for life.  After the death of the annuitant(s), the remainder of the gift goes to the designated charity. 

Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust is a tax-exempt irrevocable trust designed to reduce the taxable income of individuals by first dispersing income to the beneficiaries of the trust for a specified period of time and then donating the remainder of the trust to the designated charity.  A CRT may be set up during your lifetime to provide income or can be funded at death to disperse income to beneficiaries for a predetermined period of time with the remainder going to charity.