Support Wisconsin Lutheran College

Wisconsin Lutheran College offers options for one-time, weekly, or monthly giving. Visit our online giving page for details, or contact Donor Services at 414.443.8823 or by email.

Many employers have matching gift programs which will match part or all of your gift to Wisconsin Lutheran College. Using gift matching opportunities is a great way to multiply the impact of your gift and provide even greater benefit to our students!

Many companies have gift matching programs for their employees. Some companies even match gifts made by retirees and spouses of employees. These gift matching programs often will double, and sometimes triple, the impact of gifts made to higher educational institutions such as Wisconsin Lutheran College.

To find out if your company has a matching gift program, you can contact your Human Resources representative, search your employer's online benefits site, or we can assist you. Please call Donor Services at 414.443.8823 or email us.

To apply for matching gifts, just request a matching gift form from your employer, complete it and send it to us with your gift. We will submit the form for processing. Some employers also allow you to submit your matching gift application online. 

We've created a special website to help you plan for your future - and for the future of Wisconsin Lutheran College. Visit the site, which is your resource for charitable gift planning, or contact Rich Mannisto, Vice President of Development, at 414.443.8788 or by email for more information.

The cost of a college education continues to rise. With the current challenging economic times, students need scholarship support now more than ever. Your generosity will make a world of difference to the next generation of Christian leaders who wish to attend WLC. Our staff is here to help you establish an annual named scholarship or an endowed named scholarship at WLC. To get started, contact Donor Services at 414.443.8823 or by email.

Creating a Named Scholarship: 

• When scholarships are created, donors can name a scholarship to honor or memorialize family members, friends, professors, or mentors.
• The donors can reflect their passions and interests by indicating what type of student receives their scholarship. The scholarship can be designated for a specific type of student (nursing major, education major, etc.), although many donors allow the financial aid director to distribute the money as needed. It's the donor's choice!
• Donors will have the choice as to whether they wish to fund an annual or endowed scholarship.
• Other contributing family members or friends need to specifically designate any gifts to that scholarship. Matching gifts also are directed to the scholarship.
• A Memorandum of Understanding will be placed on file to ensure the terms of the donor's scholarship are being carried out.

Annual Named Scholarships:  Donors can create an annual named scholarship at WLC by making a yearly gift totaling $1,000 or more for that purpose. This scholarship will continue to be awarded as long as the donors contribute to the scholarship at the $1,000 level annually.

Endowed Named Scholarships: 

• An endowed scholarship can be started at any time with a gift of $25,000 or more.
• An endowed scholarship is permanent and will fund a scholarship annually, forever.
• With a gift of $25,000 or more, the donor will become a permanent member of our Ella Post Legacy Society because the scholarship qualifies as an endowed or continuing gift. 
• The principal is preserved. Four percent of the earnings are used for student financial aid. Any income above the four percent is reinvested into the endowment fund for the scholarship. The endowed scholarship will grow over time by way of reinvestment, additional contributions, and funding through estate plans. As the scholarship grows, so does the financial support for students.

You can provide additional support to the mission of Wisconsin Lutheran College through Thrivent Choice. It's as easy as a few clicks or a phone call!

Thrivent Choice is a charitable grant program by which eligible Thrivent Financial members can direct where some of the Thrivent charitable outreach funds are used. Eligible Thrivent members are allocated a certain amount of Choice Dollars and have the opportunity to decide which qualifying organization(s) should receive a portion, or all, of their Choice Dollars. The amount of Choice Dollars generally ranges between $25 and $500 per eligible member.

If you have questions about your eligibility, your Choice Dollars, or the program in general, call Thrivent at 800.847.4836.

Wisconsin Lutheran College is a Thrivent Choice-qualifying organization, and we hope you will consider designating WLC as a recipient of your Choice Dollars. This is a great way to provide additional support for the mission and students of WLC! To designate your Thrivent Choice Dollars visit the Thrivent Choice website.

If you have questions about how to make a gift to WLC, please contact Donor Services at 414.443.8823 or by email.

Wisconsin Lutheran College is a miracle. In 1973 a handful of dedicated Christian leaders gathered to organize a new Christ-centered liberal arts college. Wisconsin Lutheran College began as a dream with no facilities and no full-time faculty. But what our founders did have was a strong faith in God and a determination to make it happen.

"It was just plain faith," that turned WLC from a dream to a reality. True. But it also took friends who were willing to commit significant financial resources in addition to their gifts of time, talents, and prayers. To commemorate and celebrate the treasures - past, present, and future - that God's people generously give to Wisconsin Lutheran College, we have created the 1973 Society.

Established in 2014, the 1973 Society exists to thank and celebrate the foundations, corporations, and individuals who have generously supported Wisconsin Lutheran College with lifetime gifts totaling $50,000 or more. Named to honor the unwavering faith of the college's founders, the society celebrates the historic and ongoing gifts of men and women who continue to believe so deeply in the mission of our young institution.

If you have questions, or would like to learn more about the 1973 Society, please contact Donor Services at 414.443.8823 or by email.

In 1982, Ella Post, a Milwaukee-area Lutheran led by faith in her God and the conviction that the world needed Wisconsin Lutheran College, was prompted to place the ultimate confidence in the college. The college received a substantial portion of Ella's estate in 1984, so the mission to spread the good news of the gospel could be continued at Wisconsin Lutheran College well after the Lord called her to her eternal home.

The purpose of the Ella Post Legacy Society is to honor and recognize those friends and alumni who have included a legacy gift in their estate plans to benefit the college. These dedicated individuals are a reflection of Ella Post's early commitment to supporting the growth and development of Wisconsin Lutheran College. In doing so, these people recognize the college's unique role in fulfilling our Savior's divine commission to make disciples of all nations. As a thank you, members of the Ella Post Legacy Society are annually invited to a dinner and an event on campus.

Membership is extended to alumni, parents and friends who notify the college of their intention to benefit Wisconsin Lutheran College in their estate plan. Gift arrangements which qualify include:

• Wills
• Charitable trusts
• Gifts of life insurance
• Gift annuities
• Retained life estates
• Retirement plan beneficiary designations
• Endowed funds

To learn more or become a member of the Ella Post Legacy Society, contact contact Donor Services at 414.443.8823 or by email.

Do you believe in the power of the arts to change people, perspectives, and lives? Keep the Fine Arts thriving at Wisconsin Lutheran College by joining Friends of the Arts. Each performance, program, and arts experience at Wisconsin Lutheran College begins with you!             

When you provide a gift to the Fine Arts at WLC, you help:

• Recognize and reward the over 175 students who study and participate in music, theatre, and art by funding Fine Arts scholarships.
• Bring nationally and internationally renowned artists to our community.
• Offer students and our community the opportunity to interact with artists and expand their knowledge of the arts.
• Give students a place to create art, express their talents, and hone their skills.
• Provide on-campus, real-life job experience for nearly 50 students who serve as ushers, department managers, gallery assistants, box office workers, technicians, and production staff.
• Enhance the quality of life at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

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The Servant Leader Society is a  giving society that recognizes the generous donations of those who have given $1,000 or more to Wisconsin Lutheran College during the course of the college's fiscal year.

We've named our giving society the Servant Leader Society for one very simple reason: Every gift helps us carry out our ministry of preparing servant leaders to impact the world for Jesus' sake. Every gift helps us prepare our students for lives of Christian leadership.

In honor of their support of Wisconsin Lutheran College, Servant Leader Society members receive the following benefits:

• Recognition on a campus display
• Recognition in the WLC Annual Donor Report
• Invitation to a special donor recognition annual event
• Annual WLC wall calendar
• Updates from President Johnson throughout the year

We hope you will consider becoming a member of the Servant Leader Society. For more information about joining the society, please contact Donor Services at 414.443.8823 or by email.

The WLC fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the following calendar year. Society membership is based on the total of gifts received between these dates annually. Gifts from matching gift organizations are counted in the total.

As a Warrior Club member, you play a vital role in building and sustaining a quality athletics program at WLC. By joining the Warrior Club, you are not only helping 400 student-athletes obtain an exceptional college education and athletics experience, you are joining many others in a commitment to excellence in athletics. Whichever membership level you choose, your contribution to the Warrior Club will support these student-athletes who compete out of a true love of their sport and, along the way, develop friendships and skills that will benefit them throughout their lives.

For more information or to join, visit the Warrior Club page.