The Augustana Foundation was established by the congregation in 1971. The nine-member Board meets quarterly (February, May, August and November) and is responsible for the investment and administration of funds which have been given by people wishing to provide a legacy or to memorialize and honor relatives and friends through Augustana Lutheran Church of Denver. Only the investment income from the original Foundation Fund (Fund 1) can be expended at the discretion of the Foundation Board. The principal can be expended only with the approval of a majority of the Congregation at a duly called meeting.

Grant Recipients

The investment income has allowed the Board to make grants for Augustana’s internal ministries including seminarian grants; financial support for Augustana students attending Lutheran colleges and universities; Health Ministry’s 9Health Fair; support for Confirmation students’ retreats and Rocky Mountain Synod youth gatherings; Christmas Eve Broadcast on KOA; support for Augustana Arts’ “City Strings” program; Music Ministry; and Lifelong Learning seminars and conferences.

Grants for outreach ministries included Lutheran Family Services; Holy Hammers; ELCA Global Mission (World Hunger); ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission Program; Lutheran Lay School of Theology; Prodigal Gatherings; Regional AIDS Interfaith Network; Project WISE; Urban Peak; assistance for developing Lutheran congregations and Lutheran partner churches, and for ministries around the globe.

We continue to provide ELCA MissionFuture4KIDZ Investment Fund gifts of $100 for each child baptized at Augustana. This is a wonderful way to begin saving for a child’s education, while investing in the future of the Lutheran Church.

Give a Gift

Through a gift to the Augustana Foundation, you have the unique opportunity to enrich the lives of others who share your faith, enhance the mission and ministries of the church, memorialize and honor loved ones, and leave a legacy.

Your legacy means:

• establishing your place in the history of Augustana Lutheran Church and its far-reaching ministry;
• helping continue the Augustana tradition of Lutheran leadership in the metro-Denver area;
• providing an investment which will continue your stewardship for generations to come.

The Foundation offers a number of ways to make contributions. All gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

• Outright Gifts of Cash
• Gifts of Securities or Real Estate
• Life Insurance Gifts
• Bequests in Your Will
• Gifts in Memoriam
• Gifts in Honor and Thanks

We suggest that you consult your attorney or financial advisor for more information and to decide what plan will work best for you, your family, and your heirs. Please contact Augustana Lutheran Church (303-388-4678 or lisa@augustanadenver.org) for more information.

Click here for Augustana Foundation Grant Request Forms.