Lutheran Planned Giving Consortium

Every day, being a have-not in a city of haves gets more dire:  Hunger and homelessness is on the rise. Affordable housing is impossible to find. Thousands of families with children right here in Washington, DC have no health care. We at CFLS work hard to solve these and other problems facing our low-income and homeless neighbors.

That is why Community Family Life Services started a Planned Giving Program. What exactly is a planned gift? It's one that, of course, requires some planning beyond writing a check.  It can come in the form of a bequest through a will after someone's death, or through gifts of stock and other annuities. Planned gifts can take many forms, and there are professional staff available to help you design a plan that best fits your situation. 

CFLS receives planned gifts as a member of the Lutheran Planned Giving Consortium (LPGC). The LPGC is a group of eight organizations, including CFLS, that joined together to increase the potential of receiving planned gifts -- gifts that can be essential in sustaining an organization into the future.  Since 1990, planned gifts received through the LPGC have totaled $1,994,876 for CFLS alone, and in excess of $24 million for the consortium as a whole from caring donors who want to make a difference in the lives of low-income Washingtonians.  The funds CFLS has received thus far has helped hundreds of people get jobs, receive affordable housing, graduate from high school, go to college, and most importantly, get out of poverty.  For those make this happen, their legacy lives on. 

You too can help make this a better place in which to live.  If you want to learn more about how you can help make a difference with a planned gift, please call our development staff at 202-347-0511, ext. 405 or contact the LPGC Executive Director Alice Benson at 301.963.6570.  Her services are covered by our  LPGC membership and are free of charge to you.

"Giving is a pleasurable experience, a joyful experience...it is not insulting to anyone to invite them to be generous."