How to Give

Online

Make your gift using our secure online form: Make a Gift

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By Phone

By Mail

Make checks payable to the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, include a note or write on the memo line if there is a fund designation. Mail your gift to:

Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation
106 S. 6^th Street
Forest City, IA 50436

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Monthly

An easy, sustainable and budget-friendly way to support Waldorf University students. Make a monthly recurring gift.

Matching Gifts

Many employers offer Matching Gifts Programs to their employees, employee spouses and partners, and retirees to support those organizations most important to their community members. Once you make your gift to Waldorf, you initiate the matching gift through your employee portal, HR/benefits office or the payroll handling office.

Legal and Tax Information

Our legal name is: Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation

Our federal tax ID number (EIN) is: 27-4358184

Gifts of Stocks or Other Assets

Initiate gifts of appreciated assets or stock before December 25 to ensure we have enough time to process the gift in this calendar year. Contact Ms. Severin Roberts, Executive Director of the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, at 641.585.8144 or email foundation@waldorf.edu for routing instructions.

Charitable Distributions

Qualified Charitable Distributions and gifts of Mandatory Distributions from IRAs are a great way to make your gift, take a larger tax deduction and leverage funds you don’t currently need for living expenses.

Donor-Advised Funds

Gifts through Donor Advised Funds can be directed to the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, EIN 27-4358184. Please indicate on your gift or in communications with us if you have funds earmarked for your gifts.

Payroll Deduction

Waldorf University employees may automate contributions via payroll deduction. Contact Ms. Severin Roberts, Executive Director of the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation, at 641.585.8144 or email foundation@waldorf.edu to request the standard payroll deduction form.

Thrivent Financial

You can direct your Thrivent Financial Choice Dollars to Waldorf University. Go through your Thrivent portal and select Waldorf University to direct funds through the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation.

Estate Gifts

Estate Gifts generously sustain our mission, support our students and transform Waldorf’s future. We can provide you with appropriate language and work with your estate preparation team to secure your legacy. Contact us to continue or start a conversation about including Waldorf in your estate plans. Together, we will document your wishes so your gift intentions are carried out.

Special Occasion Gifts

Make a gift to mark a milestone or honor a friend, classmate, child or other member of the Waldorf community. Include the name and contact information of the individual you are making a gift in honor or memory of on the online gift form or with your check, if you give by mail.

Commencement Gifts
Recognize your student's transformative Waldorf experience by making a gift in their honor before Commencement
Reunion Gifts
Celebrate and commemorate your reunion by giving to the Waldorf Fund.
Senior Class Gifts
Celebrate and commemorate the culmination of your Waldorf experience by helping ensure future Warriors have exceptional opportunities.
Tribute or Memorial Gifts
All gifts to Waldorf University can be made in honor or in memory of a friend, professor, classmate or family member.

In Kind Gifts

In Kind Gifts often offset expected expenses and can make a huge difference. If you have items you would like to donate to Waldorf, contact us to discuss the acceptance of these items, the process for receiving them and how we acknowledge these generous gifts.

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