The Johannes Doerfler Fellowship is composed of individuals who have made deferred gifts to LHS Foundation to sustain the Christian mission and caring ministries of Lutheran Homes Society. Their philanthropic generosity and foresight help ensure the future of LHS’s mission of serving children, youth, and elders in need.
Named after Pastor Johannes Doerfler, founder of the Orphans’ Home Society and first director of the Orphans’ Home, the Fellowship was created to recognize those individuals who continue his tradition of Christian service and stewardship.
You are invited to join those loyal individuals in sustaining LHS’s vital mission. Deferred gifts help underwrite needed programs and services, construct new care and educational facilities, endow special funds that preserve basic programs and provide start-up funding for future organizational initiatives, acquire nursing and assisted living equipment, and purchase necessary healthcare technology. Gifts may also be made to the general endowment. Members receive The Doerfler Fellowship Newsletter, are invited to attend the annual Festival of Life luncheon, and are listed in the annual Donor Celebration List.
Leadership levels of commitment include:
- Benefactor
- Bequest and/or $1,000,000 in other planned gifts
- Founder
- Bequest and/or $500,000 in other planned gifts
- Sustainer
- Bequest and/or $100,000 in other planned gifts
- Partner
- Bequest and/or $50,000 in other planned gifts
- Member
- Bequest and/or $25,000 in other planned gifts
- Bequest and/or $25,000 in other planned gifts
Charitable planned gifts may include cash, securities, life insurance, retirement assets, personal property, and real estate. You may also express your gratitude and support through your will and estate plans. Many of these gift options provide substantial tax benefits to you and your family.
By notifying LHS Foundation of your intended gift, you not only assist the Society in its long-term planning, but you also allow us to express our appreciation to you during your lifetime. If you request anonymity, your wish will be strictly honored. All discussions with you and your financial advisors will be conducted in a confidential and professional manner.
Please call the Rev. Donald Weiss, Executive Director of the LHS Foundation, today at 419-861-5511 or dweiss@LHSOH.org for more information about how you can join the Johannes Doerfler Fellowship or enhance your current membership.
Thank you for remembering Lutheran Homes Society.