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Donate Your Choice Dollars to ILT

Donate Your Choice Dollars to ILT

Donate Your Thrivent Choice Dollars® to ILT

Ready to give back? One of the easiest ways to donate to ILT is through Thrivent Choice Dollars.

Eligible Thrivent members can contribute to organizations and causes they care about—and influence how Thrivent distributes some of its charitable grant funding through Choice Dollars. According to Thrivent.com, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provided more than $100 million to help congregations, communities and individuals in need last year. You can make a personal donation to ILT and Thrivent pays the processing fees.

How to Direct Choice Dollars® Online

  1. Visit www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice.
  2. Select “Direct Choice Dollars.”
  3. Log in with your user ID and password. Click “register” if you are a first time user.
  4. Search the catalog of organizations to find Institute of Lutheran Theology.
  5. Click on “Direct Now” to direct designated Choice Dollars.

How to Direct Choice Dollars® By Phone

  1. Call 800-847-4836 and when prompted, say “Thrivent Choice.”
  2. Press 1 to direct Choice Dollars.
  3. A representative will work with you to direct Choice Dollars.

Quarterly

You can instruct Thrivent in January, April, July and October as to where you would like your funds to be directed.

Annually

Funds are distributed in January, after they have accumulated for the year. The deadline annually is March 31st.

Eligibility Requirements

According to Thrivent.com, To be eligible to participate in Choice Dollars, you must be a benefit member age 16 or older. Individual eligibility is also based on:

  • Holding a Thrivent Financial volunteer leadership position
  • Having $800 or more in annual premiums of qualifying insurance products
  • Having $20,000 or more in contract value of qualifying products.

By choosing ILT to receive your Choice Dollars you are helping prepare the next generation of faithful Lutheran preachers and teachers. Make ILT your Choice today!

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