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Thrivent Choice® Deadline

Thrivent Choice® Deadline

The Deadline is Approaching to Designate Your 2024 Thrivent Choice Dollars.®

One of the easiest ways to donate to ILT is through Thrivent Choice Dollars, and March 31, 2025 is the last day you have to donate your 2024 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.

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.

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.

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!