Planned Giving

The Benefits of Planned Giving

  • You can make a gift that costs you nothing during your lifetime.
  • You can make a gift that leaves your cash flow and current financial planning unchanged.
  • You don’t have to use cash to make your gift; you can “buy low and give high” by making your gift with appreciated securities instead.
  • Planned gifts can help build Luther Park’s permanent Endowment Fund and give to camp twice … today and forever!

Gifts of Stock and Appreciated Assets:

How It Works

  • You transfer appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares you have owned for more than one year to Luther Park Bible Camp.
  • Luther Park Bible Camp sells your securities and uses the proceeds for its programs.

Benefits

  • You receive an immediate income tax deduction for the fair market value of the securities on the date of transfer, no matter what you originally paid for them.
  • You pay no capital gains tax on the transfer when the stock is sold.
  • Giving appreciated stock could be more beneficial than giving cash.

 

Gifts from your Will or Trust

How It Works

  • Include a bequest to Luther Park Bible Camp in your will or trust.
  • Make your bequest unrestricted or direct it to a specific purpose.
  • Indicate a specific amount, or a percentage of the balance remaining in your estate or trust.

Benefits

  • Your assets remain in your control during your lifetime.
  • You can modify your gift to address changing circumstances.
  • You can direct your gift to a particular purpose (be sure to check with us to make sure your gift can be used as intended).
  • Under current tax law, there is no upper limit on the estate tax deduction for your charitable bequests.

Gifts From your Retirement Plan

b>How It Works

  • Name Luther Park Bible Camp as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified plan.
  • Designate us to receive all or a portion of the balance of your plan through your plan administrator.
  • The balance in your plan passes to Luther Park Bible Camp after your death.

Benefits

  • Avoid the potential double taxation your retirement savings would face if you designated them to your heirs.
  • Continue to take regular lifetime withdrawals.
  • Maintain flexibility to change beneficiaries if your family’s needs change during your lifetime.

Gifts of Life Insurance

How It Works

  • You designate Luther Park Bible Camp as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy OR transfer ownership of a paid-up life insurance policy to Luther Park Bible Camp.
  • Luther Park Bible Camp receives the value of the policy when you are called to heaven.

Benefits

  • Make a gift using an asset you and your family no longer need.
  • Receive an income tax deduction for the value of your investment.

 

For more information Contact:
Luther Park Bible Camp
944 24 1/4 St Chetek, WI 54728
Phone:715-859-2215

Liz Caya

Program & Office Administrator

Email: liz@lutherpark.org

Phone: 715-859-2215

Started with Luther Park Bible Camp (LPBC): I started at Luther Park in February of 2022 as the Associate Program Director, and wore a whole lot of different hats as we went through some major staffing changes during that year. In 2024 I moved into my current role, Program and Office Administrator.

In my role:I get to manage retreat planning and communication, camp registration, and other office manager duties such as managing the calendar, processing donations, and ordering supplies. If you call the office or contact the information email, odds are you’ll get to speak with me! I enjoy being the first line of communication with Luther Park, and helping everyone have the most successful time at camp that we can provide.

Geeks out over: I geek out over board games, crossword puzzles, songs with interesting time signatures, and competition reality shows

When its not summer: Outside of summer I like live music, horror books (but not movies!), playing guitar, and watching football- especially if it’s the Green Bay Packers

Eric Klein

Executive Director

Email: eric@lutherpark.org

Phone: 715-859-2215×13

Started with Luther Park Bible Camp (LPBC): On May 22nd, 2023, only one week before staff training! Crazy time to begin at camp, but also as I keep saying, there is no better time to see how everything works at a new camp.

In my role: as the Executive Director, I oversee all the operations, programs, development, administration, and probably more at Luther Park. It is an absolute honor to be at the helm of an outdoor ministry site with such a beautiful and storied history. It is also such a joy to get to work with an amazing staff, board of directors, and many volunteers and supporters of Luther Park!

Geeks out over: coffee, the Milwaukee Brewers, college basketball, board games, the two best bands of all-time The Replacements and Pavement, smoking meat, movies, Italian subs, fantasy/sci-fi novels, and oh so much more.

When its not summer: I enjoy spending time with my wife, Allison, reading theology and fantasy books, exploring new restaurants, watching the Packers, Bucks, Wisconsin sports, doing fantasy sports, seeing live music, and visiting family.

Eric Klein

Executive Director

Email: eric@lutherpark.org

Phone: 715-859-2215 ext. 13

Started with Luther Park Bible Camp (LPBC): the last week of May, 2023.

In my role: I 

Geeks out over: Coffee, Wisconsin sports, the missional church

When its not summer: