Endowment Fund

The LWF Endowment Fund is an investment into the future with the goal of ensuring the organization’s financial sustainability. Established in 1999, its long-term target is CHF 50 million. By December 2024, the fund’s value was CHF 15.5 million. Continued fundraising remains essential to achieving this target.

 Gifts and legacies from individuals, churches, and organizations are welcomed.

Children demonstrate hand washing at Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. Photo: LWF/P. Omagwa

Children demonstrate hand washing at Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. Photo: LWF/P. Omagwa

Chair

  • PYM, Mr. Jeff Pym, Evangelical Lutheran Church in CANADA

Vice-chair

  • WIDJAJA, Ms Lanny, Evangelical Lutheran Church in SINGAPORE

Members

  • BORCHARDT, Eduardo, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in BRAZIL
  • LEMITA, Gumachew Kussie, The ETHIOPIAN Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus
  • MADSEN, Søren Christian, Evangelical Church in DENMARK
  • MAYER, Dr Jorg Mayer, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick (GERMANY)
  • MAREK, Adam, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in POLAND
  • WIEDE, Mr Marc Andreas Wiede, SWITZERLAND

Ex-Officio non-voting members

  • Chair of Finance Committee: RAM, Mr Michael, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana (GUYANA)
  • LWF General Secretary: BURGHARDT, Rev. Dr Anne
  • LWF Chief of Staff to the General Secretary: DANIELSSON, Rev. Arni S.
  • LWF Head of Finance: KWELU, Mr Leonard
  • It receives and administers gifts, legacies, donations and other contributions
  • It strengthens the financial stability of the LWF
  • It assures a strong future

The Fund’s capital is kept in perpetuity with annual earnings going to designated LWF activities.

  • Advocacy for peace with justice
  • Community development
  • Ecumenical and interfaith relations
  • Holistic mission
  • Human rights
  • Humanitarian assistance
  • Theology

Help ensure that the witness and ministry of the LWF is sustained and expanded for future generations - our family of over 77.8 million people does make a difference!

  • Include the LWF in your church budget
  • Make an offering in your congregation
  • Give a special gift in thanksgiving
  • Remember the LWF in your will
  • Give a gift at the end of the year

1998

  • LWF Council - Geneva, Switzerland, 8-17 June
  • The LWF Council unanimously approved the Statutes and Bylaws for the LWF Foundation ( Endowment Fund ), upon the recommendation of the Program Committee

2001

  • LWF Council - Geneva, Switzerland, 12-19 June
  • Dr Carl-Gustav von Ehrenheim, a former LWF Treasurer, as chairperson of the Board of the LWF Foundation - Endowment Fund presented the Report of the Board of the LWF Foundation - Endowment Fund to the Council.
  • He reported that at present the Endowment Fund was supported by three major sources, i.e., Finland, Germany and Sweden which, to date, have jointly contributed USD 5.3 million. Another major donor, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, had raised USD 400,000 in deferred gifts, with the hope that this amount could be increased to USD 2 million by 2004. An initiative taken by churches in the Asia region to contribute USD 500,000 by 2010 could serve as a model and be seriously considered by member churches in other regions.

2003

  • LWF Council - Winnipeg, Canada, 21 July
  • The revised Principles for the Allocation of Yearly Earnings of the Endowment Fund were approved by the Board.
  • The document entitled “Investment Principles and Guidelines” was approved by the Endowment Fund Board.

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