St. John's Foundation

St. John’s Sauers Lutheran Church Foundation

Fund Designations

The St. John’s Sauers Lutheran Church Foundation was established in 2007 to further the religious, educational, and charitable purposes of the congregation. It does so by receiving and managing assets, gifts, and bequests, and expending proceeds from them for the growth and expansion of St. John’s Sauers Lutheran Church and School. Donors may specify particular projects or directions for the assets they entrust to the Foundation’s management, including the following:

A. Ministry. Principal and earnings to be allocated to a particular part of the congregation, such as--

Youth ministry
Local food, clothing, shelter, grief support, counseling, disaster relief, etc.
Workshops, training events, activities to promote marriage and family health and strength
Music (choir, instrumental)
Special programs--

B. Christian Education

a)   St. John’s Lutheran School: Principal and earnings to be distributed in any of the following ways:
For the discretionary use of the Board of St. John Lutheran School
For technology maintenance and growth of St. John Lutheran School
For the St. John Lutheran School library             --
b)   Trinity Lutheran High SchoolScholarship Funds for St. John Lutheran Church students

c)   Student Aid for Future LCMS Synodically Trained Pastors and TeachersScholarship funds for local students to be awarded by Student Aid Committee.

C. Cemetery Endowment. Principal and earnings to be used for the maintenance, expansion, and improvement of St. John Lutheran Cemetery.

D. Organ. Principal and earnings to be used for the maintenance or improvement of the church organ.

E. Expansion/Build with Christ. Principal and earnings to be used for the acquisition or improvements of property, for major renovation or new building for Church and or School.

F. Old School. Principal and earnings to be used for the improvement of the Old School/Lutheran Museum.

G. Buildings and Grounds. Principal and earnings to be used for the maintenance and improvement of the Church and School buildings and grounds, including former parsonage and teacher’s residence.

H. Fair Stand.

Principal and earnings to be used for the maintenance and improvement of the Fair Stand at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.

I. National and World Mission, International Human Care and Relief. Principal and earnings to be distributed to local or world-wide needs (hunger, clothing, shelter, disaster relief) as designated by the Foundation board of directors or the donor, as needed, in partnership with LCMS World Relief.

J. Endowment

Principal and earnings to be used for the general purposes of the church, supplementing gifts available through the plate and envelope offerings;
Principal and earnings to be used to support various programs and projects as annually determined by the Board;
Principal and earnings to be used for the purposes designated by the donor.

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Guidelines for the operation of the Foundation

Professional management of Foundation investments.

The Foundation is to be governed by a 9-member board operating as a separate corporation.

Members of the board are to be appointed by the Church Council from the Congregation.

Pastor and school principal as ex officio members.

The board meets on a quarterly basis.

Minimum gift for a special purpose not set forth above: $10,000.00 If a designated fund is not used for a period of time, the specific purpose designated by the donor is no longer a part the Congregation’s plan for the Church or School, or the fund is simply too small, then it reverts to General Endowment.