Ways to Give to LOMIK Camps & Retreats

To help provide you with options for giving that best match your needs, you may give in any of the following ways:

You can make a monthly recurring gift or a one-time gift using our secure gift processing system.

To make a gift by check, mail your check made payable to LOMIK Camps & Retreats to the address listed here. Please include a note with any information you would like us to know about your gift. Mail to:

LOMIK Camps & Retreats
5215 N 450 W
Angola IN 46703

Have your gifts automatically gifted each month from your credit or debit card.

You can make a monthly recurring gift from your credit or debit card. Payments are made monthly. The deductions appear automatically on your statement. An initial email is sent to acknowledge your recurring gift. Annual statements are sent in January for tax purposes.

To make changes to your automatic drafts, please contact the LOMIK Office in writing. To cancel your automatic draft, please contact the LOMIK Office at least 15 days before the next scheduled fund transfer.

Begin making gifts through automatic monthly credit/debit card gifts.

Mail notes for changes to the address below or email them to info@lomik.org.

LOMIK Camps & Retreats
5215 N 450 W
Angola IN 46703

Have your gifts automatically drafted each month from your bank account.

You can make a recurring monthly gift from your checking or savings account. Bank payments are made monthly. The deductions appear automatically on your bank statement. An initial email is sent to acknowledge your recurring gift. Annual statements are sent in January for tax purposes.

To make changes to your automatic drafts, please contact the LOMIK Office in writing. To cancel your automatic draft, please contact the LOMIK Office at least 15 days before the next scheduled fund transfer.

Begin making your gift through automatic monthly credit/debit card gifts.

Mail notes for changes to the address below or email them to info@lomik.org.

LOMIK Camps & Retreats
5215 N 450 W
Angola IN 46703

Increase your gift’s impact through your employer’s matching-gift program.

Check with your company to see if they offer a matching gift program. Matching gifts from your employer will be credited to your total giving record.

Check with your employer to learn their specific requirements for matching your gift. We are happy to provide any records you need to complete the process. Email ginger@lomik.org if you have any questions.

PLEASE NOTE: The name of the employee/donor is often not provided on matching gift distributions. In order to credit your gift properly please contact us at (260) 667-7750 or email us at info@lomik.org so that we might gather the appropriate documentation from you, including a Legacy Gift Intent Form. This documents will ensure that your gift & your employer’s gift is credited correctly.

Make your gift of stocks, mutual funds, or other securities.

Donating appreciated securities (stock, mutual funds, etc.) directly to a charity in-kind is one of the most tax-smart ways to give. Yet, it is often not well understood or widely used. By donating stock that has appreciated for more than a year, you are potentially avoiding capital gains taxes. If you donate the stock directly to a charity, there’s no capital gains tax to pay, because you are not selling the security. Plus, you are still eligible to potentially deduct the full fair-market value of the asset you donated from your income taxes, up to the overall amount allowed by the IRS. Gifts of stock may be completed by physical delivery of certificates or electronically.

How to make a gift of stock to LOMIK Camps & Retreats:

Please ask your financial institution/advisor to contact the following to handle the transfer:

DTC Clearing #0075
Credit to LPL Account # 2260-0114
Credit to LPL Account Name: Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Indiana-Kentucky, Inc.

When LOMIK Camps & Retreats receives a stock transfer the donor’s name is not always visible to them. In order to properly receipt and acknowledge your gift, we ask you email the LOMIK Office at ginger@lomik.org and let us know the following:

Your name
Stocks being gifted
Number of shares
Date you initiated the transfer

How the Process Works:

Step 1: Email ginger@lomik.org the information above to ensure we can match your stock transfer to you.

Step 2: Your institution transfers ownership of the stock to LOMIK Camps & Retreats after your verbal authorization.

Step 3: LPL contacts LOMIK Camps & Retreats immediately to gain verbal authorization from our staff to sell the stock.

Step 4: After the stock is sold, LOMIK Camps & Retreats receives a physical check from LPL following the sell. This full process can take up to 10 days.

Step 5: Donors receive a gift receipt/acknowledgement for tax purposes for the Name and number of shares of stock you gifted. Donor works with their institution and tax advisor to list the value of the gift on their taxes.

Make a gift in honor or memory of someone.

If you wish for us to notify the honoree or the family of the person you are giving in memory of, please include the correct name and address of the recipient.

Memorial contributions may be made. Please direct your gift to “where needed most” in memory of (name). Gifts may be made online or by mailing your gift and note with the tribute’s information to:

LOMIK Camps & Retreats
5215 N 450 W
Angola IN 46703

Make an estate gift through your Will, retirement assets, or life insurance.

You can include LOMIK Camps & Retreats in your Will, as the beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance. Your current financial situation, the combination of assets in your portfolio and the amount you wish to leave to loved ones all determine the best method for leaving an estate gift to LOMIK Camps & Retreats.

The simplest way to make an estate gift is to simply include Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Indiana-Kentucky, Inc. 5215 N 450 W, Angola IN 46703, and 501(c)(3) number: 27-1083539 as a percentage-based beneficiary on an IRA, other retirement account, or life insurance policy. This type of gift can be updated anytime without lawyer fees to update your Will.

LOMIK Camps & Retreats partners with the ELCA Foundation to provide a free Regional Gift Planner to assist you in reviewing your entire estate to ensure you know all your options and have the information to make the best decision for you and your family. In addition to the ELCA Foundation Gift Planners, you can contact our office directly at (260) 667-7750 or info@lomik.org.

Visit www.elca.org/foundation to schedule a conversation with your local Gift Planner.

Endowing a gift of any kind for the future provides sustainability for today and in perpetuity. Current or estate gifts may be endowed to LOMIK Camps & Retreats and there are a number of ways to do this. You can make a donation of any size into our Endowment.

To make an endowed gift please contact us at (260) 667-7750 or email us at info@lomik.org so that we might gather the appropriate documentation from you, including a Memorandum of Understanding and a Legacy Gift Intent Form. These documents will ensure that your gift is stewarded as you requested long after our life time.

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) are another tax-smart way to give.

A QCD will count toward satisfying your required minimum distribution (RMD), and neither you nor LOMIK Camps & Retreats will have to pay income taxes on this distribution. If you are 70.5 or older, pre-tax money saved in an IRA can be an ideal charitable donation to LOMIK Camps & Retreats. You can use a QCD whether or not you itemize deductions on your tax return. However, it is important to note that if you use this strategy, the distribution cannot be included as an itemized deduction.

Contact your financial institution where your IRA is invested and request the QCD be sent directly to LOMIK Camps & Retreats to receive any possible tax benefits. Please speak to your financial and tax professional to learn more about this tax-efficient giving strategy.

PLEASE NOTE: When gifts are received in our office, donor information is often not included on the check. The check appears to be a gift from the financial institution. Also, the memo space is often too small for us to clearly read where you would like your gift used. In order to acknowledge your gift properly, please call us at (260) 667-7750 or email us at info@lomik.org to alert us that your gift is coming and how you would like it to be used.

Make a gift of real estate.

Real estate gifts include assets of principal homes, vacation homes, farms, timberland, commercial buildings and unimproved land. The gift of real estate can provide a significant tax benefit to you, and your tax advisor can help answer those specific questions as each case is different. LOMIK Camps & Retreats will enter into a feasibility study to evaluate the property prior to acceptance to ensure it doesn’t alter our nonprofit status or create a liability in another way. To make a gift of real estate please contact the LOMIK Office at (260) 667-7750 or info@lomik.org.