Valley Memorial Foundation 
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History and Mission
Ways to Give
Planned Giving Calculator
Affiliate Organizations
Recognition
Corporate Churches
Valley Times Newsletter
Development Staff
Valley Memorial Foundation
2900 14th Avenue South
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Phone: (701) 787-7984
Fax: (701) 787-7901
Email: sbjornstad@valleymemorial.org
History and Mission
The Valley Memorial Foundation was formed in 1985 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization to support the mission and long-term financial stability of Valley Memorial Homes. The Foundation provides this support through the building of relationships in an effort to encourage and secure voluntary donations of cash, stock, property, bequests, life insurance, estates, various planned or deferred gifts and grants.
The Foundation seeks such donations from individuals, private businesses, publicly held corporations, other philanthropic agencies and granting agencies.
Ways to Give
Gifts of Cash
Gifts made by cash or check are the most popular method of giving. These gifts are convenient and generally tax deductible.
Remembrance Gift
These gifts may be in honor or in memory of someone who has touched your life. Honor gifts may be given to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, holiday or other special event. Memorial gifts are a convenient way to remember those who have been important to us.
Matching Gift
Receiving a matching gift from your employer or member organization can increase your gift with little effort. Companies and member organizations are often looking for ways to increase charitable giving for their employees or members.
Gifts of Property
Gifts may be funded with appreciated assets such as stocks, bonds or other properties that have increased in value during your time of ownership. By giving gifts in this manner you could realize additional tax savings.
Planned or Deferred Gifts
Gifts of this type are typically gifts from your will, various types of annuities or trusts or life insurance. We will work with you and your financial advisors to find the gift that works best for you and your family.
Endowment Gifts
These funds are set up by the donor to provide financial support for years to come. In an endowment, the initial principal is invested and only the interest is used to support the designated cause. Current program endowments are for Chaplaincy and resident needs. Named endowments have been created for Archie Scott, Clarence and Stella Sande, Zimmer Family, Tweet Family, Adolph (Toby) and Georgia Tobiason, Chaplaincy, Rev. Fritz Rehwaldt Chaplaincy and Bethesda Chaplaincy Endowment.
The minimum gift to establish a named endowment is $10,000. Smaller gifts may be made and added to current endowment funds.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans GivingPlus Matching Gifts
Gifts to Valley Memorial Foundation may be eligible for matching funds through Thrivent Financial for Lutherans GivingPlus program. Please visit www.thrivent.com for details about how to increase the impact of your gift to Valley Memorial Homes.
For questions or to speak to our Director of Development, please call (701)787-7984.
Planned Giving Calculator
The Planned Giving Calculator is easy to Use
The calculator is designed to provide you with an illustration of the income and tax benefits to which you may be entitled if you make a planned gift to benefit Valley Memorial Homes. Simply enter the relevant information in the spaces provided and the calculator will estimate your benefits.
- The Planned Giving Calculator is easy to use! It will help you obtain income and
charitable deduction information about your gift to Valley Memorial Homes.
- Options available for the "gift type" box are described below.
- If you have a question as you enter the relevant information, please use the
'Help' button at the bottom of the page.
Opportunity To Explore Gift Plans
Enter basic information and immediatly see the advantages of making a planned gift. You have an opportunity to explore gift options privately and without pressure.
Affiliate Organizations
The Valley Memorial Foundation is actively involved with three organizations, all of which support programs and projects at Valley Memorial Homes. The three organizations are: Tufte Manorettes, Bethesda Society with dues of $1 per year and the Valley Memorial Club, formerly the VM1000 Club with dues of $50 per year. For more information on these organizations please contact the Foundation office.
Recognition
Recognition for gifts received are promptly acknowledged. Gifts are also listed in Valley Memorial Homes' publication entitled Valley Times. In addition accumulative gifts of $500 or greater will be recognized on our 'Tree of Life' located at 4000 Valley Square and at our quarterly Valley Memorial Club dinners.
Corporate Churches
Valley Memorial Homes is owned by 26 local Lutheran churches as follows:
Ascension Lutheran Church - Emerado, ND
Augustana Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
Bethany Lutheran Church - East Grand Forks, MN
Bethel Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
Bygland Lutheran Church - Fisher, MN
Calvary Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
www.calvarygf.org
East Walle Lutheran Church - Thompson, ND
Evanger Lutheran Church - Thompson, ND
Family Of God Lutheran Church - East Grand Forks, MN
www.familyofgodlutheran.org
Fisher Lutheran Church - Fisher, MN
Middle Grove Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
Ness Lutheran Church - Mekinock, ND
Our Saviors Lutheran Church - East Grand Forks, MN
www.oslcegf.org
Redeemer Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
www.gfredeemer.com
St. Mark's Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
www.stmarksgf.org
St. Matthews Lutheran Church - Thompson, ND
www.lutheransonline.com/stmatthews
St. Olaf Lutheran Church - Reynolds, ND
St. Paul Lutheran Church - Honeyford, ND
Sharon Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
www.sharonlutheran.org
Trinity Free Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
Trinity Lutheran Church - Manvel, ND
United Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
www.unitedgf.org
University Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
Walle Lutheran Church - Thompson, ND
www.lutheransonline.com/wallelutheran
Zion Lutheran Church - Oslo, MN
Zion Lutheran Church - Reynolds, ND
Development Staff
Suzanne Bjornstad
Director of Development
2900 14th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Office: (701) 787-7984
Fax: (701) 787-7901
Email: sbjornstad@valleymemorial.org
Kari Lommen
Administrative Assistant
2900 14th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Office: (701) 787-7984
Fax: (701) 787-7901
Email: klommen@valleymemorial.org
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