Leave Your Legacy
What is the LCS Endowment Fund?
The LCS Endowment Fund promotes, accepts, and manages gifts of property, securities, life insurance, bequests, memorials, gifts of remembrance, cash and other forms of
contributions for the sole benefit of Lynden Christian School.
Why Have a Separate Endowment Fund?
Gifts to the LCS Endowment Fund are permanently held in trust with only the invested income used to aid the school. In other words, it is a gift that keeps on giving year after year. The LCS Endowment Fund takes a long-term view of the financial needs and security of the school. Although a separate fund, the earnings are transferred to the Lynden Christian School annually for the benefit of the parents.
What Are the Goals of the Endowment Fund?
1. To supplement the annual operating budget of Lynden Christian School and hold tuition down to an affordable level for all parents who sincerely desire a Christian education for their children.
2. To encourage using the wide variety of opportunities where Christian stewardship can be applied to furthering God's Kingdom.
3. To help show the Christian community the many opportunities for stewardship other than available cash gifts.
God Owns Everything
The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. - Psalm 24:1
Did you know that there are more than 2,300 verses in the Bible that deal with our possessions? Jesus addressed this topic in over two-thirds of His parables. Why is money and possessions such an issue for God? The answer is that the way we handle our money does not merely affect our pocketbook, it affects us spiritually. How we handle our money affects our relationship with the Lord.
Scripture highlights four major principles relating to our possessions:
- God is the owner of everything.
- We are to be generous with what has been entrusted to us.
- We are to prudently manage what has been entrusted to us.
- Possessions can be dangerous if not handled responsibly.
Wise planning and hard work result in the accumulation of an estate; similarly, wise planning and dedication should also be applied to the disposition of that estate. Your estate, regardless of its size, is the material representation of your life and is, therefore, significant.
As Christians, our estate planning must establish the goals and objectives we wish to accomplish for ourselves, our dependents, and for our Lord. God commands that we practice Christian stewardship in everything we do.
The LCS Endowment Fund has saved our parents over $2.5 million. This equals the tuition costs for 830 students!
The Endowment Fund was started in 1980 by dedicated LCS supporters who wanted to help ensure the affordability of Christian education for generations to come. Their INTEREST in starting and supporting this fund has paid back lasting DIVIDENDS to the parents and children at Lynden Christian Schools. They have definitely made a very positive step in accomplishing
their goal - a step we all can take!
Take a look at a few examples of the DIVIDENDS that have been accomplished through the LCS Endowment Fund:
1980: Lynden Christian School Endowment Fund started with a total of $250,000.
2007: The interest earnings of the original $250,000 amount to over $337,000, enough to provide over 100 students with Christian education.
Annual Earnings from the Endowment Fund (Last 10 years)
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| 1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| $105,000 |
$110,000 |
$115,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$250,000 |
$290,000 |
$310,000 |
$325,000 |
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2006 endowment earnings save parents $310 per child on tuition!
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Leaving a Legacy
All of us need to follow the example that has been set by our many Christian brothers and sisters who have helped establish and build our Endowment Fund. Because of their Christian vision and efforts, all families at Lynden Christian School are benefiting. This school year, (2005-06) the Endowment Fund provided $310 for the tuition of each student at Lynden Christian School. At this rate our parents save $4,030 per child during their child's elementary and high school years.
As many more Christian school constituents see the benefits of supporting an Endowment Fund, this reduction will increase rapidly. By wise estate planning, all of us can help leave a Christian education legacy for future generations.
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