Share a Gift
To donate online, choose from one of our current campaigns below!
Annual Mission Support
The Annual Fund supports critical operations of ministry & the camper scholarship fund at Wilderness Canoe Base, Ox Lake, & Camp Wapo. Consider setting up a recurring monthly gift to provide sustaining support all year long.
Special Projects
Currently we have 4 special project for you to choose from. A shower remodel project at Camp Wapo’s Crossfire facility ($5000/ bathroom), a mattress fund to replace the Crossfire mattresses for adult retreat groups ($160 each/$18,000 total), WCB Camping Supplies (all $ amounts), and WCB Canoe Fund ($3000/canoe). Choose what project you’d like to support in the dropdown.
Legacy Gift Planning
Your financial support has an incredible impact on the thousands of kids who come to camp each summer and for the thousands of retreaters who find rest and renewal at all of our sites. We are thankful for your investment and commitment to this ministry. As we look to the future we are excited about all that is ahead as God continues to lead us in new ways in our work to share the Gospel. Thank you for ensuring the growth and sustainability for the ministry at Camp Wapo, Ox Lake and Wilderness Canoe Base with a planned gift.
As you work on your estate plan with a lawyer or financial advisor you will need the following EIN number 39-0973783 for our organization. As you make your gift, please carefully identify which of our camps you wish to support. You may choose to designate your gift to Camp Wapo, Wilderness Canoe Base, Ox Lake, or wherever the need is greatest. Thank you for making our camping ministries a part of your legacy giving plan.
Memorial Gifts and Gifts in Honor of Loved Ones
A gift to camp is a wonderful way to remember and honor a loved one. What better than a gift that enables young people to grow closer to the Lord Jesus! Such a gift lives on in the lives of those it blesses.
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from IRA
A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70 1/2 years old or older to donate up to $100,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions. Click here to learn more about how to give using your QCD.
Gifts of Stock and Securities
Stocks can be given to a charitable organization as a gift whereby the recipient benefits from any gains in the stocks price. Giving the gift of stock can also provide benefits for the donor, particularly if the stock has appreciated in value since the the donor can avoid paying taxes on those earnings to gains. Click here to learn more about giving a gift of stock or securities.
Bequest
The most common planned gift is a bequest through your will or trust. Bequests can include a specific amount or piece of property, a percent of your estate, the residual of your estate or a contingency (if the donor outlives the heir).
You can become a member of the Hope and Heritage Club with one of many types of planned gifts. Through careful gift and estate planning, you can make a long-term impact on the current operations of Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base and for the future of this ministry. To find the giving option best for you, please contact Joel Abenth, Director of Donor Engagement, at 715-883-0411 or joela@campwapo.org.
Endowment Fund
As we look to the future we are excited about all that is ahead as God continues to lead us in new directions. To ensure growth and sustainability for this ministry we have established an endowment fund for LWLBC. The annual distribution from this fund supports camperships, specialized or new program funding, endowed staff positions, capital improvements, strategic facility acquisitions, and disaster or contingency funds.
Here are some designated endowment funds that you are invited to make a gift towards. The annual distribution of these funds support the areas listed below. If you would like to make a gift to any of these endowed funds, please contact jenh@campwapo.org or call 715-268-8434.
- Ken Pedersen, WCB scholarships
- Carl Feske, WCB scholarships
- Lynn Stertz, Wapo scholarships
- Frank Ario, Wapo scholarships
- Nielsen Family, Wapo scholarships
- Max Schwolert, Wapo scholarships
- Loren Teig, Wapo, Ox and WCB scholarships
- Paul Hill, WCB scholarships
- Ham Muus, WCB greatest need
- David Olson, Wapo scholarships
Beneficiary Designation
One of the most tax efficient charitable gifts is a remainder from your retirement account as your charity is not required to pay taxes on the remainder as your heirs would. You can also include your charity on beneficiary designations for life insurance, annuities & brokerage accounts.
You can become a member of the Hope and Heritage Club with one of many types of planned gifts. Through careful gift and estate planning, you can make a long-term impact on the current operations of Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base and for the future of this ministry. To find the giving option best for you, please contact Joel Abenth, Director of Donor Engagement, at 715-883-0411 or joela@campwapo.org.
Charitable Gift Annuity
A gift that provides a fixed annuity payment for one or two lives with the remainder to charity. Annuity rates range from 4.7% for a 65 year old individual to 9% for an individual who is 90 or older.
You can become a member of the Hope and Heritage Club with one of many types of planned gifts. Through careful gift and estate planning, you can make a long-term impact on the current operations of Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base and for the future of this ministry. To find the giving option best for you, please contact Joel Abenth, Director of Donor Engagement, at 715-883-0411 or joela@campwapo.org.
Charitable Remainder Trust
A gift that pays out a fixed rate or fixed amount over your lifetime and additionally to heirs at your death if desired, with the remainder going to your charity(ies). A Charitable Trust may increase current income, bypass capital gains taxes and provide an income tax deduction.
You can become a member of the Hope and Heritage Club with one of many types of planned gifts. Through careful gift and estate planning, you can make a long-term impact on the current operations of Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base and for the future of this ministry. To find the giving option best for you, please contact Joel Abenth, Director of Donor Engagement, at 715-883-0411 or joela@campwapo.org.
Charitable Lead Trust
A gift that pays an income stream to your charity(its) for a period of years then passes a large asset, at a reduced tax consequence, to your heirs.
You can become a member of the Hope and Heritage Club with one of many types of planned gifts. Through careful gift and estate planning, you can make a long-term impact on the current operations of Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base and for the future of this ministry. To find the giving option best for you, please contact Joel Abenth, Director of Donor Engagement, at 715-883-0411 or joela@campwapo.org.
Real Estate & Other Property
Certain property, or a portion, can be given to charity allowing you to reduce or avoid capital gains taxes, receive a current tax deduction and provide much needed funding for a charity.
You can become a member of the Hope and Heritage Club with one of many types of planned gifts. Through careful gift and estate planning, you can make a long-term impact on the current operations of Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base and for the future of this ministry. To find the giving option best for you, please contact Joel Abenth, Director of Donor Engagement, at 715-883-0411 or joela@campwapo.org.
The Impact of your Gift
We welcome your participation in a number of ways to support our camp’s programs, facilities, and staff. When you give to Wilderness Canoe Base, Ox Lake or Camp Wapo, your gift supports a Christ-centered camp experience that changes lives. Your gift of any amount will help accomplish the following:
Donors
We appreciate all of our kind and generous donors! Thank you for your gifts of time, financial resources, skills, and prayers.
Donate by Mail
Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp
1204 74th Ave
Amery, Wisconsin 54001