Walther Christian Academy receives $28,000 grant

Walther Christian Academy, Melrose Park, IL recently received a $28,000 grant from the Thrivent Financial Foundation. The grant includes both an $18,000 immediate grant and a $10,000 challenge grant contingent on Walther Christian Academy raising $20,000 from donors. The grant supports an initiative designed to help the school encourage more people to financially stand with the school and its ministries.

“We are so thankful for this grant from the Thrivent Financial Foundation which will help build our scholarship and financial aid funds” said Catherine Hegarty, Director of Development of Walther Christian Academy. “At Walther, we spend $11,000 per student each year while our families pay $9,000 or less, depending on their financial situation. Our Where Blessing Abound Capital Campaign, along with grants such as this one, will help raise the funds necessary to bridge this gap and to enable more students to reap the benefits of a Walther education.”

“We are delighted to assist Walther Christian Academy through this grant, said Karen Himle, vice president of the Thrivent Financial Foundation. “We trust that this funding will allow more people to become aware of the exciting ministry that takes place at Walther Christian Academy.”

The grant is part of the foundation’s Lutheran Grant Program. This program is designed to assist Lutheran organizations and those they serve in achieving economic security and sustainability. In 2014, the program distributed almost $1 million in grants.

Eligible grant applicants include: Lutheran congregations, regional divisions of the three largest church bodies, small church bodies, high schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, camps, campus ministries, social ministry organizations and other independent Lutheran organizations or institutions.

About Walther Christian Academy

Walther Christian Academy provides a challenging academic program in a nurturing, vibrant, Christ-centered environment serving students in preschool through 12th grade and even into college through a partnership with Concordia University Chicago. Students from more than 40 zip codes in and around Chicago attend Walther for its educational, spiritual and extra-curricular opportunities. To learn more about Walther Christian Academy, visit Walther.com.You can also find us on Facebook.

About Thrivent Financial Foundation

The Thrivent Financial Foundation is a private foundation funded by Thrivent Financial. As a 501(c)(3) organization with its own board of trustees, the foundation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational purposes and makes grants and gifts to 501(c)(3) exempt organizations. The foundation does not provide grants to individuals. To learn more about the foundation and its grant programs, visit: www.thriventfoundation.com.

About Thrivent Financial
Thrivent Financial is a financial services organization that helps Christians be wise with money and live generously. As a membership organization, it offers its nearly 2.4 million member-owners a broad range of products, services and guidance from financial representatives nationwide. For more than a century it has helped members make wise money choices that reflect their values while providing them opportunities to demonstrate their generosity where they live, work and worship. For more information, visit Thrivent.com/why. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Thrivent Financial is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis.

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