{"id":36,"date":"2013-09-05T17:04:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T22:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/315.stolaffd.org\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:50:43","slug":"foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-10-at-9.00.07-PM-1024x237.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2330\" style=\"width:1168px;height:270px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-10-at-9.00.07-PM-1024x237.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-10-at-9.00.07-PM-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-10-at-9.00.07-PM-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-10-at-9.00.07-PM-1536x355.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-10-at-9.00.07-PM.png 1691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mission Statement:<br \/><\/em><strong>The St. Olaf Lutheran Church Foundation Exists To Nourish Christian Growth And Outreach.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>The St. Olaf Foundation exists through the generosity of the St. Olaf congregation.&nbsp;As stated in the above mission statement, we exist to nourish Christian growth and outreach.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The purpose of the Foundation is to:<br \/><\/em><strong>Promote, encourage and aid religious, charitable, literary, educational, and benevolent projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Establish, operate and maintain scholarship loan funds for needy students preparing to further their education&#8211; whether church vocation or undergraduate studies.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish, operate and maintain perpetual pledge funds whereby an individual may continue his gifts to the church subsequent to his death by the means of a trust.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish, operate and maintain continuing education funds for members of the church staff, clergy or lay members.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive, establish, operate and maintain a capital fund from which the congregation of the St. Olaf Lutheran church may borrow and pay interest to the Foundation for major improvement or expansion of the premises.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold in trust and dispense funds for specific charitable causes other than those listed above according to the wishes of the donor.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or an organization that you are a part of has a request for funding, you may pick up a grant request from the church office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation meets a 7:00pm on the fourth Tuesdays of the months of January, April, July and October.&nbsp;If you are interested in the workings of the Foundation, you are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grant-Request-Form.pdf\" title=\"\">Foundation Grant Request pdf<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Grant-Request-Form-1.docx\" title=\"\">Foundation Grant Request Word doc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Foundation-scholarship-app.pdf\" title=\"\">Foundation Scholarship Application pdf<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Foundation-scholarship-app-1.docx\" title=\"\">Scholarship Application Word doc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement:The St. Olaf Lutheran Church Foundation Exists To Nourish Christian Growth And Outreach. The St. Olaf Foundation exists through the generosity of the St. Olaf congregation.&nbsp;As stated in the above mission statement, we exist to nourish Christian growth and outreach. 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