Funding
WHAT WE FUND
Siebert Lutheran Foundation focuses its funding on ministries and projects based in Lutheran churches and organizations that are working to achieve one or more of the funding priorities below. Please click on the plus sign to learn more about the desired outcomes. And, to see what Siebert has recently supported, our latest Annual Report is available here.
Funding Priorities

Growing

Educating

Serving
Growing the Body of Christ...
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Investing in Church Leaders through Seminary and Continuing Education -
Lay Leadership Development in Multi-cultural Contexts -
Encouraging Next Generation Ministries, e.g. Millennials and Gen Z -
Catalyzing Innovation and New Models -
Supporting New Lutheran Mission Start-ups
Seminary Student Aid
Educating while Sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ...
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Early Childhood Education -
Elementary and Middle School Education -
High School Education -
Student and Family Support Services -
Prep for College, Careers and Jobs -
Preparing Christian Urban Teachers
Serving as the Hands and Feet of Christ...
...by supporting effective strategies at Lutheran churches and church-affiliated organizations to meet the basic short-term needs of disadvantaged people, and to create pathways toward greater self-sufficiency and empowerment for all people.
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Lutheran Site-based Food Ministries -
Urban Neighborhood Outreach, and Health and Wellness Ministries -
Youth Development Ministries -
Adult Learning Opportunities -
English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs -
Prison and Reentry Ministries -
Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development -
Congregation-based Community Development
Print a one-sheet overview of Siebert Lutheran Foundation's strategic plan and funding priorities.

Our Geographic Service Area
Growing the Body of Christ – All of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Educating while sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ & Serving as the Hands and Feet of Christ – Only the following counties:
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Milwaukee
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Waukesha
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Racine
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Kenosha