About
Charitus (formerly ELFEC) is a Lutheran Foundation with a mission to help congregations take care of and grow investments, to help individuals leave gifts to the Church, and to grant money to Lutheran charities and other church-related projects.
How we can help
Gift Planning:
Our Lutheran Planned Giving program encourages and assists people to make planned gifts to the church and other charities
Donor-advised funds:
A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) with Charitus can support the goals of individuals and organization’s alike without incurring high costs of creating own foundation
Learning:
Charitus provides educational resources to partners and individuals on ethical, faith-based investing, fund development, and gift planning
Investment Oversight:
Charitus fund allows charitable organizations to pool their investments with ours, benefiting from professional asset management and an ethical, faith-based perspective
Our Impact
Charitus believes that generosity grows at the crossroad of faith and finance. Our vision is growing generosity among the members, supporters, congregations and institutions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
Your gift, made in faith, hope and love, will continue to make a difference.