Katie’s Fund

Katie’s Fund is an endowment that supports ministry in three areas: leadership development, global connections and living theology. It was established in 1997 to honor the legacy of Katharina von Bora Luther, raise up bold leaders for the women’s organization and support bold and creative ministry for generations to come.

Growing Katie's Fund for the next 100 years

Katharina von Bora Luther was a practical and bold woman of faith. Through Katie’s Fund, Women of the ELCA honors her life by supporting global connections, leadership development and living theology.

2122 is a $1 million campaign for Katie’s Fund that is designed to support the organization into the next 100 years of mission and ministry. Learn ways you can give to the campaign.

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From our blog

NEW CAMPAIGN HOPES TO BUILD WOMEN’S MINISTRIES INTO NEXT CENTURY

In the beginning, Lutherans knew Katie Luther as the wife of Martin Luther. When Women of the ELCA first established the Katharina von Bora Luther Fund Endowment in 1997, Katie was a mystery to many.

THE PAST HELPS SHAPE OUR FUTURE

Note: Women of the ELCA is raising $1 million for Katie’s Fund (officially the Katharina von Bora Luther Fund), an endowment that supports mission and ministry. Today’s blog and the one next week offer our readers background information about Women of the ELCA and the campaign. After reading both blogs, readers will be better equipped to make a contribution to the campaign 2122: Growing Katie’s Fund for the next 100 years.

MAKING THE CASE FOR KATIE’S FUND

Note: Women of the ELCA is raising $1 million for Katie’s Fund (officially the Katharina von Bora Luther Fund), an endowment that supports mission and ministry. Today’s blog and the one last week offer our readers background information about Women of the ELCA and the campaign. After reading both blogs, readers will be better equipped to make a contribution to the campaign 2122: Growing Katie’s Fund for the next 100 years.

Learn more about 2122: Growing Katie’s Fund for the next 100 years with this video.

Watch the launch event for the 2122 campaign to grow Katie’s Fund, June 11, 2022.

Katie's Fund through the years

Here are some projects supported by Katie’s Fund in recent years:

Providing documentaries to ELCA resource centers
A workshop about bullying and outreach to youth leaders at the ELCA Youth Gathering
Enabling two young adult women to participate in the 25th Anniversary Liberia Tour.
Tanzania journey to promote fair trade coffee challenge
Young Women’s Leadership Event at United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Words Matter language project, program resources of Women of the ELCA
I Believe You an Emmy-nominated documentary about domestic violence and how faith communities respond.
2018 ELCA Youth Gathering interactive exhibit to create awareness about Human Trafficking.

2015 Katie’s Fund recipient: Sharei Green shares about her experience as a recipient of Katie’s Fund for a trip to the Holy Land with the Peace Not Walls organization.

2015 Katie’s Fund recipient: Elyssa Salinas-Lazarski shares about the impact of being a recipient of Katie’s Fund for a trip to the Holy Land with the Peace Not Walls organization.

2019 Katie’s Fund recipient, Elizabeth Burgess, attended the Lutheran World Federation Lay Leaders Seminar in Geneva, Switzerland.

Former staff member Emma Crossen shares how Katie’s Fund gave small grants to Diva Communications for its work in creating two documentaries about domestic violence and how the funding provided DVDs of both documentaries to all ELCA resource centers.