Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (pronEng|ˈθraɪvənt "THRIVE-int") is a Fortune 500 financial services organization with dual corporate headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Appleton, Wisconsin. Thrivent Financial and its subsidiaries offer financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more to its nearly 3 million members.
History
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans was officially formed on January 1, 2002 with the merger of Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood. The organizations were established in 1902 and 1917 respectively. The merger formed the largest fraternal benefit society in the United States. [ [http://nyjobsource.com/thrivent.html Thrivent Financial for Lutherans] , last accessed December 20, 2006] Thrivent Financial for Lutherans today maintains a network of 1,364 local chapters. [ [https://service.thrivent.com/apps/FraternalOnline/public/ChapterLocator.jsp Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Fraternal ] ] It is also the only not-for-profit organization listed on the Fortune 500.Fact|date=August 2007
Outreach programs
Thrivent Financial sponsors national outreach programs, notably its alliance with Habitat for Humanity. [ [http://www.habitat.org/newsroom/2005archive/insitedoc009373.aspx Thrivent deepens relationship with Habitat for Humanity] , last accessed December 20, 2006] Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity seeks to increase Habitat's capacity to build more homes and promote donations, volunteerism, neighborhood development as well as worldwide homebuilding trips by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' members.
They also helped to fund the 2003 film "Luther".
References
* [http://www.thrivent.com Official Site]
External links
* [http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=4873895 Google Finance] summary for Thrivent
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