Loan and Grant Highlights 2024
- WELS CEF’s $203.4 million loan portfolio includes loans to 202 WELS congregations and affiliates.
- $16.4 million of new loans and $3.0 million of new grant requests were approved in FY2023–24.
- 15 total origination projects were approved in FY 2023-24. All were facility build/expansion or facility-land new projects.
Operations, Investments, and Support Highlights 2024
- WELS CEF was blessed with an operational surplus of over $5.0 million for FY2023–24.
- Operational surpluses over the years have enabled WELS CEF to provide $48.0 million of matching grants to mission congregations and $15.8 million of special grants to Home Missions since 1993.
- 2,798 WELS members, congregations, and affiliates have entrusted WELS CEF with $111.0 million in member investments.
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