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HONORING THE PAST ACCELERATING THE PRESENT ENSURING THE FUTURE

“GO INTO THE WORLD. AND ANNOUNCE THE GOOD NEWS TO

GO EVERYWHERE MESSAGE OF GOD’S ONE AND ALL.” —MARK 16:15, THE MESSAGE

THE IMPACT 80 years of staying true to our calling 1946: Star Ranch is Young Life’s first camp property 1933: Ladies in Gainesville, Texas, begin to pray for the students in their high school

1931

1969: Middle school ministry (WyldLife) launched

1953: International ministry begins

1941

1938: Jim Rayburn starts ministry at Gainesville High School

1951

1961

1956: Urban ministry begins in Newark, New Jersey

1971

1986: Capernaum ministry launched

1981

2005: Young Life College launched

1991

2001

2011

2021

“The best Young Life work has yet to be done.”

— Jim Rayburn

YOUR STORY:

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2002: YoungLives launched

2020: Young Life in 103 countries

STAYING ON MISSION The next 80 years and beyond …

Faithful to the Gospel Continue pursuing unreached kids Keep making disciples Bring Christlike, loving influence to cultures around the world Stand firm for biblical truth Go deeper and wider Stay relational and incarnational Preserve the essential “DNA” of the mission

“BE STEADFAST, IMMOVABLE, ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD.” — 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58, ESV

OUR PROPOSAL Join us in building pipelines of resources to help launch, grow and sustain ministry for the next 80 years and beyond.

How? Partner with us by: Giving strategically to local Young Life today and Investing in the Every Kid Fund both today and through your will or trust for tomorrow.

TWO WAYS TO INVEST IN THE EVERY KID FUND:

THE EVERY KID FUND Will/Trust

1 TODAY Provide rocket fuel to propel us deeper and wider NOW.

2 TOMORROW Protect the future of Young Life through The Every Kid Fund via your will/trust.

P R O M I S E 1

YOUR GIFT WILL PRODUCE A STRATEGIC HARVEST 1

STRONG ROOTS (adult work)

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• Resources to propel ministry forward • Strategic acquisitions • Global infrastructure

• Matching $ for increased giving • Adult recruitment • Local committee training and empowerment

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HEALTHY TRUNK (staff) • Leadership development • Onboard new staff • Provide for staff in hardto-fund locations

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STRONG LIMBS (volunteers) • Certified leader training • Leader growth/discipleship • Leaders to camp

WATER/FERTILIZER (resources)

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THE FRUIT (more changed lives) • Kids to camp • Discpleship • Next, New, Growth

“OTHER SEEDS FELL INTO THE GOOD SOIL, AND AS THEY GREW UP AND INCREASED, THEY YIELDED A CROP AND PRODUCED THIRTY, SIXTY, AND A HUNDRED FOLD.” —MARK 4:8, NASB

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P R O M I S E 2

IT’S ACCOUNTABLE Distributions are limited to the categories outlined in Promise #1 Staff will submit plan of use before distributions are made and follow-up report on the impact of funds Campership distributions require application/ follow-up form on each camper All distributions are reviewed and approved at senior leadership level to ensure compliance

“He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.”

—2 CORINTHIANS 9:10, NIV

P R O M I S E 3

IT WILL HAVE LASTING IMPACT Fund will pay out up to 10% of the fund balance each year.

Question: How long could your gift extend your “footprint” beyond your lifetime?

Answer:

As many as 50 years — five generations of kids!

Assumptions: Gift: $100,000 / Payout: 10% / Earnings: 6%*

Dollars Ending Year Distributed Principal Interest Balance

*NOTES:

Year 1

$10,000

$4,000

$6,000

$96,000

Year 5

8,048

4,253

3,795

76,224

Year 10

6,134

3,242

2,892

58,102

Year 15

4,676

2,471

2,205

44,288

and the 3-mo T-Bill to determine

Year 20

3,564

1,884

1,680

33,758

forward looking investment assumptions.

Year 25

2,717

1,436

1,281

25,732

Year 30

2,071

1,094

976

19,614

Year 35

1,578

834

744

14,951

Year 40

1,203

636

567

11,396

Year 45

917

485

432

8,686

Year 50

699

369

330

6,621

$176,686

$93,379

$83,308

$6,621

(1) Annualized earnings represents blended return based on asset allocation and forecasted returns.

(2) Data was gathered from CRSP 1-8, MSCI World ex-US, Ibbotson, HFRI, Venture Economics, NAREIT-All REIT

(3) Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

(4) Detailed investment forecast with assumptions is available upon request.

(5) The assumptions of the earnings forecasts were validated through a separate Monte Carlo simulation.

(6) Inclusive of management and investment fees.

P R O M I S E 4

IT’S WELL-MANAGED AND TRANSPARENT The fund is professionally managed and invested by outside professionals.

All performance data and associated information is available for your review at any time.

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The women and men who lead our Young Life Foundation are deeply committed to managing and leveraging the financial resources entrusted to us with the highest levels of financial oversight, so that we are able to introduce as many of our young friends as possible to a God who loves them deeply and wants the very best for them.

— N E W T O N “ N E W T ” C R E N S H AW P R E S I D E N T/ C E O , YO U N G L I F E

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P R O M I S E 5

WE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH YOU We will provide you with an annual report on both the investment performance and strategic uses of this fund.

At your request, we will provide successive generations of your family with these reports.

It’s a way to pass down your values.

P R O M I S E 6

IT’S MISSION CONNECTED We want you to come and see!

Discover firsthand how your generosity is making a strategic difference.

JOIN CLUB 37

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CLUB 37 YOUNG LIFE FOUNDATION

CLUB 37 BENEFITS: Special opportunities to visit our Young Life camp properties Invitations to participate on international “vision trips” Special periodic updates from mission leaders Invitations to special Young Life events

John and Betty Smith

Partner #499

Partner Since: January 2018

“FUTURE GENERATIONS THE LORD. THEY RIGHTEOUSNESS TO A

WILL BE TOLD ABOUT WILL PROCLAIM HIS PEOPLE YET UNBORN.” —PSALM 22:30-31, NIV