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Gifts to Laura Baker Services Association bring the power of possibility to people with special needs. Our clients teach us that people matter and progress counts. All small efforts add up to one large one – the cumulative effect of giving is enormously powerful. Your donation helps bridge the gap where Medicaid reimbursement falls short.

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Finding Hope

ANNUAL FUND

Your gift to the Laura Baker Services Association Annual Fund will help fund innovative programming card and services that help individuals with developmental disabilities lead engaged, fulfilling lives. In 2025, LBSA needs to raise $850,000. Your gift to our Annual Fund will be used to:

  • Retain and develop high-performing, caring, direct support staff who provide the right level of support based on clients’ individual needs.
  • Provide a family-style home environment that balances opportunities to develop friendships and the right level of independence with safety and support.
  • Enrich the lives of our clients with a variety of art and music opportunities that celebrate self-expression.
  • Help families with loved ones with special needs get connected with supports, and resources to ensure greater quality of life.
  • Give a voice to people with disabilities and engage the community to advocate for resources that benefit people with disabilities.
  • Offer unique learning opportunities to local high school and college students through internships and volunteer opportunities that enhance the lives of our clients.

Planned Giving

Did you know?

  • You don’t need to have a complicated estate plan to make a planned gift
  • You don’t need to be wealthy to make an impact with a planned gift

Planned gifts are a great way to maximize your donation’s impact to an organization while minimizing impacts to your estate.  Participating in LBSA’s Legacy Club is very easy and it enables donors to make a lasting legacy on LBSA’s future. For more information and/or to register for LBSA’s Legacy Club, contact Andrei Sivanich, Director of CommunityRelations.

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LBSA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit recognized by GreatNonprofits and GuideStar. Donations are tax deductible.

We're Here to Help

Questions about planned giving, or want to learn more about how your gift impacts LBSA? Contact Andrei Sivanich today.

Staff Contact

andrei-sivanich

Andrei Sivanich

Director of Community Relations

(507) 645-8866, ext. 108

Our Community

Meet Annabelle

meet: Anabelle

St. Olaf senior, Anabelle Xiong, is the most recent in a long line of students who have completed a semester-long internship here.
Anne and Ed Lundstrom

meet: Anne and Ed

“We met so many people over the years through our work at LBSA; we are still connected to many of them,” Anne says.
Meet Abby

meet: Abby

“I’m hesitant to call it volunteering.” For Abby Grismer, volunteer work is not work. It is something she loves to do.
Wendell Arneson

meet: Wendell

Wendell Arneson knew from the age of six that he wanted to be an artist. So, it’s no surprise that LBSA and the local award-winning artist eventually found each other.

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