The Chris & Carlene Ellerman Endowment Fund
Honor a Legacy.
Strengthen a Future.
For more than 50 years, Chris and Carlene Ellerman faithfully answered God’s call to love their neighbors and build a ministry that transforms lives. Through their vision, leadership, and unwavering faith, Outreach grew from serving a handful of young people into a ministry restoring hope and creating opportunities across DuPage County.
Their legacy is measured not by buildings or programs, but by changed lives.
Today, you can help ensure that legacy continues for generations to come.
Documentary
50 Years of Faithful Yeses
For more than five decades, Chris and Carlene continued saying yes to God, to their neighbors, and to the work placed before them. Their faithful yeses helped shape a ministry that continues changing lives today.
“If you commit to tough work, new work, if you commit it to God, He is with you; it makes all the difference in the world.”
The Endowment Fund
A Gift That Lasts Forever
The Chris & Carlene Ellerman Endowment Fund provides permanent support for Outreach’s mission:
To restore hope and provide opportunities for people to become all that God intends them to be.
Unlike annual giving, endowment gifts are invested for long-term growth. The principal remains intact while earnings provide lasting support, helping Outreach remain strong through changing seasons and ensuring future generations experience hope and transformation.
Your gift becomes part of a legacy that endures.
Your Impact
Continue the Story
When you invest in the Chris & Carlene Ellerman Endowment Fund, you help ensure that Outreach will continue to:
Restore hope to children, youth, adults, and families facing difficult circumstances.
Equip individuals through education, employment, counseling, housing, and family support.
Strengthen neighborhoods through Christ-centered compassion and local partnerships.
Build a financially strong foundation so Outreach can faithfully serve future generations.
Legacy Giving
Leave a Legacy of Hope
Whether through a current gift, appreciated assets, a donor-advised fund, or an estate gift, your generosity helps secure Outreach’s future.
Together, we can honor Chris and Carlene’s faithful example by ensuring the ministry they helped build continues to bring hope, healing, and opportunity for generations.
Join us in building a legacy that will never end.
Start a Conversation
Make a Lasting Impact
To make a gift or learn more about the Chris & Carlene Ellerman Endowment Fund, contact Outreach. We would be honored to talk with you about how your generosity can become part of this lasting legacy.
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