In 2005, over $13,000 was donated from the GSLC Benevolence Fund in support of the following local and international activities/efforts:
- Tsunami Relief.
- The Central State Synod Shared Mission Challenge.
- The Rainbow Network, a non-profit organization working to provide food, safe drinking water and medical care for the people of Nicaragua.
- Lutheran Campus Ministry an ELCA presence at more than 140 state and private colleges and universities, with partner congregations at an additional 600 campuses.
- House of Haiti which is a Non Profit Organization dedicated to easing suffering of Haiti's impoverished children. House of Haiti is the work of Amer-Haitian Bon-Zami, Inc., a Missouri Not for Profit corporation.
- The Lutheran World Relief to aid victims of earthquakes.
- House of Hope, a safe house for women's struggling though domestic violence situations.
- The Lutheran Association for Special Education an organization devoted to enabling children with special learning needs to receive a Christian education.
- The Women's Safe House, a local shelter for battered women and their children.
- Our Lady's Inn, an organization that helps unwed pregnant women.
- Lydia's House which provides transitional housing and help for abused women and their children in Missouri.
- The Center for Women in Transition, an organization for women who are being released from prison (on non-violent charges) that assists them in making the transition back into their world.
- ALIVE, (Alternatives to Living In a Violent Environment) a local shelter for battered and abused women.
- Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services an organization dedicated to teaching and sharing Christ's love while providing supports and services for people with developmental disabilities.
- Marisa Seuc for her Costa Rica Mission work.
- Circle of Concern for our meat weekend contribution. $300 went to the purchase of meat while $200 went to the purchase of peanut butter and jelly.
- The Contact and Resource Center, an ELCA library and information center.
- The Salvation Army.
- The St. Louis Area Foodbank, a non-profit food distribution center that feeds hungry people in both eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois.
- The Panama Project through Faith Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Room at the Inn, a 30-day emergency shelter for women and families who find themselves without a place to live.
- The Central State Synod Shared Mission Challenge
- The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Hazelwood, Missouri to further their Youth Ministry programs.
- Room at the Inn, a 30-day, emergency shelter for women and families who find themselves without a place to live.
- America's Second Harvest the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, distributing surplus food to more than 23 million hungry Americans each year.
- Angel Fundraising.
- Heat Up St. Louis a regional, independent, non-utility energy assistance and advocacy charity covering 17 Missouri and Illinois counties and the City of St. Louis.
- The International Partners in Mission is an inter-faith organization fostering justice, peace and hope around the world by developing partnerships that promote community building, health and environmental justice, especially through the empowerment of women, children and youth.
- Wings of Hope an organization dedicated to saving lives, improving the quality of life and bringing hope to people around the world where the utilization of aviation is vital to the accomplishment of these human endeavors.
- The Children of Haiti. Children of Haiti, part of the Amer-Hatian Bon Zami Inc. a Non Profit Organization dedicated to easing suffering of Haiti's impoverished children.
- The Emmaus House in St. Charles, Missouri. The Emmaus House is a home dedicated to creating an independent living environment for adults with special needs.
- Faith Place in St. Louis for the purchase of books for their library. Faith Place is the first new Lutheran worshipping community in the city of St. Louis in over 50 years. They currently serve over 150 children.
