How to name beneficiaries and fund a trust at Thrivent
Covers 7 insurance, and 1 investment accounts — beneficiaries can be managed online
Client Care Center
Phone1-800-847-4836
Fax1-800-225-2264
Mailing Address
Thrivent Operations Center, 4321 N. Ballard Rd., Appleton, WI 54919-0001 (corporate center: 600 Portland Avenue S., Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415-4402)
Service calls from outside the US
Thrivent Funds (mutual funds and ETFs)
Thrivent Bank (deposit accounts)
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Thrivent Trust Company (personal trust and estate settlement services)
Phone1-800-847-4836
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Beneficiary Claims
Phone1-920-628-6312
Fax1-800-225-2264
Mailing Address
Thrivent, PO Box 8075, Appleton, WI 54912-8075 (claims correspondence alternate: Thrivent, Attn: Claims, 4321 N. Ballard Rd., Appleton, WI 54919). Thrivent Funds death claims: Thrivent Funds, PO Box 219348, Kansas City, MO 64121-9348 (fax 866-278-8363)
Annuity and Life Insurance Claims (questions and status)
Long-Term Care Claims (New)
Long-Term Care Claims (Existing)
Disability Income Claims
Medicare Supplement Claims (Members)
Medicare Supplement Claims (Providers)
Rotary phone / main line (say "claims" when prompted)
Thrivent Bank deposit accounts
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Verified Jul 2026
Beneficiary designations are the foundation of estate planning for Thrivent policies. Unlike bank accounts, insurance products cannot be retitled into a trust. Instead, the beneficiary designation itself determines who receives the proceeds and how quickly they're paid. Naming a trust as beneficiary is an option when more control over distributions is needed.
The transfer rules at Thrivent vary across 8 policies. Below is a breakdown of beneficiary options, trust funding, and which products support each method.
Thrivent Mutual Funds
1
Log in and navigate to your beneficiary settings
- Log in to your account at https://servicing.apps.thrivent.com/
- Select the contract you want to view or change
- Scroll down to view the current beneficiary designation
- Select "Update beneficiaries" and follow the prompts
2
Enter beneficiary details and allocations
- Provide each beneficiary's full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, and relationship
- For trusts: provide the trust name and date the trust was established
- Specify percentage allocations for primary and contingent beneficiaries
3
Review and submit your designations
- Review and confirm your designations
- Note: Mutual fund beneficiary changes require the Mutual Funds Beneficiary Designation Form (MF307); brokerage account changes require contacting your advisor
Required Documents
- Trust name, date established, and tax ID (EIN or SSN)
Special Requirements
- Online beneficiary changes are available for insurance and annuity contracts but not for Thrivent Funds mutual fund or brokerage accounts
- Thrivent Funds mutual fund beneficiary and TOD changes require Form MF307, mailed or faxed to the Kansas City service center (not Appleton)
- Thrivent Funds TOD registration is administered under the Minnesota Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act (Minn. Stat. 524.6-301 to 524.6-311) regardless of the shareholder's state of residence
- Thrivent Funds TOD is NOT available on accounts registered as trusts, corporations, estates, tenants in common, custodial accounts, or community property without rights of survivorship -- a trust-owned fund account passes under the trust, not by TOD
- Naming a TOD beneficiary on a joint or community property Thrivent Funds account elects a right of survivorship for all owners; no transfer occurs until the last owner dies
- Brokerage account beneficiary changes require contacting your Thrivent financial advisor at 800-847-4836
- Primary and contingent beneficiary percentages must each total 100%
- The 307B lets you scope the designation to specific coverages and riders; leaving the coverage boxes blank applies it to every coverage and rider on the listed contracts
- If a trust owns a contract but the designated beneficiary is not the trust, legal and tax issues may arise
- Irrevocable beneficiary designations require the beneficiary's consent to change
- Thrivent Bank deposit accounts (Thrivent Money, Checking, Savings) are held at a separate FDIC-insured bank and are not covered by these forms -- see thriventbank.com or call 833-347-1600
Sources
Data sourced from Thrivent primary sources (22 pages reviewed). How we research.
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Client Care Center
Phone1-800-847-4836
Fax1-800-225-2264
Mailing Address
Thrivent Operations Center, 4321 N. Ballard Rd., Appleton, WI 54919-0001 (corporate center: 600 Portland Avenue S., Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415-4402)
Service calls from outside the US
Thrivent Funds (mutual funds and ETFs)
Thrivent Bank (deposit accounts)
WebsiteLearn more→
Thrivent Trust Company (personal trust and estate settlement services)
Phone1-800-847-4836
WebsiteLearn more→
Beneficiary Claims
Phone1-920-628-6312
Fax1-800-225-2264
Mailing Address
Thrivent, PO Box 8075, Appleton, WI 54912-8075 (claims correspondence alternate: Thrivent, Attn: Claims, 4321 N. Ballard Rd., Appleton, WI 54919). Thrivent Funds death claims: Thrivent Funds, PO Box 219348, Kansas City, MO 64121-9348 (fax 866-278-8363)
Annuity and Life Insurance Claims (questions and status)
Long-Term Care Claims (New)
Long-Term Care Claims (Existing)
Disability Income Claims
Medicare Supplement Claims (Members)
Medicare Supplement Claims (Providers)
Rotary phone / main line (say "claims" when prompted)
Thrivent Bank deposit accounts
WebsiteNotify online→
Verified Jul 2026
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