I, David S. Royal,
certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form
N-CSR of Thrivent Core Funds;
2. Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements
are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
registrant and have:
Designed such
disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
Designed such
internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report
based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change
in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed to registrant’s auditors and the audit committee
of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
All significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report
financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
President and Chief Investment Officer
(principal executive officer)
I, Gerard V. Vaillancourt,
certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form
N-CSR of Thrivent Corel Funds;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements
are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
The registrant’s other
certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
registrant and have:
Designed such
disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report
is being prepared;
Designed such
internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report
based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change
in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed to registrant’s auditors and the audit committee
of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
All significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial
information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
/s/
Gerard V. Vaillancourt
Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer
(principal financial officer)