THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C

Lincoln PathBuilder Income^® IRA

Supplement dated August 9, 2024 to the

Updating Summary Prospectus for Current Contractowners dated May 1, 2024

This Supplement to your summary prospectus outlines important changes that become effective on and after August 19, 2024.  These changes are related to Appendix A – Funds Available Under The Contract. All other provisions outlined in your variable annuity prospectus remain unchanged.

The following line item added to Appendix A – Funds Available Under the Contract on or about August 19, 2024:

Investment Objective	Fund and Adviser/Sub-adviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2023)
			1 year	5 year	10 year
Long-term capital growth.	LVIP American Century Ultra® Fund – Service Class advised by Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation	0.90%1	43.27%	19.07%	14.47%

¹This fund is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. As a result, this fund’s annual expenses reflect temporary expense reductions. See the fund’s prospectus for additional information.

The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”) approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to merge the LVIP Wellington Capital Growth Fund with and into the LVIP American Century Ultra^® Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), a series of the Trust (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization is not expected to be a taxable event for Contractowners. A meeting of shareholders to consider the Reorganization is scheduled to be held on or about August 9, 2024, and the Fund’s Reorganization is expected to be completed on or about August 23, 2024 (“Closing Date”).

At any time prior to the Closing Date, Contractowners may transfer out of the Fund consistent with the transfer provisions applicable to the variable annuity product prospectus. Contractowners may transfer into any other available investment option under their Contract. Please see your variable product prospectus for information about other funds available for investment within your Contract and for more information on transfers, including any restrictions on transfers into the Fund before the Closing Date.

You can find the fund prospectus and other information about the Contract online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. You can also obtain information at no cost by contacting your financial professional or by sending an email request to CustServSupportTeam@lfg.com.

Please retain this supplement for future reference.