The Power of Endowment Because an endowment fund lasts forever, a gift to your community foundation is a powerful choice for supporting your hometown over the long term.
Consider this: if you make a one-time $10,000 gift to a charitable organization, it will be spent on immediate needs. If you make a gift of $10,000 to an endowment at a community foundation (of course, you can make a gift of any size!) its impact will snowball over time. Contributing to an endowment at your local community foundation is a way to create a lasting legacy and ensure the causes you hold dear receive support forever. Here’s an illustration:
$10,000
FUND BALANCE
YEAR 1
$430
TOTAL GRANTED TO THE COMMUNITY
$12,300
YEAR 10
$5,100
$15,300
YEAR 20
$11,500
$19,200
YEAR 30
$19,400
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