Community Group Endowment Funds
Endowment funds provide certainty of income
Most not-for-profit organisations rely on a range of fund-raising approaches in order to make ends meet – grant applications, donations, member contributions, sale of services etc. But none of these is guaranteed and reliable. An endowment fund however provides certainty of income – and better still, it can be spent where the need is greatest, and at the discretion of trustees and management.
Build a long-term reliable funding streams
Top of the South Community Foundation is not just a grant-maker. We help Charitable Groups to build a long-term reliable funding stream, by setting up an endowment fund.
The following groups have established relationships with the Foundation to support their long term funding needs:
We welcome your donation to these Funds to help grow the future financial security for these organisations. Contact us to find out how.
We also hold endowment funds for:
- Environment Fund – (Funding for environment and sustainability sector groups)
- New New Zealander Settlement Assistance Fund
- Nelson Anaesthesia Education & Research Fund
- ERRV Special Needs Foundation Inc
As the capital accumulates in the Fund, so will the annual distributions back to the community groups. These distributions may be used entirely at the discretion of the community group, which means that in the future they will have to spend less time chasing funding, and more time focusing on the valuable contributions they make to our community.
Support material for Charitable Groups
See ‘Resources for Community Groups’ for useful support material for Charitable Groups.
Interested in making a gift to the community?
To make a gift to a Community Group Endowment Fund