Nonprofit Endowment | Central Florida Foundation

A Nonprofit Forever Fund is an endowment that allows your organization to have financial sustainability — simply put, forever. Our team of philanthropic experts will help guide you along the way, answering questions and discussing options, even if you’re not quite ready to take the next step.

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WHAT IS AN ENDOWMENT?

Endowment is a fund that is forever. Once established, the principle amount is invested and provides an annual distribution that can either be kept in the fund or used as a predictable source of annual income.

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ENDOWMENTS ARE USUALLY ESTABLISHED AS THE LAST PART OF THE NONPROFIT BUSINESS MODEL

WHY ENDOWMENT?

Endowment is a key piece to creating a sustainable nonprofit. By establishing an endowment fund, you’re ensuring that your organization will have a steady source of income well into the future. Having an endowment also shows stability, which is a quality many donors seek when choosing a nonprofit in which to invest their philanthropic dollars.

TESTIMONIALS

Look, you can stay as a grassroots organization and do good work, but if you want to propel your organization to your vision, you have to take leaps of faith. That’s what we did by establishing a Nonprofit Forever Fund, and it’s been one of the best decisions I could have made for our nonprofit.
- -SILVIA HAAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OCA

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NICOLE DONELSON, CAP®
Vice President of Philanthropic Strategies and Partnerships
ndonelson@cffound.org

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LOCAL NONPROFITS WITH FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTS

26HEALTHA GIFT FOR TEACHINGADULT LITERACY LEAGUEALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN ELASMOBRANCH SOCIETYARTHRITIS FOUNDATION, FLORIDA CHAPTERBAY STREET PLAYERSBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL FLORIDACELEBRATION FOUNDATIONCENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING IN CENTRAL FLORIDACENTRAL FLORIDA WOMEN'S RESOURCE GROUPCENTRAL FLORIDA ZOOCHRISTIAN HELPCHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTERCLEAN THE WORLD FOUNDATIONCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
COLLEGE PARK BAPTIST CHURCHCOMMUNITY CO-ORDINATED CARE FOR CHILDREN (4C)CORNERSTONE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARECREALDE SCHOOL OF ARTDOMMERICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDADOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT, ORLANDODOWNTOWN ORLANDO FOUNDATIONEDGEWOOD CHILDREN'S RANCHFLORIDA AFTER SCHOOL ALLIANCEFLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAFOUNDATION FOR OSCEOLA EDUCATIONFOUNDATION FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSFRIENDS OF DELEON SPRINGS STATE PARKFRIENDS OF FAVER-DYKES STATE PARKFRIENDS OF LAKE LOUISA STATE PARK
FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON OAK GARDENS STATE PARKGAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTERGIRL SCOUTS OF CITRUS COUNCILGUARDIAN CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTERHABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN SEMINOLE COUNTYHANDS ON ORLANDO, INC.HARBOR HOUSE OF CENTRAL FLORIDAHEALTHCARE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESSHEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAYHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL RESOURCE AND EDUCATION CENTER OF FLORIDA, INC.HOSPICE OF THE COMFORTER, INC.JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WORLDWIDEJUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREATER ORLANDOLA AMISTAD FOUNDATIONLIFE CONCEPTS, INC.LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA
MEALS ON WHEELSMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDAMESSIAH CHORAL SOCIETY"NEGRO SPIRITUAL" SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONNAP FORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLNEW HOPE FOR KIDSORLANDO BALLET, INC.ORLANDO FRINGEORLANDO GAY CHORUSORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAOSCEOLA ARTS FUNDOSCEOLA COUNCIL ON AGINGPACE-BRANTLEY HALL SCHOOLROANLD MCDONALD HOUSE, INC.ROTARY CLUB OF WINTER PARK FLORIDA, INC., CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SENIORS FIRST, INC.SHARE THE CARESHEPHERD'S HOPESPCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDATHE MAYFLOWER OF WINTER PARKTUTORS FOR KIDSUCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDAUNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDAWINTER PARK ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATIONWINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOLWOMEN'S CLUB OF WINTER PARK

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