Establishing an Organizational Endowment

Establishing an Organization Endowment Fund at the Nevada Community Foundation is a simple and efficient way to build an income for your nonprofit organization. Our experienced staff can help you develop planned giving programs and assist with investment management and administrative details. Additionally, endowed organizations are invited to make a presentation to various fund holders of the Foundation, allowing the opportunity to expand the community's knowledge of the organization.

An Organization Endowment Fund at the Nevada Community Foundation can act as an income stabilizer. Like personal savings, a permanent fund for an organization can provide a reliable source of additional income each year. This permanent pool of assets generates income and grows over time. As administrator of the fund, the Nevada Community Foundation is responsible for its investment management and oversight, which frees up an organization's staff and volunteer time to focus on its mission and development efforts rather than the administrative requirements of its endowment.

An Organization Endowment Fund is a safe and simple way for your nonprofit organization to establish an endowment. Your donors can be sure that the endowed fund's principal will not be spent and can grow over time providing a source of lasting support. And, the Nevada Community Foundation's economies of scale provide your organization the benefits of a diverse investment portfolio and low investment fees that typically come only with very large funds.

Your organization's regular donors can leave a bequest through the Nevada Community Foundation to benefit your organization forever and create a personal legacy. The Nevada Community Foundation can facilitate even the most complex planned gifts or gifts of appreciated stock or real estate. We handle investment management and the administrative responsibilities related to endowment so that your organization's staff and volunteer hours are concentrated on fulfilling your mission.

How it Works:

• Your board determines how much you would like to invest long-term.
• Your organization works with our professional staff to complete a fund agreement
• We set up a special fund in the name of your nonprofit organization
• Your nonprofit organization receives regular statements on the fund
• You can add to the fund at any time
• We handle all the administrative details including investment management and accepting gifts into your fund on your behalf
• A donor's gift can be placed into the endowment that is invested over time. Earnings from your fund are a permanent source of capital, helping your non-profit do good work forever.