Why should I consider contributing to UUSRQ's Endowment Fund?
One important reason is that each year's operating budget benefits from a distribution of earnings from the Endowment, thereby providing important support to our staff and ongoing programs.
Beyond this annual contribution, however, the Endowment also safeguards the Congregation's future by providing a hedge against unforeseen threats to our financial stability. Overall, the Endowment provides a strong financial base for future generations of Sarasota Unitarian Universalists. Your contribution to the Endowment, then, will help to ensure a vibrant and meaningful future for our Congregation.
A separate Endowment Board of Directors provides responsible management of the invested funds. The Board is elected by the members of the Unitarian Universalists of Sarasota at the annual meeting of the Endowment.
What Kind of Gifts Can I Make to the Endowment?
May I Donate Anonymously?
Next Steps?
For cash contributions you can use the contribution button below, or bring a check written to the “UU of Sarasota Endowment Fund” to the Director of Finance Office in the Lexow Wing, along with a note explaining whether this is an outright gift or a memorial.
For other ways of giving, or if you have other questions, complete this contact form and a member of the Endowment Board will contact you to discuss how you can contribute.
One important reason is that each year's operating budget benefits from a distribution of earnings from the Endowment, thereby providing important support to our staff and ongoing programs.
Beyond this annual contribution, however, the Endowment also safeguards the Congregation's future by providing a hedge against unforeseen threats to our financial stability. Overall, the Endowment provides a strong financial base for future generations of Sarasota Unitarian Universalists. Your contribution to the Endowment, then, will help to ensure a vibrant and meaningful future for our Congregation.
A separate Endowment Board of Directors provides responsible management of the invested funds. The Board is elected by the members of the Unitarian Universalists of Sarasota at the annual meeting of the Endowment.
What Kind of Gifts Can I Make to the Endowment?
- Outright Gifts- using cash, certificates of deposit, appreciated securities, real estate or other marketable assets.
- Memorials- make a gift in memory of a loved one telling us who you are honoring.
- Bequests- Name the Endowment in your Will or Trust. Designate a specific dollar amount or percentage of your estate.
- Life Insurance- Transfer a policy with a cash value to the Endowment or list the Endowment as a beneficiary.
- Other Financial Gifts- Immediate and deferred annuities, pooled income funds, and trusts can provide income to you now and transfer to the Endowment upon your death.
May I Donate Anonymously?
- Yes. If you would like to remain anonymous, only those advisors assisting you will know your identity.
Next Steps?
For cash contributions you can use the contribution button below, or bring a check written to the “UU of Sarasota Endowment Fund” to the Director of Finance Office in the Lexow Wing, along with a note explaining whether this is an outright gift or a memorial.
For other ways of giving, or if you have other questions, complete this contact form and a member of the Endowment Board will contact you to discuss how you can contribute.
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