Endowment Fund
A Solid Foundation for Our Future
St. Matthew’s is embarking in an exciting new opportunity to create a solid foundation for our church’s future. The newly established St. Matthew’s Endowment Fund will create a lasting legacy beyond what is possible through our annual operating funds. What is an Endowment Fund and how do you participate?
- This your opportunity to provide the financial foundation for our parish to have a strong and empowering ministry for generations to come.
- The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to enable St. Matthews to fulfill our mission by developing our ministries beyond what is available through annual operating funds.
- Endowment gifts are generally undesignated, and the principal (original gift) is not touched but invested to produce income.
- Gifts to the Endowment Fund are theological statments demonstrating our belief that we are never ultimately owners, but only stewards, entrusted by God, to use wisely what God has placed in our hands.
- St. Matthew’s has an Endowment Board (5 parishioners + the Rector and Sr. Warden as ex-officio members) responsible for oversight of the Endowment. This Board will make decisions about the distribution of funds following the guidelines of the Spending Policy.
- Gifts to the St. Matthew’s Endowment Fund will be invested with a focus on long term growth.
- The Board will report to the Vestry on a quarterly basis and at the annual Parish Meeting.
- Contributions can be made by check written to the St. Matthew's Endowment Fund and mailed to the church or put in the collection plate.
- For a list of current Board members please contact the church office at office@stmatthewsmadison.org.
The Board is available to discuss any questions. Please find links to our founding documents and adopted policies to the right. We are excited to have this opportunity to participate in the long-term investment of our beloved St. Matthew’s, so it and its people will continue representing Jesus to each other and our community for years to come.
