CFGC is the local expert in endowments. Why give a gift once to watch it disappear when you can endow a gift and then watch it grow while still giving grants?
Endowments traditionally hit their stride around the 20-year mark. That’s when the fund has grown to the point where it has granted an amount equal to the original gift.
Please click the link below to download a 1-page pdf chart showing the typical growth of an endowment over 5, 10, and 25 years.