These gifts enhance Cedarville’s long-term sustainability so we can continue to serve students for generations to come. Can you explain to our readers in your own words how endowments work? An endowment is a gift that is wisely invested so that portions of the investment earnings can be used each year to support designated purposes — most often, student scholarships. The principal (the original gift) remains intact and generates income each year. This means that a donor’s gift can provide scholarships for decades to come. Why would you encourage readers to give an endowment specifically? When you give an endowment, you can give long past your lifetime to an area you care deeply about. Some individuals also choose to give “twice” through their estate by creating a trust that supports their heirs over time and then directs the remaining principal to a charitable cause. This plan reduces tax liabilities and increases giving. We can help set up conversations through a third-party service for anyone who is interested in learning more. Strategic giving through endowments allows a donor’s investment to have a lasting Kingdom impact. That’s one reason Joy and I give personally to an endowment established in honor of my mother-in-law. What comes next, now that the campaign is completed? What are Cedarville’s priorities for future giving? We still have two years before the final building of the campaign is completed. Once that’s finished, we will have completed our 10year master plan one year ahead of schedule. So what comes next? It’s time to dream again. We will have conversations, assess new needs, cultivate ministry partnerships, and, most importantly, seek God’s wisdom. I can assure you that scholarships and endowments will continue to be major priorities long into the future. If you could say one thing to readers who may be considering giving a gift to Cedarville, what would it be? Give now. Impact eternity. When ministry partners like you shape the life of a student, that student could go on to serve in inner cities, public schools, healthcare, Wall Street, or across the globe — impacting thousands of other souls for Christ! Only two things last forever: the Word of God and the souls of His image-bearers. There is no wiser investment than investing in eternity. Some individuals also choose to give “twice” through their estate by creating a trust that supports their heirs over time and then directs the remaining principal to a charitable cause. This plan reduces tax liabilities and increases giving. We can help set up conversations through a third-party service for anyone who is interested in learning more. 33
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