Endow
a Fund
This page explains how an endowed fund at La Crosse Area Community Foundation can create lasting impact and shows how long-term giving may grow over time.
Endow Your Fund to Sustain Your Impact
Endowing your fund is a meaningful way to create steady, long-term support for the causes you care about.
With an endowed fund, your gift is invested for growth, and only a portion of the earnings is granted each year, preserving the principal. This approach helps protect your intent and provides reliable, year-after-year impact. Use the calculator below to see how your endowed gift could grow over time.
How the Endowment Calculator Works
This tool offers an estimate of how an endowed fund may grow over time and provide annual charitable distributions, based on typical community foundation assumptions.
Enter your initial fund amount and choose a time horizon. The calculator will then show projected fund growth and yearly distributions using fixed investment and spending rates.
Fixed Assumptions Built into the Calculator
- 7.5% annual investment growth rate
- 4.75% annual spending rate
- 1% administrative fee (See our full fee schedule.)
These assumptions reflect a balanced, long-term approach to endowment management. They are illustrative and not a guarantee of future performance.
Endowment Calculator
What Your Results Mean
Your results show how an endowed fund may grow over time while providing steady annual support for the causes you care about. The spending rate provides dependable yearly impact, while the long-term investment strategy helps preserve and grow the fund for future generations.
If you’d like to talk through how this approach might align with your charitable goals, our team is here to help.
Learn more about fund types that can be endowed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Explore Your Options?
If you’re considering an endowed fund or want to learn more about how your giving works, we’re here to help. You’re welcome to learn more about starting a fund, explore legacy giving through the Forever Society, or reach out with questions anytime.
Related Resources
Forever Society
Join hundreds of others in the foundation’s forever society who have entrusted the foundation with legacy gifts.
Start a Fund
Learn how to start a charitable fund at La Crosse Area Community Foundation.
Types of Funds
Funds that support a specific need or area of interest, or one that is multipurpose and flexible.
LACF Spending Policy
Our spending policy balances annual support for nonprofits with long-term endowment growth.