Nonprofit organizations may receive tremendous benefits from setting up an Organization Endowment Fund at the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation. Here are just a few of the advantages for a charity that chooses to establish a fund with the community foundation:

• Unburdens nonprofits of administrative responsibilities, freeing up the charity to pursue its core mission.
• Offers professional management of large gifts—it's our business.
• Staff can help explain the benefits of endowment to the charities' potential donors and board members.
• The pooled income from a variety of funds maximizes returns.
• Endowments can create a new income stream by offering regular interest payments.
• A permanent operating endowment can bring credibility to an organization.
• Inclusion in the Community Foundation's printed materials distributed to attorneys and advisors can create new awareness among potential donors to the specific organization.