Every Contribution Waters the Future Forest.
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What It Takes
A Community Goal
Together, we can raise $75,000 in new gifts and pledges, building on the endowment's current strength to reach the $250,000 milestone. -
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The Spark
Turning Generosity into Possibility
Reaching this milestone will activate an annual 5% distribution from the endowment and open the door each year to thoughtful, mission-centered investments that strengthen SUUSI and enrich the experience of the entire community. -
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Create Lasting Impact
Your Gift That Keeps Giving
Your gift becomes part of a permanent legacy of support, giving SUUSI the flexibility to meet new needs, bring promising ideas to life, and nurture the community we love.
Cultivating the Canopy for the Future
When we give to the SUUSI Foundation Endowment, we are doing more than supporting the next summer. We are nurturing something lasting, strengthening the roots laid by those who came before us, and extending the canopy for generations still to come. Having celebrated SUUSI’s historic 75th anniversary last year, we now look toward the horizon of SUUSI 100 and consider the legacy we will leave behind.
By growing and activating the endowment, we help ensure that long after our own SUUSI years have passed, future generations will gather beneath that canopy and discover their own version of the magic. They, too, will find sanctuary, joy, belonging, and the profound connection that has made SUUSI so meaningful to us.
Let’s Dream Together
This campaign isn't just about numbers on a ledger; it’s about a shared vision for our future. Because of your deep, enduring connection to this beloved community, we would love to catch up, hear your favorite SUUSI stories, and map out this next chapter together.
Would you be open to a brief phone call or a video chat in the coming weeks to share your reflections and learn more about legacy gifting?
Please fill out the pledge form to connect with us!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Standard donations provide immediate support for current priorities, including SUUSIships and other needs of the SUUSI community. An endowment is designed to provide support over the long term. Gifts to the endowment are invested, and the principal is preserved so that the fund can continue to grow and serve future generations.
Once the endowment reaches $250,000, it can begin providing an annual 5% distribution. Rather than simply becoming part of SUUSI’s operating budget, this distribution will create an opportunity each year to consider how the funds can best advance SUUSI’s mission, respond to emerging needs, and enrich the SUUSI experience.
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Reaching $250,000 activates the endowment’s annual distribution. At that level, the fund is positioned to provide a sustainable 5% distribution each year while preserving the principal and maintaining a lasting source of support for SUUSI’s future.
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The name commemorates our historic 75th anniversary milestone! To honor our deep history, the SUUSI Foundation Board of Directors launched a goal to raise $75,000 in new gifts and pledges to officially activate our permanent endowment.
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We deeply appreciate both immediate gifts and structured pledges. Because we are focused on long-term sustainability, we welcome multi-year pledge commitments that allow you to space out your contribution over time while still helping us cross the $250,000 activation threshold.
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The endowment is overseen by The SUUSI Foundation Board of Directors, which has a fiduciary responsibility to manage the fund prudently and in accordance with its governing policies.
The principal is intended to remain invested as a permanent source of support. The income from the investments may be accessed only under the limited circumstances permitted by the endowment policy, and only after the fund has reached $250,000. Any such action requires a two-thirds vote of the Board and a written statement documenting the reason for the distribution.
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The policy restricts disbursements to two specific scenarios:
Extreme Financial Emergency: If unforeseen circumstances threaten the very survival and continued viability of SUUSI, the fund can act as an emergency shield to keep our community alive, provided no other funds are available.
Mission & Vision Support: To invest in transformative, forward-looking initiatives that advance SUUSI’s mission and strengthen its future. These funds may not be used for routine expenses already included in SUUSI's current operating budget or to satisfy legal judgments.
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Your legacy is permanently protected. If SUUSI ceases to operate, the SUUSI Endowment Fund will be used to support the creation of a new annual Unitarian Universalist Intergenerational camp with a similar mission and purpose. If no such camp is established within 15 years, the SUUSI Foundation Board of Directors will distribute the remaining funds to one or more Unitarian Universalist organizations whose missions align with the original purposes of the endowment.