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SUUSI Endowment Campaign


Sowing the Future of SUUSI

Ensuring the magic of our community continues to thrive for future generations.

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.

The SUUSI Foundation 75 at 75 Campaign Pledge Form

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!

Pledge Form

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Standard donations go directly into the immediate operational needs to fund the current year and the SUUSIship program. An endowment is a permanent savings fund. The principal amount ($250,000) is safely invested and left untouched. Once activated, the 5% annual investment yield is infused back into SUUSI. It functions as a permanent, self-sustaining financial engine that protects the community forever.

  • $250,000 is our structural activation threshold. Reaching this specific milestone unlocks the fund’s ability to safely distribute that annual 5% return directly back to SUUSI without chipping away at the foundation.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The fund is managed with strict fiduciary oversight by The SUUSI Foundation Board of Directors. To ensure your investment is completely protected, the principal can only be disbursed under two strict categories; and only when the total fund reaches a minimum of $250,000. It requires a rigorous 2/3 majority vote of the Board and a collective written statement to release any funds.

  • he policy restricts disbursements to two specific scenarios:

    1. 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.

    2. Mission & Vision Support: To fund transformative, forward-looking community initiatives that support the growth of SUUSI. To protect our day-to-year operations, these funds cannot be used to pay for standard items in the current year's operating budget or to pay for legal judgments.

  • Your legacy is permanently protected. In the event that SUUSI ever ceases to exist, the policy explicitly dictates that the remaining Endowment Fund must be used to seed and start a new, annual Unitarian Universalist family camp with the exact same aims, magic, and mission. If that camp isn't realized within a 3-to-15-year window, the remaining funds will be distributed to closely aligned UU-related organizations.